Singer-dancer Toni Basil is 77. Actor Paul Le Mat (“American Graffiti”) is 75. Singer David Coverdale (Whitesnake, Deep Purple) is 69. Actor Shari Belafonte is 66. Singer Debby Boone is 64. Country singer June Forester of The Forester Sisters is 64. Singer Nick Cave is 63. Actor Lynn Herring (“General Hospital”) is 63. Singer Johnette Napolitano of Concrete Blonde is 63. Singer Joan Jett is 62. Opera singer Andrea Bocelli is 62. Actor Scott Baio is 60. Actor Catherine Oxenberg (“Dynasty”) is 59. Actor Bonnie Hunt is 59. Actor Rob Stone (“Mr. Belvedere”) is 58. Actor Dan Bucatinsky (“24: Legacy”) is 55. Bassist-guitarist Dave Hernandez (The Shins) is 50. Rapper Mystikal is 50. Singer Big Rube of Society of Soul is 49. Actor James Hillier (“The Crown”) is 47. Actor Mireille Enos (“World War Z”) is 45. Actor Daniella Alonso (“Revolution,” “Friday Night Lights”) is 42. Actor Michael Graziadei (“The Young and the Restless”) is 41. Actor Katie Lowes (“Scandal”) is 38. Bassist Will Farquarson of Bastille is 37. Actor Tatiana Maslany (2020’s “Perry Mason,” “Orphan Black”) is 35. Actor Ukweli Roach (“Blindspot”) is 34. Actor Tom Felton (“Harry Potter” films) is 33. Actor Teyonah Parris (“Mad Men”) is 33.
— 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.