THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

• The U.S. Department of Defense is using an animated online course about a zombie pandemic to teach active-duty military nurses about population health. So, what do they know that we don't?
• Miranda Lambert has closed the Bed and Breakfast she had opened in Oklahoma, back when she had a reason to be there.
• Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson and his fiance Ciera have gathered in England with 100 of their friends and supposedly are going to tie the knot before the weekend.
• Yesterday, a Barcelona court gave Lionel Messi and his father suspended sentences of 21 months in prison for tax fraud.
• A bald eagle, brought in to soar above Dodger Stadium before Monday's July 4 game, flew away instead of returning to its handler's arm.
• Oscar Pistorius has been sentenced to six years in prison for murdering his girlfriend.
• Did you know about this couple -- Christie Brinkley and John Mellencamp?
• Joey "Jaws" Chestnut regained the Mustard Yellow International Belt Monday, ousting Matt "The Megatoad" Stonie of the championship title at the annual July Fourth hot dog eating contest at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island on Monday.
• Authorities have found most of the nearly 80,000 bottles of beer that were stolen from an Atlanta brewery last week, but the company says every last drop will have to be thrown away... out of quality concerns.
• Prices at Starbucks are going up again, effective next Tuesday. You have been warned.
• Gold prices have hit a 2-year high, with the Bexit vote getting the credit.
• If you have an Android phone, beware the HummingBad Malware making the rounds. 10 million phones affected so far.