Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL via Twitter on Wednesday (5/22/13), three days shy of his 35th birthday.

Urlacher was an unsigned free agent but spent his entire career in Chicago and retires as a Bear.

“After spending a lot of time this spring thinking about my NFL future, I have made a decision to retire,” Urlacher wrote in a statement. 

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This morning on 'Good Morning America,' LITTLE BIG TOWN debuted the video for their new single, "Your Side of the Bed."

What'd you think?? Email me at Jillene@WLLR.com! 

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Zach Sobiech, at the age of 17, found out he had a rare form of terminal cancer. So he became a rock star, and millions of people got to see his music before he passed away on May 20, 2013. This is his beautiful story.

RIP Zach Sobiech. Thank you for your beautfiful message. 

Missed The Voice‘s top 10 contestants performing last night? You’ll have to catch the show online (CLICK HERE TO WATCH LAST NIGHT'S PERFORMANCES) ...Instead of tonight’s planned Voice recap episode, NBC will air a live special focused on the devastating tornado that killed at least 24 people and leveled dozens of homes, a hospital, and at least two schools in Oklahoma on Monday.

The special, hosted by Brian Williams, will air on NBC, MSNBC, and the Weather Channel at 8 p.m. ET (7pm Central). Williams will report live from Moore, Okla., the Oklahoma City suburb that received the brunt of the damage.

A new, live episode of The Voice will air as scheduled at 9 p.m. ET (8pm Central). SOURCE

Ladies of New York, you are free to walk bare-breasted through the city! New York City's 34,000 police officers have been instructed that, should they encounter a woman in public who is shirtless but obeying the law, they should not arrest her. This is a good step towards gender parity in public spaces.

This decision means that breast exposure is not considered public lewdness, indecent exposure, or disorderly conduct. It also notes that, should a crowd form around a topless woman, the officer should instruct the crowd to disperse and then respond appropriately if it does not. Relative coverage is no longer a factor. CLICK HERE FOR MORE

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Listen Monday afternoons at 3:45 to hear about the HOTTEST must-have app for your smartphone... this week, it's FLIPBOARD! 

Flipboard also lets you enjoy all your social networks. Add Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr and more to see updates from your social world, all in a beautiful magazine style experience. Now the news your friends share is a breeze to flip through -- with headlines and excerpts that give you an immediate glimpse into the world around you. Anything you like, comment on or favorite goes right back into your social networks, so you can easily interact and add to the conversation. 

This app sounds PERFECT to get all my favorite website bookmarks and social media platforms all in ONE place! Hopefully it'll make me a little less scatterbrained! :) 

ANDROID USERS - CLICK HERE to download Flipboard

APPLE USERS - Get Flipboard by CLICKING HERE

Follow Social Media Expert, Jason Douglas, on Twitter to be the first to find out about cool apps to download and listen next Monday afternoon when we feature one of top recommendations. 

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Oh. My. Gah! 

Thanks to our friends at WMZQ FM, Maryland for this gem! 

Taco Bell has now sold a half-a-BILLION Doritos Locos Tacos!! (Have you tried them lately? YUM!) 

A federal prison inmate named Gary Cole claims that the idea was his FIRST and is now suing Taco Bell! Here's the story: 

Taco Bell claims that its product developers came up with the idea for the Doritos Locos Taco -- probably the most successful new fast food item of the 21st century so far, with more than half a billion sold in the past 14 months -- at a summit with Frito-Lay executives at its Irvine, Calif., headquarters. But a lawsuit filed by federal prison inmate Gary Cole in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas on May 15 alleges that the story behind the taco is a lie. In his 35-page handwritten complaint, Cole insists that he invented the Doritos Locos Taco -- and that Taco Bell and Frito-Lay stole the idea from him through the mail.

In September 2006, Cole wrote up a list of nine product ideas. Most of them were assorted products -- hot sauces, body oils, health mixes -- to be sold under the brand "Divas and Ballers." But one, the second in the list, was "Taco Shells of All Flavors (Made of Doritos)." The complaint says Cole sent the list to Janice B Cole and Keoiana K. Cole in September 2010 -- but that the letter was "stolen through the United States Postal Service Mail and submitted to Frito Lays [sic], Taco Bell, Pepsi Co, Yum Brands," by someone whose identity remains a mystery to Cole. The companies gave the mail thief "a check ... for a large amount" for the rights to his idea, then started manufacturing and selling the Doritos Locos Taco, the complaint says. It is unclear how Janice and Keoiana Cole are connected to Gary Cole.

CLICK HERE TO READ TACO BELL'S RESPONSE TO THESE ALLEGATIONS 

Have you ever had someone take a money-maker of an idea from you?? Email me at Jillene@WLLR.com! 

Yesterday news broke of Angelina Jolie's decision to undergo a "preventative double mastectomy" since she carries a gene that sharply increases her risk for developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. 

CLICK HERE TO READ the article she wrote for the NY Times.

Has this sparked your thoughts on genetic testing/preventative operations? Email me your thoughts at Jillene@WLLR.com.

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