Singer LaMonte McLemore of the Fifth Dimension is 85. Singer Fee Waybill of The Tubes is 72. Actor Elvira is 69. Comedian Rita Rudner is 67. Puppeteer Kevin Clash (Elmo on “Sesame Street”) is 60. Actor-director Paul Feig is 58. Director Baz Luhrmann (“Moulin Rouge”) is 58. Singer BeBe Winans is 58. Businessman Robert Herjavec (“Shark Tank”) is 57. Actor Kyle Chandler (“Early Edition”) is 55. Rapper Doug E. Fresh is 54. Actor Malik Yoba (“New York Undercover”) is 53. Singer Anastacia is 52. Actor Matthew Settle (“Gossip Girl”) is 51. Rapper Vinnie of Naughty By Nature is 50. Actor Bobby Lee (“MADtv,” “Harold and Kumar” films) is 49. Singer Marcus Sanders of Hi-Five is 47. Singer-actor Nona Gaye (“The Matrix” films) is 46. Drummer Chuck Comeau of Simple Plan is 41. Actor Billy Miller (“General Hospital,” “The Young and the Restless”) is 41. Actor Danielle Brooks (“Orange Is the New Black”) is 31. Gospel singer Jonathan McReynolds is 31. Actor Denyse Tontz (“All My Children,” “Big Time Rush”) 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.