TV and press reporters are scrambling to keep pace with Sarah Palin's bus tour of historical tourist attractions along the eastern seaboard. The bus tour was marred only once when, out of habit, she shot the greyhound painted on the side.
With the incidence of skin cancer on the rise, New York may pass a law prohibiting anyone under 18 from using tanning salons. California already tried that with no success. To get around the law, teens were landing jobs at McDonald's and lying under the French Fry warmer after closing time.
The choice of Mike Brown to replace Phil Jackson coaching the LA Lakers has fans, press and broadcasters wringing their hands. And several days later, Shaquille O'Neil announces his retirement. Can you say BAD TIMING?
With the two countries' customs, lifestyles and cuisine growing more alike than ever before, it's not surprising that tourism between Australia and the U.S. is soaring. "Down Under" is no longer just the perfect title for the Kardashians' memoirs.