U.S. Covid Death Toll Hits 1 Million, According To CDC

The death toll from the shooting at a Texas elementary school has risen to 18 children and three adults, a state senator said. Senator Roland Gutierrez said he was briefed by state police on the latest fatalities at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, a heavily Latino community about 85 miles west of San Antonio.

Because the Kremlin apparently has no other pressing issues at the moment, more than 960 Americans have been “permanently banned”  from entering Russia. The list includes such seeming no-brainers as Joe Biden, Kamala Harris and Hillary Clinton, but there’s no shortage of eyebrow-raising names as well.

So rosy! Bachelor Nation’s Becca Tilley shared a kiss with singer Hayley Kiyoko while celebrating the release of her latest hit “For the Girls.”

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night amid his ongoing COVID-19 battle. The comedians — both of whom were set to be guests on Wednesday's show — guest hosted  in light of Kimmel's absence.In their opening monologue, the pair, dressed head-to-toe in J merch, poked fun at Kimmel's double diagnosis.«I guess we should explain why we're hosting tonight,» Mulaney began.

John Mulaney and Andy Samberg stepped in for Jimmy Kimmel Wednesday night amid his ongoing COVID-19 battle. The comedians — both of whom were set to be guests on Wednesday's show — guest hosted  in light of Kimmel's absence.In their opening monologue, the pair, dressed head-to-toe in J merch, poked fun at Kimmel's double diagnosis.«I guess we should explain why we're hosting tonight,» Mulaney began.

Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for COVID-19, once again. The “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” host revealed Tuesday that he still has the virus after sharing that he contracted COVID earlier this month.

Jimmy Kimmel continues to test positive for COVID-19.

Jimmy Kimmel has tested positive for COVID-19, once again. The host revealed Tuesday that he still has the virus after sharing that he contracted COVID earlier this month.«I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN. I am feeling fine,» Kimmel wrote on Twitter Tuesday night, before revealing that John Mulaney and Andy Samberg will be stepping in for the late-night host Wednesday. «The great John @Mulaney & Andy Samberg @TheLonelyIsland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow,» he added.I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN.

two weeks after he was forced to step away from his duties beginning May 2.“I’m such a positive person, I tested positive AGAIN,” he tweeted Tuesday. “I am feeling fine — the great John @mulaney & Andy Samberg @thelonelyisland have graciously agreed to host @JimmyKimmelLive for me tomorrow.”The show host appeared virtually at the 2022 network upfronts, where he made fun of everyone from Netflix (“It feels really good to see them stoop to selling advertisements.”) to Disney (“It’s our 100th anniversary, and we are gonna celebrate that milestone like only Disney can: By milking the living sh— out of it!”). Kimmel announced May 2 that comic Mike Birbiglia would take over hosting after his first positive COVID test this month.

Eric Clapton is rescheduling two dates on his just-started European tour after testing positive for COVID-19.

vocally expressing his criticism of the coronavirus vaccine, Eric Clapton has contracted COVID-19.Announced via his Facebook page, Clapton’s team revealed he is “suffering from COVID,” testing positive “shortly after” playing at Royal Albert Hall. “He has been told by his medical advisors that if we were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery,” the statement read.

Clapton’s Facebook page announced last night that Tuesday’s Zurich, Switzerland, show and Wednesday’s Milan, Italy, show would be cancelled as a result of his diagnosis. “Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from Covid having tested  positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” the Facebook post reads. “He has been told by his medical advisors that if he were to resume traveling and performing too soon, it could substantially delay his full recovery.  Eric is also anxious to avoid passing on any infection to any of his band, crew, Promoters, their staff and of course the fans.”The hope is that Clapton will recover in time to resume tour and complete the rest of the scheduled performances in Bologna on Friday and Saturday.“It is very frustrating that having avoided Covid throughout lockdown and throughout the period when travel restrictions have been in place Eric should have succumbed to Covid at this point in time,” the post continued.

Eric Clapton has been forced to postpone two of his upcoming shows after testing positive for COVID-19.The guitarist kicked off his latest UK and European tour earlier this month with a pair of shows at the Royal Albert Hall in London.However, Clapton has now announced that he is rescheduling his planned dates in Zurich, Switzerland and Milan, Italy, which had been set to take place tonight (May 17) and tomorrow (May 18), after he contracted COVID following the second Albert Hall gig.“Eric Clapton is unfortunately suffering from COVID having tested positive shortly after the second concert at the Royal Albert Hall,” a statement on Clapton’s website reads.

Melania Trump is calling out Vogue and Anna Wintour for putting Jill Biden on the cover of their magazine.In a new interview, Melania givers her first sit-down since leaving the White House back in 2021. That’s where the former first lady criticized Vogue and its longtime editor-in-chief for their “biased” decisions when it comes to choosing political cover stars from one party and not another. Una publicación compartida de Vogue’s The Get (@vogue)On a new episode of FOX & Friends Weekend on Saturday, co-host Pete Hegseth asked Trump how she felt about some of the esteemed magazine’s past cover choices, mentioning that Michelle Obama received three covers during her time as first lady and that Hillary Clinton made it onto one cover.While Republican first ladies Laura Bush, Barbara Bush, and Nancy Reagan were all photographed for Vogue, none of them received their own cover.In response, Trump explained her understanding of the situation, saying Vogue is “biased.”“They have likes and dislikes, and it’s so obvious,” she said on the show.“I think American people and everyone sees it,” Melania continued.

“Virgin River” gets its season 4 release date.