Air, starring Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, officially hits theaters on Wednesday. The film is based on the story of Nike in the 1980s as the company attempts to sign Michael Jordan to a sneaker deal. Damon plays Sonny Vaccaro, a sports executive who worked at the nascent sneaker giant and played a significant role in creating the partnership between Jordan and the company.
NEW NETFLIX SERIES
A new thriller series called The Diplomat, starring Keri Russell, is coming to Netflix. Russell plays the U.S. ambassador to the United Kingdom. When she arrives in London, she is tasked with stopping a war before it starts, while also trying to save her marriage to a former ambassador.
CATAN MAKER DIES
Klaus Teuber, who created the Catan board game, has died at 70. The game, which was originally called The Settlers of Catan and hit shelves in 1995, pitched players against each other on a fictional island, where they battled for resources.
After serving an in-school suspension over his hairstyle, a Black high school student in Texas immediately received the same punishment when he arrived at school Monday wearing his hair as before in twisted dreadlocks tied on top of his head, his mother said.
Jackie Siegel, best known for her 2012 documentary 'The Queen of Versailles,' joined Cheddar News to reflect on the death of her daughter due to a drug overdose. She also discussed how she's using her platform to advocate for awareness of overdoses and to help with prevention.
A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputy died after he was shot in his patrol car Saturday evening by an unknown assailant, and an investigation is underway that the sheriff said will press all of the department’s resources into action.
