THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

  • Spoiler alert: Ken Jennings won the $1 million on Jeopardy's "Greatest of All Time" competition, ending ABC's ratings bonanza.
  • Alex Trebek doesn't plan to retire anytime soon. On Wednesday, the longtime host told reporters at the Television Critics Association winter press tour that he will continue doing the show as long as he can. He also thinks a woman will replace him on "Jeopardy."
  • Dwayne Johnson‘s father, the Canadian professional wrestler Rocky Johnson, has died. He was 75.
  • GM is reportedly bringing the Hummer back as an electric pickup.
  • While the royals keep hashing out Harry and Meghan's exit from the Royal Family, Meghan visited a Vancouver, B.C. women's shelter on Tuesday.
  • Spotify is now offering playlists created specifically for dogs left alone at home. The lawsuit says he has been unable perform after seriously injuring his neck, shoulder and collarbone last year.
  • Over 25 million viewers watched LSU beat Clemson Monday night.
  • Jennie Zawada of Carmel, Indiana, celebrated her 108th birthday last week. She has never smoked, rarely drank alcohol, always tried to eat healthy foods and mowed her own lawn up until she was 104.
  • The son of Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa, Sam Springsteen, has been sworn in as a Jersey City firefighter.
  • Kaia Gerber and SNL's Pete Davidson have officially called it quits.
  • After 9 years together, Vanessa Hudgens and Austin Butler have gone their separate ways.
  • This year's inductees to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are Depeche Mode, The Doobie Brothers, Whitney Houston, Nine Inch Nails, The Notorious B.I.G. and T-Rex.
  • Gold medal-winning gymnast Aly Raisman will not compete in this year's Olympics in Tokyo. "I've lived a pretty fast-paced life and sometimes I have to remind myself to slow down, unplug from technology and take the time to appreciate what I've experienced and learned."
  • More than 1,280 earthquakes have hit Puerto Rico's southern region since December 28th, more than two dozen of them magnitude 4.5 or greater.
  • Bette Midler says she'll match Pink's $500,000 donation to fight the Australian bush fires.
  • Fox is launching "Fox Soul," a streaming service targeting African-Americans.
  • Lindsay Lohan's mom Dina claims she was not drunk after being arrested for DUI following a hit and run accident.
  • A Texas couple was arrested after their car and baby inside were stolen while they gambled.
  • Larry King has sold his Beverly Hills mansion for $15.5 million.
  • The WNBA's new 8-year labor deal will increase the average salary to $130,000.
  • It's official-- Billie Eilish will write and perform the theme song to the "No Time To Die" James Bond movie.

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