CULTURE

Our teachers need your help, especially when this economy is so uncertain.

Be on time, don?t talk politics, don?t be overly physical with strangers, tip generously, and bring a casserole if you?re invited to a potluck. These are some of the nuggets of wisdom guidebook writers offer foreign visitors to the U.S.

The alleged VD clause in the Jersey Shore cast members' contract raises an important question about how much TV networks should be allowed to divorce themselves from the physical and mental well-being of their cast members and contestants.

It?s no Mary GrandPré, but we?ll take it!

And then there were three.

The birthplace of Jesus, the site of Xanadu, the iconic landscape of Rio de Janeiro, and a ninth-century mosque are among new additions to UNESCO's renowned World Heritage List.

Andy Griffith, the great American Actor known for his role as Sheriff Andy Taylor in The Andy Griffith Show, died on Tuesday. He was 86. According to multiple news outlets, emergency medical crews responded to Griffith's North Carolina home on Tuesday morning. The acting legend was confirmed dead around 7 a.m.

Microsoft has just revealed another hint as to what its next generation gaming console will be called. Until this point it was thought to be titled the Xbox 720, but new domain names could suggest something different.

You may soon be able to pay for an afternoon of fear. Entrepreneur Mark Siwak is hoping to build a zombie apocalypse horror theme park in Detroit. Years of population decline has left parts of the city of Detroit rundown and abandoned, but Siwak is hoping to breathe new life into the urban landscape -- by bringing in the dead.

The NEA is losing revenue and could lose hundreds of thousands of full-time teachers by 2014. Some believe this could affect its political influence.

Kristen Stewart's status as the world's highest paid actress hasn't stopped her from working a side job. The Snow White and the Huntsman beauty is the face of Balenciaga's newest fragrance campaign.

With highly publicized divorce from Katie Holmes dominating headlines, Tom Cruise is celebrating his 50th birthday on Tuesday. According to People, Cruise had plans to vacation with his 33-year-old wife Holmes and six-year-old daughter Suri for his milestone birthday.

Samsung?s Galaxy S3, the company?s flagship smartphone for 2012, is giving Apple?s iPhone some stiff competition overseas. In the UK, iPhone sales have seen a decrease following the Galaxy S3?s May release date, the Financial Times reported.

Andy Griffith, the beloved actor and star of The Andy Griffith Show, died Tuesday. He was 86. Close friend Bill Friday, the former president of the University of North Carolina, told WITN News that Griffith died around 7 a.m. at home in Dare County, North Carolina.

The CW is ready to hype up fans for the highly anticipated fourth season of The Vampire Diaries. Besides releasing the October premiere date (October 11) for the new season, the CW has also leaked some new additions to the cast.

Katie Holmes, who filed for divorce from Tom Cruise last week, and their daughter Suri reportedly are being watched by a creepy crew from the Church of Scientology

The reception of The Newsroom might be proof that Sorkin himself is suffering from a crisis similar to that of his news-anchor protagonist.

Rupert Murdoch thinks Scientologists are ?evil.?

A boy band insulted Lauryn Hill at the BET Awards and Beyonce was not pleased, so the singer changed her speech in order to honor the singer.

The actress appears to be cutting all ties to her soon to be ex-husband -- and the Church of Scientology.

After stunning onlookers during her performance over Memorial Day Weekend in Atlantic City at Revel, Beyonce continued to wow at the 2012 BET Awards, flaunting her newly slimmed down post-baby figure in a demure chartreuse dress from the Stephane Rolland Couture collection.

Here are five celebs you may not have known were members of the Church of Scientology.

This time, the paparazzi is to blame.

Michael Giannulis was 28-years-old and weighed 493 pounds and on the verge of danger from obesity. That's when he tried his luck as a participant on ABC's Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. With the prodding from his brother and trainer Chris Powell, Giannulis embarked on a year-long journey with a goal to lose half of his body weight. Giannulis is celebrating his success today, at 238 pounds, half of his original weight. View the slideshow to see before and after photos of Mik...

Season three of the Walking Dead won't be bringing the blood and guts until October, but AMC has graciously shared some new photos with Entertainment Weekly to hold off your hunger.

The first minutes of The Newsroom pilot episode are a harbinger of the appalling gender representations to come. While giving a talk at a university, the show's protagonist, newscaster Will McAvoy (Jeff Daniels), explodes after a perky blonde college sophomore asks a (stupid) question about why America is the greatest country in the world, referring to the dumbfounded student as a sorority girl who may or may not accidentally wander into a voting booth one day.

The Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes break up looks like it will be the divorce of the century. With rumors swirling that Tom's career and Scientology were the root of their problems, something more serious might be at work -- unlucky number 33.

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Cape Cod vacationers beware. The Cape Cod Shark Hunters have spotted two great white sharks, one being just 50 feet off the shore of Chatham beach, Massachusettes.