Actor Clu Gulager (film’s “The Last Picture Show,” TV’s “The Virginian”) is 92. Actor Joanna Pettet (“Knots Landing”) is 78. Actor Steve Railsback is 75. Actor David Leisure (“Empty Nest”) is 70. Actor Miguel Sandoval (“Medium”) is 69. Actor Marg Helgenberger (“CSI”) is 62. Drummer Mani of Stone Roses is 58. Country singer-guitarist Keith Burns of Trick Pony is 57. Jazz singer Diana Krall is 56. Actor Harry Lennix (“The Blacklist”) is 56. Guitarist Dave Kushner of Velvet Revolver is 54. Actor Lisa Bonet is 53. Actor Tammy Lauren (“Wanda at Large,” “Martial Law”) is 52. Singer Bryan Abrams of Color Me Badd is 51. Actor Martha Plimpton is 50. Actor Missi Pyle (“Harold and Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay”) is 48. Actor Maggie Gyllenhaal is 43. Singer Trevor Penick (O-Town) is 41. Actor Kimberley J. Brown (“Halloweentown”) is 36. Singer Siva Kaneswaran of The Wanted is 32. Comedian Pete Davidson (“Saturday Night Live”) is 27. Actor Casey Moss (“Days of Our Lives”) is 27. Actor Noah Gray-Cabey (“Heroes,” “My Wife and Kids”) is 25.
— 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.