Britney Spears quien está a punto de firmar un contrato millonario por aparecer como juez en el programa The Factor X, demostró que sabe agradecer con buenas propinas a las personas que la sirven. Spears asistió a un restaurante acompañada de sus dos hijos, cuando Jayden, de 5 años comenzó a llorar sin que su madre pudiera calmarlo, fue entonces cuando un mesero se acercó con unos crayones y comenzó a dibujar superhéroes para el niño, quien al instante dejó de llorar y comenzó a dibujar. Lo mismo pasó con el hijo mayor de la cantante, quien también se integró a la creación de superhéroes. Spears no dudó en darle una propina de US$ 100 al joven que logró que sus niños la dejaran comer tranquilamente a ella y los demás comensales.

This is the woman who threw the Secret Service into crisis when she fought with an agent who slept with her at a Colombian hotel but then refused to hand over the $800 they had agreed upon. According to the New York Daily News, images of the woman known only as ‘Dania’ show her posing for the camera. Her identity was revealed as the names of two of the Secret Service supervisors involved in the scandal came to light. David Chaney was allowed to retire over his alleged role in the incident, while Greg Stokes was ‘removed with cause’. Another agent resigned after being suspended as part of the investigation into the scandal. One of the three agents to have left the service so far apparently plans to sue the agency over his treatment in the aftermath of the prostitution scandal, which has made headlines around the world.

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La revista TIME ha dado a conocer su lista anual de las 100 personas más influyentes del mundo y en la misma figuran ocho hispanos: el futbolista argentino Lionel Messi, el presidente de Colombia Juan Manuel Santos, el chef español José Andrés, el senador de origen cubano Marco Rubio, la activista mexicana Dulce Matuz, el empresario brasileño Eike Batista, la presidenta de Brasil Dilma Rouseff y Maria das Graças Silva Foster, presidenta de una compañía petrolera en Brasil. Dichas personalidades son quienes nos inspiran, entretienen y retan a cambiar nuestro mundo, de acuerdo con una nota publicada en Time.com, en la que también se les califica como pioneros, líderes e íconos del año.

The world’s largest yellowfin tuna, breaking the previous record by 22 pounds, will escape recognition officials say because of a technicality on who touched who’s pole. The rod that reeled in the 427.9-pound fish last Thursday off the coast of Purto Vallarta, Mexico was assisted by a deckhand the crew admitted, breaking the rules set by the International Game Fish Association for an unassisted catch. Because of that technicality, the beast wrestled from the water for a half an hour by Robert Pedigo, though with the help of a local captain working as a deckhand, will go unrecognized in the books.

Die-hard fans of 1987 classic ‘Dirty Dancing’ will recognise Kellerman’s instantly as the stage for Baby and Johnny’s last dance. But the resort that inspired the movie backdrop for a forbidden love affair between a teenage girl and her dance instructor has now been destroyed in what is being called the ‘largest fire in Catskills history’. The blaze at the Grandview Palace complex in Loch Sheldrake, 85 miles northwest of New York City, on Saturday came a month after fire officials threatened to condemn the property for several code violations.

Dick Clark, the legendary TV host who brought American Bandstand and his trademark New Year’s countdown to living rooms for decades, has died. The career entertainer was 82 years old. Spokesman Paul Shefrin said Clark suffered a massive heart attack this morning at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica, a day after he was admitted for an outpatient procedure. Clark had continued performing even after he suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk. He thrived as the founder of Dick Clark Productions, supplying movies, game and music shows, beauty contests and more to TV. As news of his death spread, a number of TV, screen and stage stars took to Twitter to express their sorrow.

Parents whose children have accidentally run up huge bills playing games on their iPhones could be in line for compensation from Apple. Campaigners are awaiting the result of a U.S. court case in which a group of disgruntled parents are suing the company  after their children’s innocent game playing ended up costing a fortune. They accuse Apple of enticing children to spend money on iTunes. If the parents are successful, it could open the door for legal actions worldwide.