Barbie is honoring Hollywood trailblazer Anna Mae Wong to kick off Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Wong, the latest figure to get a doll in Barbie's "Inspiring Women Series,'' is considered the first Asian-American star in Hollywood history. The doll's outfit is a reference to Wong's role in the film Limehouse Blues. She was also the first Asian-American actor to star in her own TV show and was named the world's best-dressed woman in 1934 by the New York Mayfair Mannequin Society.
TV ARTIFACTS FOR SALE
Costumes, sets and props from series such as Baywatch, Star Trek, and Breaking Bad are up for auction right now. There are almost 1,000 pieces in total, and they're all part of one man's collection: James Comisar, a comedy writer who originally wanted to create a museum. The auction ends in June, but online bidding is open now, and yes, you can buy Blanche and Sofia's Sonny and Cher costumes from The Golden Girls for a very reasonable $10,000.
KIT KAT CEREAL
General Mills is launching an original cereal based on the iconic candy brand Kit Kat, and it's hitting U.S. stores later this month after a successful launch in Europe. Inspired by the shape of a Kit Kat, each piece of the cereal has four ridges, and it is a combination of crunch and chocolate, just like the candy. Don't worry about rushing to the store right away, because this is a permanent addition to the General Mills lineup.
Luis Rubiales, the head of the Spanish soccer federation, announced his resignation in an interview with Piers Morgan after he faced backlash over a kiss he gave to Spanish soccer star Jenni Hermoso following the team's World Cup final win.
Monday marked 22 years since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and Pentagon in Washington, DC. Cheddar News' Michelle Castillo spoke with Lt. Jim McCarthy, a firefighter who shared his memories of that day and discussed the health struggles that first responders continue to suffer from to this day.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has issued an emergency public health order temporarily suspending the right to carry firearms in public across Albuquerque and surrounding Bernalillo County.
“Extraneous materials” triggered nine recalls in 2022 of more than 477,000 pounds of food regulated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service — triple the number of recalls tied to food contaminated with toxic E. coli bacteria.
