THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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  • Former NBA star Alan Iverson was in court the other day and testified he "can't even afford a cheeseburger."
  • Virgin Billionaire Richard Branson was in a fierce head-on bicycle accident and even he says he's surprised he survived. Meanwhile, Britney Spears told a BBC interviewer that she once almost drowned in Hawaii.
  • Now that the Olympics are over, Brazil's attention now turns to their president's impeachment trial.
  • In Michigan, a woman was awarded $500,000 last week after her ex-boyfriend posted nude photographs of her on multiple Internet sites.
  • There are several theories, but the bottom line -- U.S. traffic fatalities are up 9% over last year's number.
  • A poll says nearly half of Americans don't believe in God or miracles.
  • A study says people are more likely to divorce once they start watching Internet porn.
  • North Korea has launched its own version of Netflix called "Manbang."
  • The Chicago White Sox stadium has been renamed Guaranteed Rate Field.
  • According to a new survey, kids would rather watch Youtube than eat at McDonald's.
  • The annual Burning Man festival is off and running in Nevada's Black Rock Desert.
  • They talked about it, but California's State Senate shot down a plan to do away with Daylight Saving Time.
  • Sarah Jessica Parker cut her ties with the makers of the EpiPen, after their recent huge price increase

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