China’s shipping industry is massive. About 40 years ago, Asia was the poorest country on the face of the Earth — twice as poor as Africa is today — and it now has the fastest growing economy, and is twice as rich as Africa. According to the latest data available from the World Shipping Council,…

Thanks to an alternative approach to divorce, an area in Pennsylvania has seen a decline in child custody cases. Divorce mediation brings in a neutral mediator who helps former spouses come to an agreement on each aspect of their divorce. This mediator may or may not be a lawyer, but he or she is well…

Use of Facebook and similar social media is ubiquitous these days, since almost three-quarters of adults who use the Internet (and 70% of U.S. businesses) have an account. But a California politician’s blunder earlier this week may serve as a warning for when to use that social media — and when not to. Rep. Scott…

UK police recently launched an investigation into the death of a 34-year-old man whose body was found in a garden shed — and the postmortem examination reveals he died as a result of multiple stab wounds. According to the UK Mirror, Zafran Nawaz, of Birmingham, was first reported missing around lunchtime on Thursday, May 21.…

Earlier this month, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signed a law that will help the state increase its energy efficiency, along with reducing oversight by the state of any major utilities’ energy efficiency programs. Under the new law, utility companies can now develop their own energy efficiency programs, which are then approved by the Indiana Utility…

If you drive through the quaint Phoenix, AZ suburb of Paradise Valley, there’s a good chance that your license plate will be scanned more than once by the dozens of traffic cameras lining busy streets — but you probably won’t even see these cameras at all. Why, you ask? Because Paradise Valley officials decided to…

Police in Archdale, North Carolina recently raided a sweepstakes business, seizing illegal gambling machines — this after having warned the parlor to stop its sweepstakes operations three months ago. “As a result of recent court decisions, we are asking for your cooperation in regards to ceasing all Electronic Sweepstakes operations within the city limits of…

Most people expect that when they ship something, the shipping company will have restrictions on what can and cannot be transported; the U.S. Postal Service, for example, has some pretty strict rules regarding live animals in the mail, while most car shipping services typically refuse to transport a vehicle if it contains more than 100…

Eating healthy isn’t so hard. Having two spoonfuls of hummus a day will help fulfill the recommended weekly amount of beans you’re supposed to get. Having just one lemon will provide you with more than 100% of your daily intake of vitamin C. And having tuna will help you get more protein, Omega-3, and B…

A mixed martial artist is now wanted for questioning after a car accident over the weekend that left an older woman injured. Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) light heavyweight champion Jon “Bones” Jones is wanted by police in Albuquerque, NM, in an investigation described as “ongoing” on the department’s Twitter account. Despite initial reports stating that…