THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

Disneyland is upping their ticket prices and going to a sliding scale. Admission will be $104 on low-demand days and $149 on high-demand days. Parking is now $25. All this prior to their summer opening of "Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge." Basically, it's a Star Wars land with rides and places to explore, opening in Disneyland this summer and Disney World this fall.

The Dallas Morning News is in financial trouble. They just laid off 43 employees.

Besides having to appear in court on Monday, Kevin Spacey was pulled over for speeding on his way home. Not a good day.

The annual Consumer Electronics Show is underway in Vegas. One of the WOW toys on display is LG's 64-inch 4K OLED TV that rolls itself up when you don't want to watch it.

Chris Rock has said there's no way he'd take on the Oscars.

"Shark Tank"'s Daymond John is apologizing for tweeting that R. Kelly should "kill yourself while in jail." His tweet came after watching the "Surviving R. Kelly" docu-series over the weekend.

Remember how those U.S. diplomats in Cuba were feeling sick and thoughts went to Russian brain attacks, etc. A doctor says their symptoms were most likely caused by the steady chirp of Cuban crickets and they just weren't used to that.

A popular French novelist and television author is in the hot seat for claiming women aged over 50 are "too old" to love.

In Georgia, a family went on vacation and when they returned, a guy had moved into their home, changed the locks and said the home was now his. They eventually got him out with the help of police and a S.W.A.T. team, but how's that for a homecoming?

Mastercard's new logo now has no letters.

Ford's new police cruiser can hit speeds of 137 mph, while also being more fuel efficient.

Pete Davidson was hitting it off with Kate Beckinsale at one of the Golden Globes after-parties.

By the way, Melissa McCarthy literally smuggled 40 ham sandwiches into the Golden Globes Sunday, to hand out to anyone who was hungry.

Effective Sunday, Saudi Arabian courts will notify women by text message when their husbands have been granted divorces. Apparently, there was a problem with men getting divorces and not telling their ex-wives.

Smoking among Americans has hit an all-time low.

One of the astronauts up in the International Space Station accidentally dialed 911.

Ford says it will equip all its vehicles with 5G technology by 2022.

The Goodyear Blimp is going to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame this year.

For the record, there are already 400 declared candidates for President in 2020.

Elon Musk has broken ground on the first Tesla factory outside the U.S. in Shanghai.

Minnesota, Massachusetts and North Dakota have been named the three best states to raise a family.

British actor William Morgan Sheppard has died at the age of 86. One of those character actors that, if you saw him, you'd say, "Oh, THAT guy."

If you have Netflix, you'll have to try, "Black Mirror: Bandersnatch." It's an interactive movie, where you decide along the way what the actors should do. Pretty bizarre.

By the way, Kelleth Cuthbert is the name of the "Fiji Water Girl" who kept showing up in the background of the red carpet at the Golden Globes on Sunday.

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