THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Prince Harry and Meghan Markle welcomed a baby boy into the world yesterday, all 7-pounds, 3-ounces of him.
  • If Congress has its way, Robert Mueller will testify before them on May 15th.
  • Diana Ross is complaining about the TSA agents at the New Orleans airport, where she was "treated like s***" and "can still feel her hand between my legs."
  • Luke Perry's daughter said that her dad was buried last week in an eco-friendly mushroom suit. See the suites at Coeio.com.
  • The annual Daytime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday and Alex Trebek received a standing ovation as he accepted an Emmy Award for "Jeopardy!"
  • An extremely pregnant Amy Schumer announced on Twitter that she and her husband are having a boy.
  • Little Steven Van Zandt and the Disciples of Soul had a record-release party Saturday night in Los Angeles, and while they were playing, Bruce Springsteen came out on stage and joined them for a couple of songs.
  • Uber and Lyft drivers are supposed to go on strike for two hours in New York City tomorrow.
  • We hear the new Spiderman movie trailer spoils the Avengers: Endgame, so beware.
  • Sales of home improvement products are growing. They're projected to rise 5.5% this year and to bring in $420 million in total sales, according to the Home Improvement Research Institute.
  • The Boston Red Sox will celebrate their World Series championship at a White House ceremony on Thursday, but manager Alex Cora says he doesn't feel comfortable going and won't attend.
  • This is Teachers Appreciation Week and Nurses Appreciation Week.
  • Kim Kardashian says she plans to give up being Kim K in 10 years, when she'd like to focus on becoming an attorney.
  • The U.S. Army is getting new uniforms, reminiscent of the look of their World War II uniforms.
  • After Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout reached base safely in his first 28 games this year, he received a set of golf clubs from Tiger Woods.
  • A clip of Joe Biden has surfaced where he claims to have graduated in the top half of his class, when he was actually 76th out of 85.
  • HBO is said to be working on three "Game of Thrones" spinoffs.
  • For the first time, America's top beauty pageants -- Miss USA, Miss Teen USA and Miss America -- have crowned black women as their winners at the same time.
  • Vince Vaughn pleaded no contest to an alcohol-related reckless driving charge after his arrest last year in California. In addition to completing a three-month alcohol program and paying fines, he was sentenced to summary probation for three years.
  • The holy month of Ramadan is off and running on the Muslim calendar. It marks the year 1440 on their calendar. It's marked by praying during the night time and abstaining from eating, drinking, and sexual acts during the period between sunrise and sunset.
  • You can find it online. In one of the scenes on this week's "Game of Thrones", there was a shot that included a Starbucks cup on the table.

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