Michael Schumacher’s family has released a rare statement ahead of his 50th birthday on Jan. 3. “We are very happy to celebrate Michael’s 50th birthday tomorrow together with you and thank you from the bottom of our hearts that we can do this together,” the family of the racing driverwroteon his official Facebook page Wednesday. On Dec. 29, 2013, Schumacher suffered serious head injuries in a skiing accident, which split his helmet as he crashed into rocks on the slope at Meribel ski resort in the French Alps....

Lin-Manuel Mirandais not throwing away his opportunity to vote this November — and he doesn’t want you to either. Miranda has joined forces with former First LadyMichelle Obamaand some other famous friends to launch a new voter registration nonprofit calledWhen We All Vote. In addition to theHamiltoncreator and the first lady, the co-chairs of the national nonpartisan organization include actorTom Hanks, country music stars (and spouses)Faith HillandTim McGraw, basketball playerChris Pauland singer-songwriterJanelle Monáe....

Photo: Mike Marsland/WireImage; Gary Gershoff/WireImage; Dave Benett/Getty Images Michelle Yeohis busy at work after her Oscar win. While out at herAmerican Born Chinesepremiere on Sunday, the actressspoke with ETaboutWicked, her upcoming two-part film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical, which costarsAriana GrandeandCynthia Erivo. “You’ll see it very soon,” Yeoh promised of the first film, due out next November, with part two slated for December 2025. Adding that it’s been “great” playing Madame Morrible, she also gushed about her costars: “Really good....

Michelle Youngis feeling good about the choices she made onThe Bachelorette. The school teacher’s season of the dating series is currently airing on ABC, so while she can’t reveal her final pick just yet, she recently teased that she’s “very happy with the experience” of being on the show. Ahead of Tuesday’s episode ofThe Bachelorette,there are eight remaining suitors left for Young — Martin, Rick, Olu, Brandon, Rodney, Joe, Clayton and Nayte....

Photo: NBC A Michigan mother is speaking out on the dangers of the viral “Fire Challenge” after her 12-year-old son suffered second-degree burns when his friends dangerously gave it a go. Cleary told NBC affiliateWDIVthat she realized something was wrong as soon as she saw her son emerge from the house with no shirt on. “I immediately started to freak out, I’m like, ‘Take him to the hospital, take him to the hospital!...

A Michigan woman is lucky to still be able to see after mistaking a bottle of nail glue for her eye drops.Yacedrah Williamsglued her eye shutlast Thursday when she accidentally used adhesive meant to repair broken fingernails instead of the lubricating eye drops for her contact lens, according to Detroit news outletWXYZ.Williams told the outlet she woke up in the middle of the night with dry eyes and wanted to take her contacts out....

Photo: Bartow Middle School/FacebookTwo Florida middle school girls were arrested after allegedly hatching a plot to kill classmates with knives and drink their blood, according to multiple reports.The 11-year-old and 12-year-old allegedly brought four knives, a pizza cutter and a knife sharpener to Bartow Middle School on Tuesday, theAssociated Pressreports, citing arrest affidavits obtained from the Bartow Police Department. The affidavits allege the girls’ goal was to wait in a bathroom, cut the throats of other students, eat their flesh, drink their blood and then kill themselves....

Pence, 60,was appearing onMeet the Pressto discuss the government’s coronavirus response. Trump put him in charge of addressing the respiratory virus last week. Pence avoided directly commenting on Don Jr.’s argument, who had said “for them [Democrats] to try to take a pandemic and seemingly hope that it comes here and kills millions of people so that they can end Donald Trump’s streak of winning is a new level of sickness....

Miller Lite is giving Super Bowl fans the opportunity to burn a single calorieandearn $8 during Sunday’s big game. The Molson Coors beer brand announced in apress releaseon Sunday that it is introducing an ad campaign during Super Bowl LV that pokes fun at Michelob Ultra, a light-beer competitor that promotes itself as having 95 calories vs. Miller Lite’s 96. When Michelob Ultra’s commercial airs during the game, Miller Lite fans will be invited to type an 836-character URL into their search browser in order to burn 1 calorie and score $8 for a signature six-pack of beer....

Ree Drummond‘s daughterPaigeis her mother’s mini-me!ForHalloweenthis year, the 20-year-old dressed up as none other than thePioneer Womanherself. Drummond, 50, shared a photo of Paige’s spot-on costume on Instagram Saturday.“Welcome to Paige’s frontier!!!” Drummond captioned the post, which showed her daughter decked out in a flannel shirt, a Drummond Ranch baseball cap and a red wig to replicate her mother’s famous hair.Thesophomore at the University of Arkansasalso held up her mother’s most recentcookbookThe New Frontier, which was released in late October....

Photo: miranda lambert/instagram Miranda Lambertlooked festive and happy to celebrate her husband’s milestone birthday this week! The country singer, 37, shared a series of photos with Brendan McLoughlinto her Instagramon Thursday to mark the former NYPD officer’s 30th birthday. The couple posed in front of what appeared to be their home in a post that Lambert tagged in Nashville, Tennessee. The singer, who is releasing her new song “If I Was a Cowboy” on Friday, wore a patchwork dress and tan boots, while McLoughlin sported a blue plaid blazer and skinny jeans....

Donald Hayes.Photo: Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office On Wednesday, the Yavapai County Sheriff’s Office announced that their days-long search for 74-year-old hiker Donald Hayes from Prescott Valley — who had last been seen on a Mingus Mountain trailhead on May 13 — had ended. His body was “found in a rugged area that had been difficult for searchers to reach,” policewrotein a statement. “Mr. Hayes' dog Ranger who was with him on the hike, was found alive having remained with the victim,” they wrote, noting that the dog was transported to a local animal hospital for treatment....

Photo: Google Maps On Aug. 18, LaKambria Welch’s brother and his fiancée got in touch with a local wedding venue to discuss their upcoming nuptials. Then, on Saturday — the same day the couple planned to visit the Boone’s Camp Event Hall in Mississippi — they received a message from the owner. “She had just realized who they were,” Welch tells PEOPLE in an email, “and due to her Christian beliefs she couldn’t accommodate them....