Actor Kathleen Hughes (“Babe”) is 92. Writer P.J. O’Rourke is 73. Guitarist James Young of Styx is 71. Musician Stephen Bishop is 69. Pianist Yanni is 66. Actor D.B. Sweeney is 59. Actor Laura San Giacomo (“Just Shoot Me”) is 59. Rapper Reverend Run of Run-DMC is 56. Actor Patrick Warburton (“The Tick,” “Seinfeld”) is 56. Singer Jeanette Jurado of Expose’ is 55. Bassist Brian Yale of Matchbox Twenty is 52. Singer Butch Walker (Marvelous 3) is 51. Actor Josh Duhamel (Film’s “Transformers,” TV’s “Las Vegas”) is 48. Drummer Travis Barker of Blink-182 is 45. Drummer Robby Shaffer of MercyMe is 45. Actor Brian Dietzen (“NCIS”) is 43. Rapper Shyheim is 43. Bassist Tobin Esperance of Papa Roach is 41. Comedian Vanessa Bayer (“Saturday Night Live”) is 39. Actor Russell Tovey (“Quantico”) is 39. Actor Cory Michael Smith (“Gotham”) is 34. Actor Graham Patrick Martin (“Major Crimes,” “Two and a Half Men”) is 29.
— 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.