Actor Glynis Johns (“Mary Poppins”) is 97. Singer Arlene Smith of The Chantels is 79. Singer-guitarist Steve Miller is 77. Singer Brian Johnson of AC/DC is 73. Actor Karen Allen is 69. Director Clive Barker is 68. Guitarist David Bryson of Counting Crows is 66. Astrophysicist and “Cosmos” host Neil deGrasse Tyson is 62. Actor Daniel Baldwin (“Homicide: Life on the Streets”) is 60. Guitarist Dave Dederer (Presidents of the United States of America) is 56. Actor Guy Pearce (“Memento,” “L.A. Confidential”) is 53. Actor Josie Bissett (“Melrose Place”) is 50. Singer-actor Heather Headley is 46. Singer Colin Meloy of The Decemberists is 46. Guitarist Brian Mashburn of Save Ferris is 45. Actor Parminder Nagra (“ER,” “Bend It Like Beckham”) is 45. Actor Scott Weinger (“Full House,” “Aladdin”) is 45. Actor Kate Winslet is 45. Guitarist James Valentine of Maroon 5 is 42. Bassist Paul Thomas of Good Charlotte is 40. Actor Jesse Eisenberg (“The Social Network”) is 37. Singer Brooke Valentine is 35. Actor Joshua Logan Moore (“Desperate Housewives”) is 26.
— 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.