Actor Sophia Loren is 86. Bassist Chuck Panozzo (Styx) is 72. Actor Tony Denison (“Major Crimes,” “The Closer”) is 71. Actor Debbi Morgan (“Power”) is 69. Jazz guitarist Peter White is 66. Actor Betsy Brantley (“Deep Impact”) is 65. Actor Gary Cole is 64. Bassist Randy Bradbury of Pennywise is 56. Actor Kristen Johnston (“3rd Rock From the Sun”) is 53. Singers Gunnar and Matthew Nelson of Nelson are 53. Bassist Ben Shepherd (Soundgarden) is 52. Actor Enuka Okuma (“Rookie Blue”) is 48. Actor Moon Bloodgood (“Falling Skies”) is 45. Actor Jon Bernthal (“The Walking Dead,” “Daredevil”) is 44. Singer The-Dream is 44. Actor Charlie Weber (“How to Get Away With Murder”) is 42. Drummer Rick Woolstenhulme of Lifehouse is 41. Actor Crystle Stewart (“For Better or Worse”) is 41. Rapper Yung Joc is 40. Actor Aldis Hodge (“Straight Outta Compton,” “Hidden Figures”) is 34. Drummer Jack Lawless of DNCE and The Jonas Brothers is 33. Actor Malachi Kirby (2016’s “Roots”) is 31.
— 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.