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A New Jersey honor student who has sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home had her initial request denied Tuesday by a judge who cautioned that the case could lead to a “potentially slippery slope” of claims by teens against their parents. Rachel Canning had sought immediate relief in the form of …

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.

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. …

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 …

Singer Robbie Williams says he he starves to shed weight. He also likes to busy himself making albums as it distracts him from eating. He said: “My secret is not eating. Christmas was just a vast array of chocolate and cake and sugar and carbohydrates.

The rare coin expert who is helping a California couple sell $10 million in gold pieces they dug up said Tuesday that there is no way the mother lode came from a 1900 heist at the San Francisco Mint. That theory has been floating around since the so-called Saddle Ridge Hoard – a cache of 1,427 coins minted between 1847 …