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Tom Felton was blocked from answering questions about JK Rowling during an official Harry Potter event held by Warner Bros.The star was promoting a new attraction at the studio tour in London, an exhibition dedicated to the Potter universe.Asked by a Sky News reporter if it felt strange that Rowling had not been involved in recent activities celebrating Harry Potter’s 25th anniversary, a third-party publicist immediately stepped in to say: “Next question please”.Felton made no attempt to answer afterwards.Click here to sign up for our newsletters. Read More British army chief warns UK must act to prevent war and says Ukraine is new ‘1937 moment’Alec Baldwin shouts about his dogs in Spanish during chaotic Woody Allen interviewTommy Lee's wife reveals how he broke ribs in buildup to Mötley Crüe reunion tour

The big ad buys could signal that the races in Washington and Colorado are uncomfortably close for Democrats.

Our tropical disturbance off the Texas Gulf coast has a 40% chance of development. We expect it to bring us rounds of heavy rain Thursday and especially Friday.

Children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) fare better at school but are slightly more likely to have mental health problems by their late teens, finds a new study led by researchers at UCL and the University of Helsinki. The researchers say the correlation for mental health is only observed...

Until statehood becomes a reality, Congress is empowered to overrule the District of Columbia’s laws.

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — A building owner has been arrested and charged with arson in a fire and collapse that killed Philadelphia Fire Lt. Sean Williamson. The arrest of Al-Alshraf Khalil comes less than two weeks after the deadly collapse in North Philadelphia. Khalil is charged with arson and lying to federal investigators concerning his whereabouts at the time of the fire. Court documents allege Khalil told federal agents he wasn’t in the area of 3rd Street and Indiana Avenue despite surveillance video and other evidence placing him there. According to sources, the charges rising to homicide are still in play. “Arson killed Lieutenant...

Britain faces its “1937 moment” and must be prepared to act rapidly to prevent the spread of war in Europe, according to the new head of the Army.In a speech on Tuesday, General Sir Patrick Sanders, the Chief of the General Staff, will say he had never seen such a clear threat to peace and democracy as the “brutal aggression” of Russian president Vladimir Putin.In his first public engagement since taking up his post, Gen Sanders will say his focus is on mobilising the Army to help prevent the spread of war in Europe by being “ready to fight and...

Two drug traffickers in California who were arrested last week for being in possession of 150,000 fentanyl pills — enough to kill millions of people — were released back onto the streets, officials said. Jose Zendejas, 25, and Benito Madrigal, 19, both from Washington, were arrested during a...

Authorities say a shooting near a Spring Hill bar left two people with serious injuries Tuesday morning.

Heat and humidity returns by the end of the week.

Can you hear that? It’s the distant rumble of Amazon Prime Day. It’s the whisper in the wind of deals, deals, deals. It’s the sound of the second biggest shopping event of the year (sorry Jeff), chugging along, getting closer and closer.Amazon has already announced that the two-day shopping bonanza will take place on Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 July this year, and now the event is now seriously thumping on the door, with early Prime Day deals already up for grabs. If you’re an Apple fan, you’re not going to want to miss out. While it’s difficult to know which...

Southern California on Wednesday will be slightly cooler, but some parts will still be in the 90s ahead of a drop in temperatures later in the week.

A man and woman were found shot to death in a crashed car early Tuesday morning, Hopewell Police said.

This article originally appeared on AlterNet. Although Colorado is far from a red state at this point, it has its Republican-leaning districts — and one of Colorado's most infamous GOP politicians is Rep. Lauren Boebert. Colorado has a Democratic governor (Jared Polis) and two Democratic U.S. senators (John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet), and Democrats have majorities in both the Colorado State Senate and the Colorado House of Representatives.

West Burlington, IA- The West Burlington Police Department has announced the results of a move-over law sting. According to a news release, on Wednesday, June 22nd, West Burlington Police partnered with Beckman’s Towing to conduct the sting. Using multiple locations on Highway 34 in West Burlington, police conducted 35 traffic stops.

While Xi claimed that 8.54 million opinions had been gathered, it's unclear if the views accurately represent the "people's voices."

The number of hospital admissions for Covid-19 in England has risen as experts warn the fifth wave of the virus has already started. Some 7,822 patients in England had Covid-19 on June 27, up 37 per cent on the previous week, NHS figures show.It is the highest total for nearly two months but is still some way below the peak of 16,600 patients during the Omicron BA.2 wave.Professor Tim Spector, of the ZOE Covid symptom study app, said: “We’re in a wave at the moment,” he said, “heading towards a quarter of a million cases a day, that’s a wave...

Seven states hold notable election contests on Tuesday: New York, Oklahoma, Illinois, Colorado and Utah hold primaries and Mississippi and South Carolina have runoffs. Polls in Oklahoma open at 7 a.m. CT/9 a.m. ET and close at 7 p.m. CT/9 p.m. ET.

Honolulu police are investigating a brazen theft at Ala Moana Shopping Center Monday. Surveillance video from Genova Hawaiian Jewelry captured a man and a woman walk into the store just after 3 p.m. Nearly $5,300 worth of jewelry stolen in brazen theft at Ala Moana Shopping Center. Honolulu police are...

A busy month for Forest Rangers shows why you should be more responsible when camping on state lands this summer. Up in Hamilton County a group of friends were enjoying time at a campsite in the Town of Wells. At 11am, one 19-year-old from the group told everyone he was heading out to go fishing near the West Branch of the Sacanadaga River. He was allegedly under the influence.