Blues singer Bobby Rush is 86. Actor Albert Hall (“Ally McBeal,” “Beloved”) is 83. Country singer Donna Fargo is 79. Lyricist Tim Rice is 76. Actor-dancer Ann Reinking is 71. Actor Jack Scalia is 70. Actor-comedian Sinbad is 64. Actor Mackenzie Phillips (“One Day at a Time”) is 61. Actor Hugh Bonneville (“Downton Abbey”) is 57. Comedian Tommy Davidson (“In Living Color”) is 57. Actor Michael Jai White is 56. Country singer Chris Cagle is 52. Comedian Tracy Morgan (“30 Rock”) is 52. Actor Ellen Pompeo (“Grey’s Anatomy”) is 51. Actor Orny Adams (TV’s “Teen Wolf”) is 50. Rapper U-God of Wu-Tang Clan is 50. Rapper Warren G is 50. Actor Walton Goggins (“The Unicorn,” “The Shield”) is 49. Contemporary Christian singer Matt Maher is 46. Singer-guitarist Jim Adkins of Jimmy Eat World is 45. Rapper Eve is 42. Bassist Chris Joannou of Silverchair is 41. Actor Heather Matarazzo is 38. Country singer Miranda Lambert is 37. Actor Josh Peck (“Drake and Josh”) is 34. Singer Vinz Dery of Nico and Vinz is 30. Actor Zoey Deutch (“Vampire Academy”) is 26. Actor Kiernan Shipka (“Mad Men”) is 21. Actor Mackenzie Foy (“Twilight”) is 20.
— 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.