Country singer Narvel Felts is 82. Guitarist Vince Martell of Vanilla Fudge is 75. Keyboardist Jim Peterik of The Ides of March (and formerly of Survivor) is 70. Singer-keyboardist Paul Cowsill of The Cowsills is 69. Singer Marshall Crenshaw is 67. Singer-guitarist Andy Partridge of XTC is 67. Singer Dave Alvin is 65. Synthesizer player Ian Craig Marsh (Human League, Heaven 17) is 64. Actor Stanley Tucci is 60. Actor Demi Moore is 58. Actor Calista Flockhart (“Brothers and Sisters,” “Ally McBeal”) is 56. Actor Frank John Hughes (“24”) is 53. TV personality Carson Kressley (“Queer Eye for the Straight Guy”) is 51. Actor David DeLuise (“Wizards of Waverly Place”) is 49. Actor Tyler Christopher (“General Hospital”) is 48. Actor Leonardo DiCaprio is 46. Actor Scoot McNairy (“Argo”) is 43. “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” musical director Jon Batiste is 34. Actor Christa B. Allen (“Revenge”) 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.