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J.K. Rowling's agent says red carpet protest at Harry Potter gala put others 'at risk'

J.K. Rowling's literary agent condemned a transgender rights protest that disrupted the red carpet at a London gala for "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child," saying the demonstration endangered audience members, performers and theater staff.

Pro-Western opposition wins big in Czech Senate election, dealing a blow to populist PM Babis

The pro-Western opposition parties won big Saturday in the Czech Republic's vote to fill one-third of the seats in Parliament's upper house, the Senate, handing a blow to the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Andrej Babis.

Roller coaster at Six Flags-run park in Ohio shut down after part falls off

The Millennium Force roller coaster at the Cedar Point theme park in Ohio, owned by the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation, had to shut down Friday after a part fell off one of its vehicles.

A fire guts a Bangladeshi beach resort, kills 10 people

A fire gutted a beach resort in southeastern Bangladesh on Saturday, killing 10 people and injuring four, an official said.

Trump waives placing new sanctions on Russia

President Trump on Friday signed an executive order calling off the imposition of new sanctions on Russia.

Stephen A. Smith defends White House dinner with Trump: 'He didn't run from any questions'

ESPN commentator Stephen A. Smith, who clashed publicly with President Trump this summer, said Friday that the president answered every question during a White House dinner Thursday night with comedian Bill Maher and musician Kid Rock.

Pope Leo Returns to the Vatican 4 Days After Lung Cancer Surgery

Pope Leo returned to the Vatican on Saturday, four days after undergoing surgery for lung cancer at Rome's Gemelli hospital, where dozens of well-wishers saw him off with cries of "Holiness."

DOJ moves to oust judge who said Trump was behind tree-cutting at National Mall golf course

The Justice Department has asked the federal judge who yelled at DOJ lawyers in a hearing Monday to remove herself from the case, just days before she demanded senior officials appear and testify about whether President Trump prodded them to cut down trees so he could rebuild the golf course on East Potomac Park on the National Mall.

How Alberta separatism went from fringe cause to referendum

For decades, Alberta separatism was a fringe cause. On Monday, voters in Canada's oil heartland will decide whether to take the first step toward a referendum on leaving the country.

WATCH: What happens if Democrats take back control of Congress?

Washington Times reporters Susan Ferrechio and Seth McLaughlin explain how Trump's legislative agenda would hit the brakes and why the White House would likely lean even harder on executive orders.

Scuffles and fires break out as protesters rally across France, joining students

A car and a newspaper kiosk were set on fire in Paris as police used tear gas and water cannons to disperse violent groups of protesters, while similar tensions erupted in other big cities on the fringes of nationwide demonstrations against rising living costs and in support of high school students' grievances.

Jerry Seinfeld turns tables on radical anti-Israel agitators after chaotic Chicago stunt backfires

Viral video shows Jerry Seinfeld dancing and mocking anti- Israel hecklers at the Chicago Theatre as security escorted protesters from the venue.