'It's a Christmas miracle' -- East St. Louis girl, 5, places call to help ailing grandmother -- with an assist from a Calif. woman

EAST ST. LOUIS -- Irene Enlow fell out of bed with her eyes rolling back and her tongue flopping out of her mouth Wednesday morning. That's when her 5-year-old granddaughter thought she was having a heart attack and quickly sprang into action.

"I got my granny's blue notebook and called a number that was in it," DeJana J. Enlow said.

It turns out that the California woman who DeJana called does not know Enlow or her family.

"She told me her grandmother was having a heart attack," said Kristina Lauf said. "I live in Los Angeles, Calif., so I couldn't call the police there. I called my sister, Kayce Lauf, who lives in St. Louis and asked her to call 911 while I was telling her the story."

"I don't know the little girl or her family. But, my sister and I were happy to help," Lauf said.

Enlow, who is diabetic, said her sugar level dropped too low and she passed out.

"It caught me in my sleep," she said.

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DeSean Jackson's punt return TD could have been called back

DeSean Jackson's(notes) goal-line grandstanding could have caused his miraculous game-winning punt return to be wiped out, a review of FOX replays show.


As the Philadelphia Eagles return man was running parallel to the end zone, delaying his touchdown for maximum showboating effectiveness, a number of his teammates ran onto the field from the sideline, a clear violation of the NFL's "too many men on the field" rules.


The new wrinkle on Jackson's return was first noticed at BallHyped.com. Because he took a turn at the 6-yard line instead of running into the end zone, a number of his teammates and some coaches spilled out onto the field in anticipation of his touchdown, which didn't come until a few seconds later. A flag could have been thrown, bringing back the touchdown and sending the game to overtime.

Now, I don't think any flag should have been thrown on the play. The players weren't on the field before the snap nor during the runback. Their on-field exuberance had no effect on Jackson's touchdown. Sometimes officials need to look the other way, like a foul at the end of a basketball game. However, as BallHyped points out, this play came during the same week that the NFL made a huge deal about sideline behavior during punt returns, thanks to the dirty play of Jets strength coach Sal Alosi.

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Muscle Car Roars Onto Lawn of Bush's Dallas Home

Driver says his gas pedal became stuck

Updated 12:57 PM CST, Thu, Dec 23, 2010

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Authorities have detained someone whose car apparently ran off the road and onto former President George W. Bush's lawn Wednesday night.

The Secret Service and Dallas police questioned the man but say they do not believe he intended to cause Bush or his wife harm.

Dallas police responded to the scene, but the Secret Service is taking the lead in the investigation.

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