Daily Archives: 11/10/2017


UN to Host Talks on Use of ‘Killer Robots’

The United Nations is set to host talks on the use of autonomous weapons, but those hoping for a ban on the machines dubbed “killer robots” will be disappointed, the ambassador leading the discussions said Friday. More than 100 artificial …


Louis C.K. Says he Misused his Power and ‘Brought Pain’

With his career imploding over allegations of sexual misconduct, comedian Louis C.K. confessed Friday to masturbating in front of women and expressed remorse for wielding his influence “irresponsibly.” The comedian said in a statement that the harassment claims by five …


Wall Street on a Run That’s Shattering Milestones

Donald Trump warned that the stock market was a “big, fat, ugly bubble” just weeks before he was elected. A year later, Wall Street remains on a milestone-shattering run that the president has been eager to tout and tweet about. …


Climate Migration Muddied by Legal Confusion in Pacific Islands

Pacific islanders may be among the first people in the world forced to migrate as a clear result of climate change, but thorny legal obstacles stand in the way of that happening successfully, researchers warned Thursday. Addressing those now, and …


Actor John Hillerman of ‘Magnum P.I.’ Fame Dies at 84

Award-winning actor John Hillerman, best known as Jonathan Higgins, the sidekick to TV’s Magnum P.I., died Thursday in Houston. Hillerman was 84, and no cause of death was given. Hillerman was a stage and screen veteran when he took on …