Kris Jenner, the mother of reality star and model Kim Kardashian, took heat this week for putting Kim on birth control when her daughter was just 14. The matriarch of the Kardashian family defended her decision saying her liberal way of parenting was a strategy to help to protect her children. The mother of six, five daughters and a son admits she did not hesitate putting all of her daughters on birth control as soon as they starting showing an interest about sex. She said you want to protect your... 

Sustainable tours are becoming more and more popular around the world. The tours concentrate on cultural heritage and conservation. Tour operators are now becoming certified in sustainable tourism that takes the visitor up close, but does not harm the environment or local people. Imagine riding elephants in Thailand, rafting through the rainforest in Costa Rica or staying amongst the indigenous in Ecuador. Today tour operators are pushing those types of activities to travelers that are in search... 

The Sheriff’s Department in Los Angeles has completed its investigation and handed it over to local prosecutors Tuesday to determine if prosecutors will bring charges against Justin Bieber for the alleged brawl that took place between he and a paparazzi photographer. The District Attorney now has the case, said a sheriff spokesperson and it is up to them if they will press charges against Mr. Bieber or not. The D.A. will decide whether to proceed with criminal prosecution for what took place in... 

For many years, Canadian and American expats have come to the shores of Lake Chapala for its year round spring-like weather at Mexico’s largest lake. Even D.H. Lawrence the famous English author came to the area to find inspiration. All that calm amidst the lakeside retreats was broken last month when hitmen from a suspected drug cartel kidnapped Mexican locals and then dumped the bodies of 18 decapitated people in two abandoned vehicles only miles from the tourist center of Ajijic. The escalating... 

Today, the Queen’s birthday is celebrated throughout the British Isles and the British Empire Medal is making a comeback after more than 20 years. The medal honors those who perform hands-on service in their local communities. Topping the list of honorees are Kate Winslet and Kenneth Branagh, two actors who will receive knighthood. Following them will be 293 British Empire Medal recipients. Prime Minister David Cameron revived the award to reward those who volunteer. The award extends the reach... 

The voters in California’s November election will decide whether a special label is needed on genetically engineered foods, announced the Secretary of State for California as part of the Right to Know initiative. The new historic initiative would become the first in the United States to become law that requires the labelling of a wide variety of foods that are genetically engineered. The supporters for the initiative feel it is the right of the people to know what they are eating to make better... 

Princess Maha al-Sudairi tried to walk away from a Paris hotel without paying her bill. The Princess and her entourage were found trying to sneak out in the middle of the night and leave a bill totalling $7.4 million unpaid. Her entourage of over 60 people was seen by hotel employees who called police. The hotel called the Saudi Arabian embassy about the incident. The princess is the former wife of the man who is second in line to the country’s throne and she had been at the hotel taking up an... 

A judge last week refused to throw out the case filed by cast members of the 1970s hit television series Happy Days. Four of the cast members sued to try to recover money from sales of merchandise they were never received. The Superior Court judge in Los Angeles denied CBS’s motion for summary judgment that would have brought to an end the lawsuit. The network is the owner of the show. The issue that is remaining is whether the show’s actors are entitled to payments from DVDs of the Happy Days... 

Dallas had returned to television after nearly 20 years away. This month the Ewing family makes its return and will include some of its original cast from the hit show that aired between 1978 and 1991. Leading the return to the small screen is Larry Hagman as the always scheming and ruthless J.R. Ewing. The series followed the trial and tribulations of the Ewing family an ultra-rich family in Dallas thanks to oil. The new series will premiers in a two-hour special June 13, 2012. During the peak years,... 

Federal Transportation authorities have shuttered 26 bus operators along the Northeast corridor following an investigation of over a year that found the companies were posing an imminent hazard to the safety of the public. The Transportation Department, which was in charge of the investigation, calls the orders for shutdown the largest individual safety crackdown in the history of the DOT. The action that took place applies to nine bus companies that are currently active, 13 that had previously been... 

Two years after the BP oil spill, the Gulf Coast is hot again, and not just because of the beautiful hot sun. Tourists are flocking to the white sand beaches in the region following two years of nearly no tourism. Helping bring tourists back is over $150 million in promotions the oil company is spending. New Orleans is about 150 miles north of where the oil well blew up in April of 2010 and over 4 million barrels of crude were sent gushing into the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. Part of the close... 

Memorial Day weekend will be remembered by Sony as the weekend Men in Black 3 took the box office title away from Disney’s The Avengers. The sequel starring Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith and Josh Brolin took over first place in the box office with a three-day $55 million haul. Early predictions say the movie will earn another $15 million on Memorial Day bringing its four-day haul to $70 million, but that is lower than many had estimated. The $230 million sequel was a huge budget to overcome but many... 

This year’s summer air travel will cost travelers even more. Airlines are charging more for both window and aisle seats, with some airlines charging as much as $25 for each way. It is not as simple as just buying your ticket, reserving your seat, checking in and flying. Airlines now want passengers to not only pay for checked baggage but also extra to sit next to companions, including a child or spouse. That will cause a lot of unhappy flyers during the soon to be high summer season. Now many passengers... 

Sharon Stone was sued on Wednesday by her housekeeper. The former live in housekeeper and nanny, has claimed a number of things in her documents that were filed in court yesterday. The harassment lawsuit was filed by Erlinda Elemen and claims that she was insulted by Stone due to her Filipino accent. She said that Stone had told her not to talk in front of her kids, so they would not end up speaking like her. The suit also says that Elemen was not allowed to read the Bible while in the home of the... 

The Riviera Maya is located along a stretch of 80 miles of Mexican coastline that borders the Eastern Caribbean. Just south of Cancun on the Yucatan Peninsula, the area is known for its beautiful white sand beaches and the multi-hued waters of the Caribbean. In 2011, the region set new tourism records with over 3.6 million visitors. The increase in visitors to the region was 7% from the prior year and an increase of over 200% compared to 2000. Over 10.2 million tourists visited Mexico in 2011 and... 

While descending the summit of Mount Everest, three climbers died over the weekend. Eberhard Schaaf, a German climber who was 61, was climbing with an expedition known as Eco Everest, which was there to remove old garbage that has been on Everest for over two decades. Authorities said Schaaf died along the Southeast Ridge Route on Saturday at an altitude of over 29,000 feet. Song Won-Bin, a Korean and 32-year old Shriya Shah a woman from Nepal living in Canada both died while descending from the... 

The Marvel Studios blockbuster The Avengers is like the Eveready Bunny, it just keeps on going and going and going. Three new movies hit the box office over the weekend and all three failed to get close to the $55.1 million the superhero movie took in during its third weekend. The Avengers dropped by 47% in box office receipts, but has held on admirably for a movie with such high sales figures. At the end of Sunday, the receipts for the movie in North America will be over $457 million. That will... 

Actress Raven-Symone has never been one to talk much about her private life and said she will not be doing so anytime in the near future. The National Enquirer claims the actress is living currently in New York in a condominium with her girlfriend AzMarie Livingston, who is one of the contestants vying to win America’s Next Top Model. Symone did not comment directly on the latest National Enquirer report, but she did address rumors about her sexual orientation on Tweeter. She tweeted, “I live... 

The Memorial Day holiday is just a few weeks away and AAA said there should be an increase in the number of people who travel this year for the holiday as opposed to last year. However, that rate is not expected to be too much higher. The Memorial Day weekend is usually a good indicator as to how the summer travel season will be. An estimated 35 million Americans are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the upcoming three-day weekend. That is an increase of about half a million travelers... 

A former crewmember of Cunard Cruise line was sentenced on Friday in Swindon Crown Court to four years behind bars for sexually assaulting children who were in his care, while he was employed by Cunard.   Paul Trotter of West Yorkshire was given the four-year sentence, with another four years of probation when released. He will have to be listed on the sex offenders registry for his lifetime and once released will be banned from working anywhere he may interact with children. The charges Trotter... 

The hit series Desperate Housewives ended its eight-season run on ABC with an affectionate, tidy ending. The ending was not characteristic of the racy, rocky, macabre series. Everyone on the show is destined to live a happy life after the finale, except for Karen McCluskey, played by Kathryn Joosten. The loveable senior who tends to be cranky was trying to tackle cancer, but she dies at her home, the way she asked to, with a song sung by Johnny Mathias serenading her. Bree Van de Kamp had been saved... 

The grinning gas station attendant from The Andy Griffith Show know to all those who watched as Goober Pyle, has died. George Lindsey, 83, was also for his role on the long running Hee Haw. Lindsey died, said a Nashville funeral home, from a brief illness. Lindsey became famous for his role of Goober the gas station attendant who always wore a beanie on The Andy Griffith Show between 1964 and 1968 and the successor to the show Mayberry RFD between 1968 and 1971. On Hee Haw from the 1971 season through... 

Travelers are finding they are leaving their electronic tablets and other personal electronic devices on board airplanes, in hotels and even near the pool while on vacation. One industry expert said that many people have two or three different devices they carry with them and may use one and then stuff it into the seatback pocket and forget it was there and leave the plane without it. However, it is not only airplanes where people are leaving their iPads, Kindles and PlayBooks. A survey was recently... 

Since her late teens, Zoe Saldana felt a maternal urge, however her career has led her down another path. The star of Avatar, revealed she wanted to have kids with Keith Britton, her ex-finance, early into the 11-year relationship the two enjoyed. However, at that time, Britton was not ready. She said, “I am Latin, Latinas start early, at 22 I had an urge to hold onto something, I wanted a little one.” She said she respected Britton’s decision to not have kids for years in their relationship.... 

Increasing the number of foreign tourists visiting the United States would help to improve the economic outlook of the country. However, a costly process to obtain visas and a generally unwelcoming immigration and airport security continue to hurt the number of visitors arriving from away. Business and travel experts say that because of the new international campaign by the private and public sector, designed at attracting foreign visitors to the U.S., something needs to be done. Experts cannot believe...