Carlos Fuentes, one of Latin America’s best-known authors and a sharp critic of governments in Mexico and the United States, died on Tuesday after a literary career spanning more than five decades.

Environmental monitoring of one of the statues is set up in Quarry 2. For more information visit the Easter Island Statue Project

She’s one of country music’s leading ladies, and Miranda Lambert was selected to grace the cover of the June 2012 issue of Self magazine. The 28-year-old looked casual cute for the Kenneth Willardt shot spread while opening up about topics including her marriage to Blake Shelton and thoughts on dieting. Highlights from Miss Lambert’s interview are as follows

Take a step back from the “Mitt Romney, Teen Bully” dust-up, and ask yourself why The Washington Post spent 5,500 words delving into the details of Romney’s prep-school days, or why Barack Obama’s youthful romances garnered so much attention when excerpts from David Maraniss’ biography appeared in Vanity Fair.

The always gorgeous Kim Kardashian was spotted leaving the E! News building in Los Angeles, CA after her sit down on the Ryan Seacrest radio show this afternoon (May 14). The 31-year-old starlet looked lovely in a skin-tight white dress with black embroidering paired with simple black heels after tweeting, “Ryan’s Roses on kiis fm is sooooo crazy! Wow this married man this morning! If anyone doesn’t know what I’m talking about google Ryans Roses.” While making her appearance on the entertainment host’s show, the reality television powerhouse heard a story about the “Ryan’s Roses” character who dated a woman while married and Kim commented saying, “it was a little crazy, but since I’m a hopeless romantic and I want to fall in love, and I want to believe the best in people

Federal Election Commission determined that the hush money he received from wealthy donors to cover up a torrid affair did not need to be reported in the campaign’s financial disclosure reports, his campaign’s chief financial officer testified today.

He’s pumped to bring his new album to the world, and earlier today (May 14) Adam Lambert gave a live performance on “Good Morning America.” The “For Your Entertainment” singer was in fine form as he kicked off the week with a few hundred of his screaming fans in Times Square, New York City. During a recent interview, Adam chatted about his forthcoming sophomore record Trespassing, due to hit stores tomorrow (May 15). Lambert explained, “I had time to make this album

Lauper, one of the biggest activists for gay and lesbian rights, talks about Obama’s move on gay marriage.

A speeding car hit a support beam of a Chicago elevated train track, crashing with enough force for the vehicle to split in two and killing four female passengers inside, authorities said Sunday.

She’s in the midst of promoting her new movie “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted” ahead of its June 8th theatrical release date and, as part of her press efforts, Jada Pinkett Smith took over the cover of the latest issue of IO Donna magazine. The 40-year-old actress showed off her beautiful self in the Cliff Watts shot spread while opening up about her excitement to be heading to Cannes, as well as her famous family including husband Will , daughter Willow and son Jaden . Highlights from Miss Pinkett Smith’s interview are as follows