Here's everything that happened on March 17, 2025:
Conan O’Brien will return to host the Oscars in 2026.
Forever 21 may allegedly be shutting its US stores after filing for bankruptcy for the second time in six years; the company’s Chief Financial Officer says the brand has been “unable to find a sustainable path forward given competition from foreign fast-fashion companies”
A new NBC poll shows that Trump’s approval rating is at its highest point ever at 47%...but it should be noted that that’s still underwater, since his disapproval is 51%.
Orville Peck - the singer who wears the frilled mask and cowboy hat - yeah? Well, he’s going to be going maskless as he joins the cast of “Cabaret at the Kit Kat Club” on Broadway as Emcee
Harvard University announced that tuition will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less, starting in the 2025-2026 academic year (aka this fall)
Model Karlie Kloss and her husband, Joshua Kushner - brother of Jared Kushner, aka brother-in-law of Ivanka Trump - are pregnant with their 3rd baby
Miley Cyrus has started teasing a new music era, called Something Beautiful
Beyonce has officially announced her show in Vegas at Allegiant Stadium for July 25, accompanied by a press release from Live Nation confirming that the Cowboy Carter tour is 94% sold out, working to squash recent rumors that she was struggling to sell tickets.
Kali Uchis has announced her fifth studio album, called “Sincerely”
So the NCAA March Madness tournament brackets came out and West Virginia University wasn’t included - now, the Governor of West Virginia announced that he’s taking legal action against the NCAA selection committee over what he calls a WVU “snub”, calling it “a miscarriage of justice and robbery at the highest level”
PepsiCo - the big like overarching parent company of Pepsi - has bought the prebiotic pop brand, Poppi
KFC has announced that starting today, customers can get their hands on a new item called mashed potato poppers, which is coming to the US for the first time
Texas’s Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton just announced his first arrest of an abortion provider in the state, following Texas’s 2022 near-ban on abortion. The midwife who performed the operation could now face life in prison, no less than a $100,000 fine, and the loss of her license.
Pod Save America host Jon Lovett announced his engagement to Ari Schwartz, who is the Chief of Staff of the company
