Country singer David Frizzell is 79. Actor Kent McCord (“Adam 12”) is 78. “The Weakest Link” host Anne Robinson is 76. Singer Bryan Ferry is 75. Actor Mary Beth Hurt is 74. Singer-actor Olivia Newton-John is 72. Actor James Keane (“Bulworth,” TV’s “The Paper Chase”) is 68. Singer-guitarist Cesar Rosas of Los Lobos is 66. Country singer Carlene Carter is 65. Actor Linda Hamilton is 64. Country singer Doug Supernaw is 60. Singer Cindy Herron of En Vogue is 59. Actor Melissa Sue Anderson (“Little House on the Prairie”) is 58. Singer Tracey Thorn of Everything but the Girl is 58. TV personality Jillian Barberie is 54. Guitarist Jody Davis of Newsboys is 53. Actor Jim Caviezel (“The Passion of the Christ”) is 52. Actor Tricia O’Kelley (“The New Adventures of Old Christine”) is 52. Actor Ben Shenkman (“Royal Pains,” “Angels in America”) is 52. Singer Shawn Stockman of Boyz II Men is 48. Music producer Dr. Luke is 47. Jazz trumpeter Nicholas Payton is 47. Singer and TV personality Christina Milian is 39. Actor Zoe Perry (“Young Sheldon”) is 37.
— 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.