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They may have French Fries, and the Eiffel Tower in France, but the one thing they don't have is male teachers. Apparently there's a huge shortage of male teachers and officials are worried that boy students will end up suffering. How I wonder?

Some lawmakers in Mexico City are considering amending marriage laws to allow for an initial two-year marriage term that can be renewed if the couple stays together. If they don’t, they can separate with no official divorce needed.

It should come as no huge surprise that a poll of more than 50,000 people in 25 different countries would find Nelson Mandela the most respected and trusted person in the world. But the next spot may be a bit more surprising.

1803 – Lewis and Clark start their expedition to the west (More info) 1888 – Mary Ann Nichols, the first of Jack the Ripper’s confirmed victims, is murdered (More info)

As the Space Shuttle Program comes to a close, let's take a moment to take a look back 42 years ago. On this day in history on July 20th, 1969, Man first walked on the moon.

Apparently the Loch Ness Monster has a relative living in America. Fishermen recently caught a 20 - 30 foot long creature on tape. The footage made its television debut last night on "Hillstranded" on the Discovery Channel. "I am quite impressed with the video," Paul LeBlond, former head of the Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences at the University of British Columbia, told D

The 2018 Winter Olympics will be held in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The city was named the Olympics' host in a Wednesday announcement in Durban, South Africa.

Upset over the loss of the Vancouver Canucks in the decisive game 7 to the Boston Bruins 4-0, fans in Vancouver overturned cars, broke windows and set stores and garbage cans on fire. USA Today reported police moved into to try to put an end to the violence: Tear gas mingled with the stench of acrid smoke and stale beer as riot police, truncheons drawn, moved in to quell the violence, pushing crow

And now for a story that will please every single man in the world: Pippa Middleton is officially single. So says the Times of London (via PEOPLE), anyway, who quoted sources as saying, "It is common knowledge in their close circle of friends that Pippa" and her boyfriend, 30-year-old professional cricket player Alex Loudon, "have recently split up."

Britain's spy agencies have a new message for terrorists: make cupcakes, not war.  Intelligence agents managed to hack into the extremist Inspire magazine, replacing its bombmaking instructions with a recipe for cupcakes.  It's the first time the agents sabotaged the English-language magazine linked to U...

In the words of famed New York Yankee announcer, Phil Rizzuto, "Holy Cow!" According to a report in U.K's Telegraph, geneticists have used cloning technology to breed cows that produce milk with the same nutrients and fat content as human breast milk...

Relief efforts in Japan have received a boost from some of the biggest names in music. “The Songs For Japan” compilation album has now raised $5 million for the Japanese Red Cross Society, based on the first month’s sales of the digital release and the physical two-CD set...