Actor Barry Newman is 82. Actor Dakin Matthews (“Gilmore Girls,” “King of Queens”) is 80. Singer Johnny Rivers is 78. Singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell is 77. Actor Christopher Knight (“The Brady Bunch”) is 63. Guitarist Tommy Thayer of Kiss is 60. Actor Julie Pinson (“As The World Turns,” “Days of Our Lives”) is 53. Guitarist Greg Tribbett of Mudvayne is 52. Actor Michelle Clunie (“Queer as Folk,” “The Jeff Foxworthy Show”) is 51. Documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me”) is 50. Actor Jeremy London (“Party of Five”) is 48. Actor Jason London (“The Rage: Carrie Two”) is 48. Actor Yunjin Kim (“Lost”) is 47. Actor Adam DeVine (“Modern Family”) is 37. Guitarist Zach Myers of Shinedown is 37. Actor Lucas Neff (“Raising Hope”) is 35. Rapper Tempah is 32. Singer Lorde is 24.
— 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.