Once frowned upon in terms of so-called royal protocol, it seems selfies with the royal family are very much here to stay after Princess Charlotte took one with a fan on Christmas Day at Sandringham.
https://people.com/princess-charlotte-brings-royal-family-selfie-next-g…

‘American Idol’ finalist Emmy Russell, who is the granddaughter of Loretta Lynn, is expecting her first baby
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-moms/news/loretta-lynns-granddaugh…

The cause of the Azerbaijan Airlines crash is under investigation, but the company is crediting “the crew's valiant dedication to their duties until the last moment”
https://people.com/azerbaijan-airlines-pilots-credited-for-helping-half…

Brittany and Patrick Mahomes share daughter Sterling, son Bronze, and another baby girl on the way. The couple gifted Sterling a pink Range Rover and Bronze a black G Wagon.
https://people.com/brittany-and-patrick-mahomes-gift-each-of-their-todd…

Bradley Cooper feels his ‘most important job’ is fatherhood as his 50th birthday approaches, and more of Us Weekly’s top stories
https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/bradley-coopers-private-…

Faith Paige Goynes is charged with murder and arson after allegedly being found with burns and the victim's ID.
https://people.com/texas-woman-allegedly-killed-husband-burned-truck-fl…

When an individual got engaged three days after their brother's wedding, they were met with hostility. 'He could've absolutely planned around it. Hellishly stupid and selfish,' the former groom told his sibling of the proposal, according to a post on Reddit.
https://people.com/man-angry-after-his-sibling-got-engaged-3-days-after…

Lauren, on TikTok @the_stayathomemomma, tells PEOPLE about the surprising backlash on her journey to get her daughter an axolotl for Christmas.
https://people.com/mom-surprises-6-year-old-with-dream-pet-an-axolotl-f…

In celebration of our 50th year, we're looking back at some of our favorite reads over the decades
https://people.com/best-books-1970s-people-50th-anniversary-8698435

The Metro Richmond Zoo welcomed a newborn pygmy hippo two weeks before Christmas. The Virginia zoo wrote that the birth is significant to conservation efforts for the endangered species.
https://people.com/virginia-zoo-gets-hippopotamus-for-christmas-with-py…