Jimmy Fallon is addressing his impersonation of Chris Rock in a “Saturday Night Live” sketch from 20 years ago in which he appeared in blackface. Fallon issued an apology on Tuesday after video and criticism of the sketch, which originally aired on “SNL” in 2000, resurfaced on social media. “While on SNL, I made a…… MORE
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Richard Herd, ‘Seinfeld’ and ‘Get Out’ actor, dead at 87
Richard Herd, a veteran character actor who appeared in dozens of films and television series, has died, a representative for the actor told CNN. He was 87. Herd died of cancer-related causes on Tuesday morning at his home in Los Angeles. He was in the company of his family, his rep said in a statement.…… MORE
Bars in Arkansas reopen as state experiences second peak of Covid cases
During usual times, The Piano Bar in Fayetteville, Arkansas, is jammed with people standing shoulder to shoulder. Singing “Sweet Caroline” at the top of their lungs, they punch the fog-machine air with their drinks, shouting out the “bom bom bom” part of the song as performers duke it out on two pianos well into the…… MORE
Vitamin D’s effect on Covid-19 maybe be exaggerated. Here’s what we know
Is your inbox all a flutter over the latest Covid-19 miracle cure — vitamin D? Just like hydroxychloroquine, the antimalarial drug that US President Donald Trump championed, vitamin D is having its day in the sun on the internet and social media. And just like hydroxychloroquine, it’s leading some to ask, “What can it hurt…… MORE
Tyson meat plant employee dies of Covid-19 weeks after major outbreak
A Tyson Foods employee who worked at the company’s largest pork processing plant in Waterloo, Iowa, died of Covid-19 Monday morning — less than two months after a major outbreak at the same facility. In April, the Black Hawk County Health Department linked the Waterloo Tyson plant to 182 of the county’s 374 Covid-19 cases…… MORE
Governors of Georgia and Florida offer to host Republican convention as Trump threatens to pull it from North Carolina
The governors of Georgia and Florida have offered to host the Republican National Convention after President Donald Trump threatened to pull the event out of North Carolina, where it is expected to be held in late August. Trump contended that Democratic North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is “unable to guarantee” that the Charlotte arena can…… MORE
The White House is getting *very* worried about the Senate majority
Over the past 10 days, there have been increasing signs that the White House — all the way up to President Donald Trump — is not happy with its current crop of Senate candidates. “White House Worries About Kelly Loeffler’s Senate Prospects in Georgia,” read the headline of a New York Times piece published on…… MORE
Democrats and Republicans split on accuracy of coronavirus death statistics, polling shows
Almost half of Americans said they believe that official death toll statistics understate the number of coronavirus deaths in the United States, according to a mid-April Gallup/Knight Foundation poll. A quarter said the statistics were accurate and another 26% said deaths were being overstated, with stark partisan divides. At the time the survey finished fielding…… MORE
Federal immigration agency to furlough employees unless Congress provides funding
US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the federal agency responsible for visa and asylum processing, is expected to furlough part of its workforce this summer if Congress doesn’t provide emergency funding to sustain operations during the coronavirus pandemic. “Unfortunately, as of now, without congressional intervention, the agency will need to administratively furlough a portion of our…… MORE
DOJ closes investigations into three senators who made stock transactions ahead of the pandemic
The Justice Department closed investigations into three senators who had made significant stock transactions ahead of the market crash caused by the spread of coronavirus, according to a person familiar with the matter. On Tuesday, the department notified attorneys for Sens. Kelly Loeffler, a Georgia Republican; Jim Inhofe, an Oklahoma Republican; and Dianne Feinstein, a…… MORE