Sheryl Lee Ralph radiates pure joy as she learns of her Emmy nomination
Ralph was nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as Barbara Howard on ABC’s “Abbot Elementary.”
Ralph was nominated for outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series for her role as Barbara Howard on ABC’s “Abbot Elementary.”
Six people, including four teenagers, were shot in related incidents in Memphis overnight, police said. The first shooting was around midnight Tuesday, when officers heard multiple shots and saw a white SUV fleeing the scene, Memphis police said. Officers responded to where the shots were fired and found an empty white Infiniti SUV in an apartment complex, police said.
President Joe Biden on Tuesday signed the Democrats' massive climate, health and tax bill into law, marking a major accomplishment for his domestic agenda less than three months before midterm elections. Speaking from the White House's State Dining Room, Biden touted the Inflation Reduction Act as "further proof that the soul of America is vibrant, the future of America is bright and the promise of America is real and just beginning." Taking advantage of some political momentum, Biden interrupted his summer vacation for the signing just days after the House approved the measure, following Senate passage by just one vote amid some political drama.
With U.S. monkeypox cases surpassing 11,000 in the past week, many are asking how to best protect themselves and reduce their risk. ABC News consulted with specialists who have studied or treated monkeypox, including ABC contributors Dr. Darien Sutton and John Brownstein, Ph.D, to categorize various behaviors and activities into different risk levels. Researchers warn that in the midst of an ongoing outbreak, the medical community is learning more about how this virus spreads in real-time.
Former White House counsel Pat Cipollone and former deputy White House counsel Pat Philbin have been interviewed by the FBI regarding documents that were stored at former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, sources familiar with the matter tell ABC News. The two are the latest former White House officials and members of Trump's current staff to be interviewed by the FBI.
The Democratic chairs of the House Homeland Security and House Oversight committees on Tuesday threatened the Department of Homeland Security inspector general with a subpoena, accusing him of delaying responding to the committee's request for answers regarding missing Secret Service text messages on and around the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. "If you continue to obstruct, we will have no choice but to consider alternate means to ensure compliance," Rep. Bennie Thompson and Rep. Carolyn Maloney, both Democrats, write to Joseph Cuffari in a letter dated Aug. 16. This is the second letter they have jointly sent to the DHS IG requesting information, amid new allegations that career staff in Cuffari's office prepared a notice to Congress earlier this year about their difficulty obtaining Secret Service text messages connected to Jan. 6, but the notice was not included in the government watchdog's required regular report to lawmakers.
Air travel fares may be starting to drop from their summer highs, but customers could pay the price to see family and take long-awaited vacations in the post-pandemic world, travel experts say. Hopper predicts this upcoming winter holiday season will be the most expensive in the last five years. Hopper anticipates 12.6 million people will fly over Labor Day weekend.
Novavax has submitted an application to the Food and Drug Administration for Emergency Use Authorization of its COVID-19 vaccine as a booster in adults that can be used on top of the its primary vaccine series or to mix and match with a different primary series, the company announced. "It's important for people to have a choice as they evaluate how to stay protected against COVID-19, and boosters are an invaluable tool to build upon immunity obtained from previous vaccinations," Stanley C. Erck, President and Chief Executive Officer of Novavax, said in a statement on Monday. "Based on the data presented to the FDA's VRBPAC and the CDC ACIP, we believe our vaccine offers a broad, long-lasting immune response against a range of variants," Erck said.
Salma Hayek posted a fresh-faced photo of herself on Instagram over the weekend, and fans are eating it up. The actress posted the makeup-free photo on Sunday, wearing a pink bikini top and straw hat -- and, of course, her glowing skin. The image caught the attention (and likes) of more than 278,000 Instagram users, many of whom shared their love for Hayek's all-natural beauty.
Sal's Shoe Repair in Merrick, New York, was doing more than fixing heels and worn soles. The Genovese organized crime family operated an illegal gambling operation out of the shop, generating "substantial revenue," which was then laundered through cash transfers, federal prosecutors in Brooklyn said. Nine purported members and associates of the Genovese and Bonanno organized crime families were charged Tuesday with racketeering and illegal gambling offenses for running gambling parlors out of other legitimate-seeming establishments in Queens and on Long Island, including a coffee bar and La Nazionale Soccer Club.
Adam Foss, a former prosecutor in Boston whose TED Talk brought him into partnership with singer John Legend on criminal justice reform, raped a woman in a New York City hotel, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office said Tuesday. According to court documents and statements made on the record in court, Foss, 42, met the 25-year-old woman at a Midtown Manhattan hotel after exchanging calls and texts for approximately one month. “I thank this brave survivor, who had the courage to come forward and share her story,” said Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.
At least eight children in the U.S. have now tested positive for monkeypox, after health officials in Harris County, Texas, confirmed to ABC News that a presumptive case had been identified in a child under the age of 2. The child is expected to make a full recovery, and is doing "very, very well," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said during a press conference on Tuesday. Thus far, no one else in the child's circle has been identified as positive for monkeypox, according to officials.
In many ways, Tuesday's GOP primary battle for Wyoming's at-large congressional seat is a war -- by proxy -- between former President Donald Trump and someone he deems disloyal. Former Cheney adviser and never-Trumper Harriet Hageman has won the endorsement of the man she called "the weakest candidate" in 2016, joining other Republicans in attempting to undermine his nomination at that year's Republican national convention. On Tuesday, the natural resources attorney who ran an unsuccessful primary bid for Wyoming's Republican gubernatorial nomination in 2018 is widely expected to clinch her race against longstanding Wyoming political royalty in one of the most watched races in the nation, an indication of how strongly voters turn out around Trump's unsubstantiated claims of election fraud -- in a state he won by nearly 70% in 2020.
Jonas Brothers are headed back to Las Vegas. The group announced a trio of encore shows in November on Monday, following their previous residency at Dolby Live at Park MGM in June. The trio -- which consists of brothers Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas -- will perform Nov. 10, 11 and 12 with a unique set list each night.
Authorities in Northern California have announced a new phase in the ongoing search for a teenager who disappeared after a party 11 days ago. Kiely Rodni, 16, was last seen on Aug. 6 around 12:30 a.m. local time near the Prosser Family Campground in the small town of Truckee, some 20 miles north of Lake Tahoe. "Her cellphone went dead and became virtually untraceable shortly after," Angela Musallam, public information officer for the Placer County Sheriff's Office, told ABC News during an interview that aired Aug. 9 on "Good Morning America."
Halle Berry is known for many things -- but especially her dynamic array of hair looks. The actress recently celebrated her 56th birthday by posting a photo of herself wearing small hoop earrings, a black lace top and a head full of gorgeous gray curls. Berry's birthday selfie received plenty of love from fans, who liked the photo more than 200,000 times and left thousands of endearing comments.
A suspect remains at large after three men were killed in a hit-and-run outside a Chicago gay bar, police said. A fourth victim was struck and injured in the "horrific act" outside Jeffery Pub, which took place at about 5 a.m. Sunday, Chicago police said. The attack "appears to be intentional" but is not being investigated as a hate crime, Chicago police said at a news conference Monday.
Florence Pugh has revealed that she quietly ended her relationship with Zach Braff earlier this year. In an interview for Harper's BAZAAR's September ICONS issue, the "Black Widow" actress confirmed the two had called it quits after about three years together. Pugh is 26 and Braff is 47.
The saga of WNBA star Brittney Griner continued Monday after her attorneys filed an appeal over her conviction and nine-year Russian prison sentence for drug possession. The move comes as U.S. officials continue to seek a prisoner transfer for her and fellow captive American Paul Whelan. ABC News Live spoke with Bill Richardson, a former U.S. ambassador to the U.N., who has been a frequent emissary in hostage negotiations through the Richardson Center for Global Engagement, about the latest developments.
Communities on the East and Gulf coasts of the U.S. could soon be preparing for a longer hurricane season as the formation of tropical cyclones shifts to earlier in the year, according to a new study. Researchers who analyzed changes in the onset of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity from 1979 to 2020 found that the first named storms of the North Atlantic hurricane season have been occurring five days earlier every decade since 1979, according to a study published in Nature Communications on Tuesday. Currently, the North Atlantic hurricane season runs annually from June 1 to November 30 -- a definition that was established in 1965.
Former President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Monday that the FBI seized his passports during an unprecedented raid of his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida last week. An official with the Department of Justice told ABC News that Trump's passports have been returned to his team. When asked for comment, an FBI spokesperson told ABC News: "In executing search warrants, the FBI follows search and seizure procedures ordered by courts, then returns items that do not need to be retained for law enforcement purposes."