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A 4-year-old girl is being called a hero for saving her mother’s life after she calmly called 911 and led first responders to her home. Isla Glaser was with her younger siblings on Dec. 6 at their Somerset, New Jersey, home when their mom, Haley Glaser, suddenly collapsed,NBC 4 New Yorkreported. The child attempted to wake her unresponsive mother — but when she was unsuccessful in her efforts, Isla knew she had to call for help....

Photo: Danielle McNair Five-year-old Mason McNair was enjoying a fun-filled trip to his grandparents’ Georgia home last month when they noticed a small tick burrowed in the boy’s belly button. They picked the critter out, Mason returned home and his parents thought nothing of the incident — until the next day. “We noticed that [his belly button] was red and looked infected,” Mason’s mother, Danielle, tells PEOPLE. “About six inches in diameter around the entire bite....

Police in Louisiana have charged a 25-year-old woman with the murder of a 6-month-old boy, who died last week — hours after being kidnapped and set on fire. PEOPLE learns that Felicia Marie-Nicole Smith is facing a single first-degree murder charge in the death of Levi Cole Ellerbe. Levi died on Wednesday after sustaining severe burns, according to a statement from the Natchitoches Police Department. Smith was arrested on Saturday....

After going missing following one of thedeadly wildfires spreading across California this week, a 70-year-old woman and her two great-grandchildrenwere found dead, according to family members. Once Bledsoe realized the danger her family was in, she called her husband Ed. “She said, ‘You need to come home right now. The fire’s right next to our house,’” Ed toldCapital Public Radio. As of Sunday,six liveshave been lost as a result of the deadly blaze, KCRA reported....

Makenzie Gongora.Photo: gofundme The family of a 9-year-old girl is “shattered” after she suddenly died in her sleep, just three daysafter testing positive for COVID-19. Makenzie Gongora, a 4th-grader from San Antonio, Texas, started feeling sick in her after-school care program on Friday, Jan. 29. “Kenzie was complaining about a really bad headache and then they took her temperature and she had a fever,” her aunt, Victoria Southworth,told KSAT....

Taking home the biggest award of the night, the cast ofEverything Everywhere All at Oncededicated it to their inspiration — their fellow 94-year-old cast mate James Hong! As the audience rose for a standing ovation, Hong delivered a rousing speech — at first, in Chinese. “Actually, I said that because we might be broadcast in Hong Kong,” Hong began. “And I hope next year the network won’t change their mind and put us on again....

Photo: Serendipity Grab your spoons: This is the ultimate snack for your nextFriendsre-run binge. The decadent flavor is of course named after theshow’s iconic coffee shop, and is made up of mocha almond fudge flavored ice cream that is packed with rich chocolate-covered almonds and creamy fudge swirls. “Friends is a pop-culture classic that we couldn’t be more thrilled to create a special flavor for! Our flavor is nostalgia in a pint that makes you feel like you’re with your six best friends indulging in a sweet treat at a coffee shop,” said Sal Pesce, president and COO of Serendipity Brands....

Photo: Kerem Yucel/AFP/Getty A record number of women,128 in total, will join the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday as the 2019 Congress convenes for the first time — but that’s not the only ground being broken. Here is a look at some of the firsts. Paul Sancya/AP/REX/Shutterstock; Jim Mone/AP/REX/Shutterstock The first Muslim women were elected to Congress. Democratic Reps.Ilhan Omar, from Minnesota, and Rashida Tlaib, from Michigan, are claiming this title — and three more between the two of them: Omar is also the first Somali-American and first Muslim former refugee elected, while Tlaib is the first Palestinian-American woman to sit in the House,CNN reports....

01of 13Getting to Know Each OtherErika and Tom Girardi.BravoErika, 49, and Tom, 82, first met over two decades ago, when she was a cocktail waitress at the L.A. restaurant Chasen’s, where Tom was a regular.Then 27, divorced and with a young son, Thomas, now 27, “marriage was the furthest thing from my mind,“Girardi told PEOPLE in 2018.But fate intervened, and after a year-long friendship, Tom, a powerhouse attorney famed for the landmark case that inspired the filmErin Brokovich, asked her out....

A year after the release ofher blockbuster memoir,Becoming,Michelle Obamais returning to bookshelves with a new project this fall. Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice, will be released on Nov. 19 and feature an introduction from the former first lady — exclusively excerpted below. The companion journal is intended to help readers capture their own journeys through life. It “includes more than 150 inspiring questions and quotes that resonate with key themes in Mrs....

Photo: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images; Lloyd Bishop/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images Some new music withTaylor Swiftis on the way! On Tuesday, Big Red Machine — the powerhouse duo comprising Bon Iver’sJustin Vernon, 40, and The National’s Aaron Dessner, 45 — announced the tracklist of their upcomingHow Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?, which features two tracks withTaylor Swift. Swift, 31, appears on the duo’s songs “Birch” and “Renegade....

Aaron Rodgers.Photo:Getty ImagesAaron Rodgershas made it clear that he’s not looking forward to being part of HBO’s newest season ofHard Knocks.Each season, HBO and the NFL choose a team to feature, with the players required to take part. The Jetsannouncedlast week that its team would be the focus of this latest season.“They forced it down our throats and we’ve got to deal with it,” Rodgers, 39, said over the weekend when asked about the show at the American Century Celebrity Golf Tournament in Lake Tahoe....

Photo: Quinn Harris/GettyGreen Bay Packers quarterbackAaron Rodgersrecently embarkedon a retreat where he remained in complete darknessfor four days.The 39-year-old previously said he hoped the retreat, which heleft after only two days, would help him decide whether to return to the NFL next season. In a recent interview with theAubrey Marcus Podcast, Rodgers said the decision is, indeed, coming soon.“If you don’t like it and you think it’s drama, you think I’m being a diva or whatever, then just tune it out,” Rodgers said of his impending decision....