Country singer Melba Montgomery is 83. Singer Cliff Richard is 80. Singer Justin Hayward of the Moody Blues is 74. Actor Greg Evigan (“My Two Dads,” “B.J. and the Bear”) is 67. TV personality Arleen Sorkin (“America’s Funniest People,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 65. Singer Thomas Dolby is 62. Actor Lori Petty (“A League of Their Own”) is 57. Actor Steve Coogan (“Night at the Museum”) is 55. Singer Karyn White is 55. Actor Edward Kerr (“Pretty Little Liars”) is 54. Actor Jon Seda (“Chicago P.D.,” “Homicide: Life on the Street”) is 50. Bassist Doug Virden (Sons of the Desert) is 50. Country singer Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks is 46. Singer Shaznay Lewis of All Saints is 45. Actor Stephen Hill (2018’s “Magnum, P.I.”) is 44. Singer Usher is 42. TV personality Stacy Keibler (“Dancing With the Stars”) is 41. Actor Skyler Shaye (“Bratz”) is 34. Comedian Jay Pharoah (“Saturday Night Live”) is 33.
— Associated Press
Regulators authorized AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine for use in adults throughout the European Union on Friday, amid criticism the bloc is not moving fast enough to vaccinate its population.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A former FBI lawyer was sentenced to probation for altering an email that the Justice Department relied on during its surveillance of an aide to President Donald Trump during the Russia investigation.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic Gov. Tony Evers lashed out Friday at rival Republicans who tried to repeal his statewide mask mandate, saying killing the order would be a ridiculous move comparable to abolishing speed limits.
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — As some conservatives in South Carolina celebrated getting a bill that would ban almost all abortions in the state past a legislative barrier and likely becoming law, they said they are not finished trying to end all abortions.
A Moscow court on Friday put the brother and several allies of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny under house arrest for two months as authorities sought to stymie more protests over the jailing of the top Kremlin foe.