Photo: John Lamparski/Getty; Pamela Littky/ABC The heartwarming on-screen chemistry between theAbbott Elementarycharacters has quickly made the ABC sitcom a fan favorite. And now,Sheryl Lee Ralph, who plays straight-talking kindergarten teacher Barbara Howard, is revealing that the actors genuinely love each other off-screen too. “I’ve done a lot of series. This does not happen very often to actors,” says Ralph, 65. “You are not often — if ever — put in a group of people who actually like each other, who actually look forward to seeing each other....

Sheryl Sandberg.Photo: Antoine Antoniol/Getty Sheryl Sandbergis urging activists to shift “from politics to humanity” amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, specifically calling for a mass condemnation of sexual violence reportedly inflicted upon Israeli citizens during Hamas terrorists' Oct. 7 attack. Sandberg — founder of the nonprofit organization LeanIn.Org and the former chief operating officer at Meta — details in anop-ed penned for CNNhow witnesses to the attack have reported several instances of Hamas militants raping women on Oct....

01of 15Sidney Poitier’s Early YearsMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer/GettyBorn in Miami in 1927,Sidney Poitierwas raised in the Bahamas but returned to the States as a teen, acting with the North American Negro Theatre before landing his breakthrough role in 1955’sBlackboard Jungle.One of the first Black actors to find commercial success, he was also the first Black man to win the Best Actor Oscar, and paved the way for many actors of color who’ve since followed....

Simone Bileshas made history again! The four-time Olympic gold medalist, 22, broke a world championships record on Sunday, as she picked up her 24th and 25th medals. Days earlier, Biles had already become the most-decorated woman, when she won her 21st medal in the team competition, according to theNew York Times. On Sunday, Biles, who has struggled on the beam in the past,jumped up out of her seatas her scores came in and began celebrating as she saw she had received 15....

Photo: Simone Biles/InstagramA matrimony so nice they’re doing it twice!Simone BilesandJonathan Owenstook fans along via Instagram as they departed for their second wedding ceremony on Thursday.In a series of stories on Instagram, the star gymnast and her new husband shared glimpses as they headed to the airport in a luxe sprinter van, where they sipped champagne and prepared for a second ceremony."& we’re off," Biles, 26, wrote over the first story next to the emojis of a bride and groom....

Simone Biles.Photo:Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Simone Bileshas landed one of the world’s most difficult vaults on the world stage for the first time. On Sunday at the World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, the 26-year-old gymnast successfully executed the Yurchenko double pike vault, weeks after landing it at the U.S. national championships. At the world championships in Antwerp, Belgium, it is graded 6.4 in difficulty,according to NBC Sports....

WhenSimone Bilesattempted her first skill of the gymnastics team event at the Tokyo Olympics, a 2½ twisting vault, she quicklyknew something was off. The four-time Olympic gold medalist moved off the competition floor to talk with her coach andsoon pulled out of the team, andlater the all-around events, citing issues with her mental health. Biles, 24, later explained to reporters that she “had no idea where I was in the air,” and that she was “having a little bit of the twisties....

Simone Biles is withdrawing out of another event final in Tokyo — and “will make a decision” about the balance beam soon. On Sunday, USA Gymnastics announced that the gymnast, 24, would be withdrawing out of her third consecutive final, which will take place on Monday. “Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision on beam later this week. Either way, we’re all behind you, Simone,” the organization said in a statement....

CoCo Lee has died following a suicide attempt on Sunday. She was 48. The Hong Kong-born singer-songwriter’s older sisters Carol and Nancy Lee announced the news on social media on Wednesday, sharing that she had died earlier in the day. Ina statementposted on Facebook and Instagram, they explained that CoCo had been experiencing depression for several years. “With great sadness, we are here [to] break the most devastating news: CoCo had been suffering from depression for a few years but her condition deteriorated drastically over the last few months,” the sisters wrote....

Photo:Amanda Leigh Vienno Bailey/Tiktok Amanda Leigh Vienno Bailey/Tiktok A Canadian momis claiming that an airline wouldn’t let her travel alone with her 3-month-old twin babies. “You get your hopes and you’re like, I can do it. I can do it. And I’m packed. Everything is packed,” she continued. “And flights right now are ridiculous to even ask for somebody to come with me and they won’t honor a price or anything....

Photo:TLC TLC Janelle Brown’s fallout with husbandKody Brownled to some major realizations about what’s at stake. Sunday’s episode ofSister Wivesshowcased a massive argument between Janelle and Kody that centered on the demise of their marriage andKody’s estrangement from their sons. The two 54-year-olds hurled a series of allegations at each other, accusing the other of “gaslighting” and “throwing” them “under the bus.” “You’re always flipping it back on me,” said Janelle as Kody responded, “That’s because it belongs on you, Janelle....

Francesco Clark and Alberto Mihelcic Bazzana’s twins, Harold Amadeo and Elettra Emilia.Photo:Courtesy Francesco Clark Courtesy Francesco Clark Since a life-altering spinal cord injury more than 20 years ago, skincare mogulFrancesco Clark, the founder ofClark’s Botanicals, has been working hard to make his dreams come true. Last month, he achieved what might be his sweetest goal yet: starting a family. Clark, 45, and his partner of five years, Alberto Mihelcic Bazzana, 36, became first-time fathers on June 7, when twins Harold Amadeo and Elettra Emilia were born via surrogate in Anderson, South Carolina....

Skylar Grey.Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/WireImage Skylar Grey’s co-written hits includingEminemandRihanna’s “Love the Way You Lie,“Diddy’s “Coming Home,” andZeddandFoxes' “Clarity,” but she no longer reaps financial royalties for the songs, which have collectively sold millions of copies. In a new interview withVariety, Grey — who’s largely retreated from the public eye since releasing her 2016Natural Causesalbum — revealed she hit “rock bottom” over the past half-decade, endured a harsh divorce fromTodd Mandel, and was forced to sell her entire music catalog in order to pay for it....