I have restarted my computer and the same issue remained.
I closed Bridge again. Reopened it while holding down Ctrl to possibly reset the Prefs. However, I didn't like the way the options read so selected Cancel.
Everything seems to be functioning correctly now.
I don't know what happened or why and would certainly appreciate any insight as to what might have happened.
I'm no newbie to PS nor Bridge as have been using them since mid 90s. Don't remember anything like this before.
Thanks again for any feedback.
Joe