Actor Britt Ekland is 78. Singer-guitarist Thomas McClary (The Commodores) is 71. Singer Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon is 69. Guitarist David Hidalgo of Los Lobos is 66. Actor Elisabeth Shue is 57. Singer-songwriter Matthew Sweet is 56. Actor Jacqueline Obradors (“NYPD Blue”) is 54. Country singer Tim Rushlow (Little Texas) is 54. Bassist Tommy Stinson (The Replacements, Guns N’ Roses) is 54. Actor Amy Jo Johnson (“Felicity,” “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers”) is 50. Actor Lamman Rucker (“Meet the Browns”) is 49. Actor Ioan Gruffudd (“Fantastic Four,” “Horatio Hornblower”) is 47. Actor Jeremy Sisto (“Law and Order,” “Six Feet Under”) is 46. Actor Brett Gelman (“Stranger Things”) is 44. Singer Melinda Doolittle (“American Idol”) is 43. Actor Wes Ramsey (“CSI: Miami”) is 43. Actor Karimah Westbrook (“All American”) is 42. Musician Will Butler of Arcade Fire is 38.
— 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.