THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

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  • Hillary Clinton has ruled herself out on camera for the first time and says she will NOT be running for president next year.
  • The Cloud Macchiato is a new, permanent addition to the Starbucks coffee drink line-up: which is an airy microfoam-frothed cold and blended until smooth, creating layers of creamy texture and flavor, without the cream.
  • Longtime neighbors, Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian are reportedly dating, if you care.
  • A lawsuit claiming "an illegal and bad-faith takeover" of the Miss America Organization was withdrawn Monday for financial reasons. The lawsuit had been brought by former board member Jennifer Vaden Barth, who is also a former Miss North Carolina, and several state pageant organizations.
  • Weather, Climate and Society found 57 degrees Fahrenheit is the ideal temperature for feeling happy.
  • Amanda Bynes has checked into a rehab center again for drug addiction and mental health issues.
  • 1,500 turtles were found abandoned in some luggage at the Manila Airport.
  • Volvo is going to limit the speed capability of its cars to 112 miles-an-hour in 2020.
  • Sports betting could soon be available at Yankee Stadium with some pending New York legislation.
  • Eric Holder has announced he will not run for President in 2020.
  • Minnesota has been ranked as the best state to be a woman.
  • An Arizona bill would allow loaded guns to be kept in cars at schools.
  • King Kong Bundy, one of the top stars of the WWF in the 80s, has died at age 61.
  • Former Today Show host Tamron Hall is expecting.
  • Wisconsin has the nation's highest rate of death of seniors from falling.
  • According to the Journal of Happiness Studies 10 minutes is the amount of exercise it takes per week to increase to increase your odds of being happy.
  • They're going to reboot the movie, "The Sandlot" with the original cast and make it a TV series. No, seriously!
  • The U.K. has banned free porn! You can still enjoy it if you purchase a card for $5 that proves you are of legal age.
  • Bugatti, the French sports car brand that is now owned by German automaker Volkswagen, has revealed the most expensive new car ever built. The Bugatti La Voiture Noire-yours for just $19 million.

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