Singer Bono (Paul David Hewson) is 64 years old today.
The Irish rock band U2 on stage.
(AP/FOX NEW S) – A Los Angeles judge determined Beach Boys’
Brian Wilson is in need of a conservatorship due to "major neurocognitive disorder."
Wilson’s family filed to place the musician under conservatorship
in February after the Beach Boys co-founder was diagnosed with
dementia.
The diagnosis, coupled with the recent passing of Brian’s wife,
Melinda Wilson, led his family and doctors to make the decision.
PORTLAND, Ore. (KATU) — The Portland City Council has approved
Mayor Ted Wheeler’s revised public camping ordinance.
Under the new ordinance, unhoused people who refuse access
to reasonable, alternate shelter may face up to a $100 fine and/
or up to seven days in jail.
The ordinance was passed on an emergency basis so it takes
effect immediately, but the mayor says it could take several
weeks before it’s enforced. (THEN AGAIN, MAYBE NEVER)
On May 9, 1914, President Woodrow Wilson issued a presidential proclamation that officially establishes the first national Mother’s
Day holiday to celebrate America’s mothers.
Anna Maria Jarvis (1864 – 1948) was the
founder of Mother’s Day in the United
States.
On May 8, 1963, with the release of Dr. No, North American
moviegoers get their first look–down the barrel of a gun–at
the super-spy James Bond (codename: 007), the immortal
character created by Ian Fleming in his now-famous series
of novels and portrayed onscreen by the relatively unknown
Scottish actor Sean Connery (1930 – 2020).