A high school student who suffers from multiple sclerosis has turned the condition into an advantage on the track field because she cannot feel pain in her legs. Since Kayla Montgomery (18), from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, was diagnosed with the condition three years ago, she has gone on to become one of the fastest high school runners in the country.

Thanks to the power of Twitter, one Houston-area teen is taking an NFL cheerleader to his prom. Seventeen-year-old Michael Ramirez of Crosby High told The Houston Chronicle it started as a joke. But it became a reality thanks to the power of social media. He tweeted a cheerleader named Caitlyn Beth and asked if she would be his prom date …

The world’s oldest living person celebrated her 116th birthday Wednesday. Misao Okawa, of Japan, has lived in three centuries. She celebrated her big day with staff at Kurenai nursing home, where she lives.

A mother was undergoing a mental health evaluation after driving a van with her three children inside into the ocean in Daytona Beach, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Department stated in a news release Wednesday. All four family members were safely rescued in the incident, which began about 5 p.m. Tuesday and was captured on video. A beach safety officer near …

The Chicago City Council passed an ordinance Wednesday banning pet stores from using so-called puppy mills. Under the ordinance, stores will have to get their dogs, cats, and rabbits from shelters and humane adoption centers. They’re forbidden from getting the animals from for-profit breeders. The goal is to protect animals from what critics call inhumane conditions in breeding operations.

A South African middleweight MMA fighter named Booto Guylain died earlier today, from head injuries he suffered during a TKO loss to Keron Davies last Thursday at EFC Africa 27. Guylain was 29 years old, and very new to the sport, as his only other pro fight was a previous TKO loss at EFC Africa 25 in November.

Gail Gerber the actress who co-starred with Elvis Presley in the movies “Girl Happy,” and “Harum Scarum” has died at the age of 76. Gail Gerber died in Connecticut this past weekend following a lengthy battle with lung cancer.

Getting a past Two and a Half Men devotee that abandoned the show “for good” once Charlie Sheen got the boot such as myself again interested in the sitcom appeared near impossible. But CBS may have just pulled the one and only stunt that can achieve the unthinkable. That’s right, they tapped Mila Kunis for a Jackie – Kelso reunion. …

An asteroid 100-feet wide will pass between the Earth and moon early Wednesday 2014-DX110-NEO-Close-Flybyevening, only 218,000 miles from our planet. Asteroid 2014 DX110 will remain a safe distance away from Earth, experts say. The large asteroid will zip past Earth at 33,000 miles per hour, presenting quite a spectacle.

If you’re going to kiss on alligator on the lips, it’s a good idea to make sure its mouth is taped shut. Detroit Tigers outfielder Torii Hunter did just that before delivering a smooch to an alligator on a dare from teammate Justin Verlander.

A Phoenix police officer died and another was in critical condition after a shootout Monday that also killed a man wanted on a felony warrant, authorities said. The member of the Phoenix Police Department’s fugitive apprehension team died of his wounds at a hospital a few hours after the 3:30 p.m. shooting, Police Chief Daniel Garcia said. The officer’s name …