New York Sees Highest Single Day Death Toll Despite Reports That Curve Is “Flattening”

The nation’s coronavirus outbreak epicenter logged its single deadliest day yet. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said that the state had its highest single-day death toll due to COVID-19, with 779 reported Tuesday, but the average number of hospitalizations has decreased over the past couple of days.  Cuomo said Wednesday that dramatic action and social distancing is …

Bernie Sanders Ends His 2020 Presidential Campaign

Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders dropped out of the 2020 Democratic presidential race on Wednesday. Former Vice President Joe Biden is now the party’s best chance to defeat President Donald Trump in November. Biden now has a clear path to the nomination, though the end of the primary is overshadowed by the global crisis of the …

Jordan Davis Hits No. 1 For 3rd Time With “Slow Dance In A Parking Lot”

Jordan Davis has earned his third consecutive No. 1 single on the country charts with “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot.” “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot” follows Jordan’s previous No. 1 singles, “Singles You Up” (April 2018) and “Take It From Me” (March 2019), both off his 2018 debut album, Home State. Take a …

Disney Launches ‘At Home With Olaf’ Series With Josh Gad

Disney is launching a new series, At Home with Olaf, starring Frozen and Frozen 2 voice actor Josh Gad. The show is a weekly digital animated series featuring Gad as his Frozen character, the snowman Olaf.  The series will consist of 20 vignettes featuring Olaf. The first episode, titled “Fun with Snow,” shows Olaf throwing snowballs, only for some of them to …

Amazon To Stream Stage Version Of ‘Fleabag’ For Charity

Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s “Fleabag” is all set to stream on Amazon Prime Video to raise money for people in need amid the coronavirus pandemic. In a press release, Waller-Bridge noted that the world is going through rough times and she hopes that the “filmed” performance could help in raising money for the people affected by the …

Stephanie Grisham Leaving Role As White House Press Secretary

White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham is leaving that role to become First Lady Melania Trump’s chief of staff and spokeswoman. President Donald Trump’s campaign spokeswoman Kayleigh McEnany will replace Grisham as White House press secretary. The first lady announced Tuesday in a statement: “I am excited to welcome Stephanie back to the team in …

Acting Secretary Of The Navy Thomas Modly Resigns After Remarks Made On Open Micraphone

Defense secretary Mark Esper confirmed Tuesday that he had accepted the resignation of Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly after Modly called the aircraft carrier captain he fired last week “stupid” in an address to the ship’s crew. “Secretary Modly served the nation for many years,” Esper wrote in a statement on Modly’s resignation. “I have …

Watch Kane Brown & John Legend’s New Video For “Last Time I Say Sorry”

Kane Brown teamed with John Legend for a new ballad, “Last Time I Say Sorry,” co-written by Kane, Legend, Matt McGinn and Andrew Goldstein. Kane and Legend met during an episode of The Voice in which Kane was a guest performer, and Legend was serving as one of the coaches. Now the duo have dropped …

Jordan Davis Hits No. 1 For 3rd Time With “Slow Dance In A Parking Lot”

Jordan Davis has earned his third consecutive No. 1 single on the country charts with “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot.” “Slow Dance in a Parking Lot” was inspired by Lonnie’s first date with his future wife at a college formal, where he didn’t want the night to end so he slow danced with her …

Country Singer/Songwriter John Prine Dies At 73 From COVID-19 Complications

Country-folk singer and songwriter John Prine died Tuesday, April 7 at age 73. The musician passed away as a result of complications from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) at the Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Prine was hospitalized with a “sudden onset” of COVID-19 symptoms on March 26 and intubated on March 28, his family …