The cast of ‘Smallville.’  (Warner Bros./Facebook) “Smallville” actress Allison Mack appeared in court this week on sex trafficking charges stemming from her involvement with an alleged sex cult. Her shocking role in the controversial organization reportedly began while she was still filming the 10-season-long WB series, and it turns out she isn’t the only one Read More…

Commenters took issue with people assuming the kids were good people simply because they were spotted saying grace.  (Noelle Smith/Frank Somerville) A debate is raging in the comments of a Facebook post that shows several teenagers saying grace at a local Longhorn Steakhouse before their prom.  Frank Somerville, a journalist at KTVU in Oakland, Calif., Read More…

BUCHAREST, Romania –  The government says Romania should reduce the number of brown bears by 2,000 in the next decade to protect the existing bear population. The environment ministry said Thursday that Romania had between 6,050 to 6,640 brown bears in 2016. It said 4,000 bears was an optimum figure from an “ecological, social and Read More…

(Credit: Snapchat) Snapchat’s rumored second-generation Spectacles are officially a thing. Launched Thursday, the new smart specs are the same shape as the originals, but the temple area of the frame, which houses most of the wearable’s electronics, is about a third smaller. That gives them a smaller profile and makes them more comfortable to wear, Read More…

To say that Nintendo had a great year is a bit of an understatement. The Japanese company just enjoyed its best year since 2010 and the Wii U disaster is already a distant memory. The reason for this renewed success is of course the Switch. When Nintendo launch the hybrid console back in March 2017, Read More…

The NFL Draft begins Thursday night at 8 p.m.  (AP) The NFL Draft is a premier night for potential stars looking to make a name for themselves and is Christmas come early for the rabid football fan. But as Thursday night draws near, a possible No. 1 pick’s stock could be falling due to old Read More…

Europe’s Sentinel-3B Earth-observation satellite launches atop a Rockot rocket from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Russia on April 25, 2018.  (ESA) Europe’s newest Earth-observation satellite has taken flight. The Sentinel-3B spacecraft rode to orbit today atop a Rockot rocket, which lifted off from Russia’s Plesetsk Cosmodrome, about 500 miles (800 kilometers) north of Moscow, at 1:57 p.m. EDT Read More…

NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. –  NEW HYDE PARK, N.Y. (AP) _ Kimco Realty Corp. (KIM) on Thursday reported a key measure of profitability in its first quarter. The results exceeded Wall Street expectations. The New Hyde Park, New York-based real estate investment trust said it had funds from operations of $157.8 million, or 37 cents Read More…

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip –  The Latest on developments surrounding the killing of a Palestinian in Malaysia (all times local): 5 p.m. Israel’s defense minister is denying that his country killed a Hamas-affiliated scientist who was gunned down last week in Malaysia. Avigdor Lieberman told the Arabic news site Elaph that “we did not assassinate Read More…

Meghan Markle (left) as Rachel and Patrick J. Adams as Mike in the Season 7 finale of “Suits.”  (USA Network) It was a tearful finale for “Suits,” which said goodbye to two of its main characters with a fairy tale wedding, seasons in the making. Mike (Patrick J. Adams) and Rachel (Meghan Markle) spent their Read More…

BAGHDAD –  Iraq has awarded the rights to explore and develop two gas fields and a hydrocarbon-rich area in the country’s northeast. Thursday’s auction of 11 undeveloped blocks for exploration and development is Iraq’s fifth since opening its vast resources to international energy companies in 2009. UAE Crescent Petroleum won rights to develop the Gilabat-Qumar Read More…

President Trump gave Dr. Ronny Jackson a clean bill of health in March – to run the Department of Veterans Affairs. But the White House physician has pulled himself from consideration for the job after controversies from his past came to light, Fox News has learned.  Jackson was accused of providing prescriptions without paperwork, often Read More…

Allison Mack faces 15 years to life in prison “Smallville” star Allison Mack faces 15 years to life in prison If she is convicted for conspiracy to commit forced labor and sex trafficking. She was released from federal custody on $5 million dollars bail. The mysterious inner workings of NXIVM, the so-called Hollywood sex cult, Read More…

FORT WORTH, Texas –  A Texas man convicted of beating and stomping his girlfriend’s baby daughter to death then burying her body has been sentenced to life in prison. A Tarrant County jury sentenced 24-year-old Joshua Beard of Arlington on Monday. Beard was convicted of murder on Saturday in the 2014 death of 18-month-old Tylea Read More…

MONACO –  New rules for female athletes with high natural testosterone levels which could force two-time Olympic 800-meter champion Caster Semenya to stop running middle-distance races. From Nov. 1, the IAAF will limit entry for all international events from 400 meters through the mile to women with testosterone levels below a specified level. Women with Read More…

JOHANNESBURG –  The U.N. human rights chief says he has witnessed “tremendous hope but also anxiety” in Ethiopia on his latest visit less than a month after the country installed a new prime minister who has promised reforms. Zeid Ra’ad al-Hussein in a statement Thursday said he was able to visit the restive Oromia region Read More…

TENAFLY, N.J. –  A Port Authority of New York and New Jersey commissioner caught on camera delivering an expletive-laced tirade to police officers during a traffic stop has apologized and denies she was seeking special treatment. Caren Turner issued the statement Wednesday, a day after the Tenafly Police Department released the dash-cam video showing her Read More…

KABUL, Afghanistan –  An Afghan official says Taliban insurgents have ambushed a government convoy in eastern Logar province, killing the deputy provincial governor and his two bodyguards. Mohammad Naser Ghyrat, Logar provincial council chief, said the ambush on Kamaruddin Shekeib’s convoy early Thursday also seriously injured Shekeib’s spokesman. The Taliban control large swathes of eastern Read More…

NORMAL, Ill. –  Police say two people are dead following a shooting at an apartment complex in central Illinois. Officers in Normal responded to reports of shots fired on Wednesday night and found two wounded young men on the floor inside an apartment. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Police Chief Rick Bleichner says Read More…