THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Life expectancy in the U.S. fell again last year 1/10th of a year, due to a record high number of drug overdoses and a 50-year peak of suicides.
  • Colorado residents will be able to have X listed as their gender on their state drivers license.
  • Jenni "J-Woww" Farley revealed that her youngest child, 2-year-old son Greyson, has been diagnosed with autism.
  • You will soon be able to purchase an Alexa-enabled Billy Big Mouth Bass to hang on your wall and control with Amazon's Alexa.
  • Gloria Katz, who was a co-writer of "American Graffiti", "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" and the first "Star Wars" movie, has died at age 76.
  • Some important holiday dates and deadlines coming up: A retail forecast predicts the hottest toys will be sold-out by today, jewelry by December 24th and the most important date: December 22nd. That's the last day to order anything you hope to have arrive by Christmas Eve.
  • The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had their lowest home crowd in 8 years last weekend. To help boost the crowd this weekend, season ticket holders are allowed to bring two friends to the game for free.
  • The Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn engagement rumor seems to be picking up steam.
  • Quentin Tarantino married his fiance Daniella Pick in an intimate ceremony in Los Angeles Wednesday. He's 55, she's 35.
  • A Florida man was arrested on suspicion of DUI this week. His last name: Beers.
  • An Alberta man was bragging to his neighbor about his hunting success over the past several years, even though he never bothered to get a hunting license. Too bad he didn't know the neighbor was an enforcement officer at the Fish and Wildlife office.
  • The Trump administration is expected to announce a bump-stock ban in the near future.
  • Jeep is showing off their first new truck in 26 years at the L.A. Auto Show, the Gladiator.
  • In Atlanta, 16 postal workers were sentenced from 3-6 years for accepting bribes and delivering cocaine on their postal routes.
  • Volkswagen is going to roll out its own electric car next year, to take on the Tesla.
  • Al Gore is going to host a 24-hour special on climate change featuring Moby and the Goo Goo Dolls.
  • Norway's Magnus Carlsen defended his World Championship in Chess against American Fabiano Caruana.
  • A Hawaiian man is suing the state, saying that false missile alert back in January caused him to have a heart attack.
  • The Oakland A's are planning to open a new waterfront stadium in 2023.
  • A study says New York City is the most expensive city for dating with an average cost of $144.

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