Adam Roberts

2 weeks ago | aol.co.uk | Adam Roberts

Silvia Park’s debut novel is about people, robots and cyborgs: that is, humans enhanced or augmented with robotic technology. Ruijie is a schoolgirl afflicted with a degenerative disease: “affixed to her legs were battery-powered titanium braces; the latest model, customised circuitry to aid her ability to walk”. As the novel opens, Ruijie is in a robot junkyard, scavenging for spare parts and better legs. Here she meets a robot boy, Yoyo, discarded despite being a highly sophisticated model.

1 month ago | davidlebovitz.substack.com | Andrea Nguyen |Adam Roberts

“Who are these freezer people?” I used to ask myself. They’re the ones who would tell me they would freeze the 2 gallons (8L) of whey leftover from making cheese. They’re the people who have room in their freezer for turkey carcasses that they’re saving to make stock. Others put their summer bounty of tomato sauces in there, plus pesto, three-layer cakes, casserole dishes of lasagna and macaroni and cheese, pound cakes and assorted cookie doughs.

1 month ago | wtmj.com | Adam Roberts

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a critical missing person, 62-year-old Jewel Lay. Lay was last seen Wednesday, March 12th, 2025. He was last believed to be in the area of North 69th Street and West Sheridan Avenue.  Lay is a black male standing around 6’1” tall, weighing around 230 lbs., brown eyes, and a bald head. He has a scar on the left side of his face and on his left hand.

2 months ago | wtmj.com | Adam Roberts

CINCINNATI, OHIO — The Kroger Co. (NYSE: KR) has announced that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Rodney McMullen has resigned from the Company following a Board investigation of his personal conduct. In a statement from the company Monday, on February 21st, the Board was made aware of personal conduct issues regarding McMullen and immediately retained outside independent counsel to conduct an investigation.

Jan 27, 2025 | krdo.com | Adam Roberts

By Adam Roberts, DMMClick here for updates on this story    ROGERS, Arkansas (KHBS/KHOG) — Law enforcement across Arkansas found 17 victims of human trafficking after a search of a dozen massage parlors and related locations, Attorney General Tim Griffin said. Twelve search warrants were conducted earlier this week, including one in Rogers. Law enforcement arrested four people and seized a car and $70,000 in cash. All four people arrested were from China.