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A famous British school that since 1892 has trained young women to be nannies has accepted its first "gentleman," The Telegraph reports.

A nude model arrested at a body-painting exhibition in Times Square says she has settled a false arrest lawsuit for $15,000.

A Scottish fisherman sets a world record after finding a bottle carrying a message in the ocean for almost 98 years.

An Oregon man has sued his orthodontist for leaving his braces on for 11 years, resulting in straight but rotten teeth.

Women in Togo have called a week-long sex strike to back their call for the resignation of the country's president, the Associated Press rep ...

Stunning time lapse video exhibits the relationship between Montreal, its residents and winter. Video courtesy of Stephane Hoareau Timecode Lab .

An orphaned piglet on a Romanian farm was adopted by a mother cat with very maternal instincts when they were put together in the same atelier by their owners.

The Feed compiles the Internet's best marriage proposal videos, including a live lip-dub from the back of a Honda, a flashmob at Downtown Disney and a man who turns memes into matrimony. ...

A video posted to YouTube apparently shows a safari guide charging a wild elephant at Kruger National Park in Africa.

Check out the mysterious sliding stones of Racetrack Playa, some insane star trails, and pink aurora in this time lapse video of Death Valley. Video courtesy of Sunchaser Pictures .

A police dog searching for a handgun in a Massachusetts snowbank accidentally pulled the trigger with his paw, discharging the weapon into a nearby house.

When a man tried to rob a Dunkin’ Donuts in Connecticut on Saturday night, an employee acted quickly and stopped him with the closest weapon available -- hot coffee.

A police dog searching for a handgun in a Massachusetts snowbank accidentally pulled the trigger with his paw, discharging the weapon into a nearby house.

LONDON - A mystery man dressed as Batman demonstrated the same crime-fighting skills as the caped crusader when he handed over a suspect wanted for burglary in Britain. LONDON - A myster...

A 7-year-old boy Baltimore boy was suspended from school after his teacher complained that the boy chewed a breakfast pastry into the shape of a gun, the boy's father says.

A Caltrans maintenance worker who helped save a toddler’s life along State Route 54 in the San Diego area was reunited with the boy and his very grateful family. A Caltrans maintenance w...

The McGill brothers grew up in a tough Chicago neighborhood, but their parents never gave up on helping them follow their dream – now both brothers are not only accomplished musicians in...

A man who broke his pelvis in a fall from a horse honors the doctor who operated on him with an airborne banner reading: 'Dr. Daniel Chan is the man!'

More than 200 strangers attended a British veteran's funeral after a church minister put out a plea on Facebook, fearing he would be buried without mourners, according to reports. More t...

Carlos and Barbara Landeros only wanted a little Valentine's Day romance. So last Thursday, the Vallejo, Calif., couple decided to drive to San Francisco for a swanky romantic dinner.

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentinos Juniors, staring into the jaws of relegation, have had a set of false teeth thrown at their coach by an angry fan while the club's president has quit h...

ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters) - An 18-foot, 8-inch Burmese python set a record for the longest snake ever captured in South Florida, where the exotic species has taken up residence.

PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech police found a million liters of illegal alcohol hidden in underground tanks in one of the biggest seizures of untaxed booze ever.

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A Chinese businessman has paid a world record 310,000 euros ($398,500) for a Belgian pigeon, highlighting Asia's huge and growing interest in racing birds.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Southeast Asian nation formerly known as Burma received further backing from the White House on Monday in its campaign to be called Myanmar.

JERSEY CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A goat believed to have escaped en route to a slaughterhouse snarled the morning commute along one of the busiest roadways in northern New Jersey on Tuesday, lea...

BANGKOK (AP) -- Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating....

CHICAGO (AP) -- A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to...

EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- An Oregon funeral home in Eugene offers natural burials where the ride to the person's final resting place is on the back of a three-wheeled bicycle....

GREENWICH, Conn. (AP) -- An anteater has given birth at a Connecticut conservation center, prompting officials there to wonder how the mother conceived....

One mistake by a clumsy crane operator caused a 10-hour blackout over about a third of Vietnam, exposing the fragility of the nation's power grid.

For bicyclist Rudi Saldia, you could say a cat is his co-pilot.

It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from veterinary surgeons in Florida when he couldn't hack up a basketball-size hairball by himself.

Researchers say Thailand is showing the world how to respond to the global food crisis: by raising bugs for eating.

A manager of Chicago's Navy Pier rode the tourist spot's Ferris wheel for more than two days - 384 times, up and around - bringing the world record for the longest ride to the birthplace ...

Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked Board of Education gave a ringing endorsement to his vision for a downsized school system, voting to shut 49 elementary schools and one high school progra...

An Illinois House version of legislation to allow people to carry concealed weapons that emerged Wednesday would not let Chicago have its own set of rules and could make it easier to get ...

In a rare display of bipartisanship on Capitol Hill, a group of senators unveiled legislation Wednesday that would give regulators more power to force harmful chemicals off the market.

Lawyers for two Roman Catholic-owned companies in Illinois and Indiana and the federal government sparred over whether employers should be forced to provide birth control in workers' bene...

Brian Urlacher, former Chicago Bears All-Pro linebacker, announced his retirement from the NFL today, three days shy of his 35th birthday.

Mysterious New Weapon Revealed? OSGEOINT A satellite captured this rare glimpse at a secretive US defense site -- and the bizarre shape of the object on the right has experts salivating....

Kim Involves Kris' Ex in Divorce Case Getty Images Kardashian & Humphries are in the process of settling their divorce -- but what she just threw on the table may change how much he gets...

'Knots Landing' Star Hasn't Aged Getty Images Donna Mills hasn't been in the spotlight much since the famed soap opera ended, but she reappeared at a recent event looking amazing. What s...

Walgreen's Makes Big Announcement Getty Images With 7,890 drugstores throughout the US and Puerto Rico, it's already the nation's largest drug store chain. Now, it's getting bigger. What...

Woman Allegedly Groped TSA Agent NBC2 Most passengers are used to security pat downs. Carol Jean Price had a more confrontational reaction -- and it's led to a battery charge. Awkward in...

A 57-year-old Spanish man is back in prison today , after using something called a fax machine to break free. The inmate, Juan Carlos Serna, reportedly got his wife to send a fax to the ...

TweetForger does exactly what it sounds like. Enter your mark's handle and some lulz-worthy copy, and blammo: You're all set up with a fake tweet . Not that anyone with a basic grasp of ...

Sadly, April Fools' Day has arrived. Every year on this day, tech companies across the country and the globe spend countless man hours and millions of dollars playing pranks on hapless c...

Have you ever been sitting on your computer, doing what you're "supposed" to do, when something came up on your screen that "made you feel bad or uncomfortable"? No? Us neither. Usually ...

Forget Time's list of Twitter's best . Our newest local celebrity, a king cobra snake who's lately gone missing from the Bronx Zoo , has just won Twitter. (Fine, it's likely a spoof ghos...

Filed under: Games , Weird News , Weird Stuff And here we thought remote-control technology had reached its pinnacle with the invention of a brain-tumor-removing robot arm. But my, how T...

Filed under: Sports , Video , Vid of the Moment , Weird Stuff We all know ice hockey games can easily spill over into violence as the tension builds -- but this one managed to become an ...

Filed under: Health , Happy Hour Hero , Weird Science Our happy hour fact to amaze your drinking buddies with. A new study suggests exercising before breakfast will counter a high-calori...

Filed under: Dating/Love , New York , Asylum Exclusive We've heard this story before: Guy makes googly eyes at a pretty lady on the subway. But, before he can muster up the cojones to ap...

Filed under: Video , Weird News The date: Dec. 30. The place: Langford, British Columbia, Canada. The problem: The river's gone green. Not just kinda green but really, really green. Slim...

The NYC canine underwent emergency surgery to remove his owner's change. The NYC canine underwent emergency surgery to remove his owner's change.

A Shetland pony's dancing moves are featured in commercial for mobile Internet firm, Three. A Shetland pony's dancing moves are featured in commercial for mobile Internet firm, Three.

A man dressed as the superhero brought a robbery suspect to a police station in Bradford, England. A man dressed as the superhero brought a robbery suspect to a police station in Bradford...

Daniel Blumen got Shaquille O'Neal and other celebrities to appear in his video invitation. Daniel Blumen got Shaquille O'Neal and other celebrities to appear in his video invitation.

YouTube Video shows an improbable trick shot on the golf course. YouTube Video shows an improbable trick shot on the golf course.

Joe Scarborough discusses the Flying High with Autism conference, held from May 13-May 15, 2013 in Pensacola, Florida.

MSNBC's Brian Shactman talks with Time's Jay Newton-Small about the magazine's latest issue, which focuses on the tornado that struck Oklahoma on Monday May 20, 2013.

Will more Oklahoma schools have safe rooms and shelters after Monday's devastating tornado tore through Plaza Towers Elementary School, reportedly killing seven students? Why don...

MSNBC's Bill Karins says good weather in Moore, Okla. will help recovery efforts on Wednesday. Karins also offers more details on Mondays' tornado, including the twister's track,...

Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla., returned to his home state to survey the damage following Monday's devastating tornado, and he says the scene at home is heart-wrenching but recovery effo...