THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• Darth Vader is confirmed to appear in "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story." Entertainment Weekly revealed on Wednesday that the villainous character will be involved in Rogue One. Key details -- including how much screen time he will have and in what capacity he will appear -- are being kept under wraps.
• There's a new King Kong movie on the way next year that will feature the biggest Kong ever -- over 100-feet tall.
• Have you seen actress Lindsay Hayward? Oh, you'd remember her -- she's 6 foot 9 inches.
• FOX News anchor Neil Cavuto is recovering after having open heart surgery earlier this week.
• FX said that it has renewed the animated comedy series "Archer" for three more seasons. The renewal covers seasons 8, 9 and 10.
• California utility officials are reminding residents that the power shortage is real and that they should expect up to 14 days without any power this summer.
• Amal and George Clooney are said to be arguing a lot these days, mostly around George's plans to get some plastic surgery done.
• A jaguar featured at an Olympic torch ceremony was shot dead by a soldier shortly after the event in the Brazilian Amazon city of Manaus as the animal escaped from its handlers.
• CBS is doing a mini-series on the Jon Bonet Ramsey case this fall, called "Case Closed."
• Sources say LeBron James might skip the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.
• A company has created a line of non-alcoholic wines for cats containing catnip, water, and organic beet juice for owners who want to drink with their pets.
• The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Pittsburgh Penguins each won national championships after firing their coaches mid-season. Now Trump has fired his campaign manager. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.
• Demi Lovato says she's done with social media and is giving up her Twitter and Instagram account. But she will keep going on Snapchat.
• Meanwhile, Michelle Obama has opened a Snapchat account and one of her first posts was about doing a James Corden Carpool Karoke bit in the near future.
• Party in Cleveland yesterday. The city celebrated its first professional sports championship in 52 years with a victory parade and rally for the Cavaliers.
• Terrible lightning storms in India the past couple of days, during which 56 people were killed by lightning... mostly farm workers out in the fields.
• Blink-182's Tom DeLonge denies quitting the band to 'search for UFOs'.
• Georgia Department of Revenue officials say the son of singer Gladys Knight is accused of stealing tax money from several metro Atlanta chicken and waffles restaurants for his personal use.
• A new blood test will supposedly be able to tell the chances of a person having a heart attack within the next five years.
• Rome has elected its first woman mayor after 2,800 years.
• A hang glider is attempting to break the long distance flight record by sailing 475 miles across Texas.