To reduce illegal fishing, the United States is currently considering a federal plan that would establish a program to trace at-risk species from harvest to market. Supporters claim that this will allow regulators to determine which species are suffering the most from illegal activity. Surprisingly, Alaskan crabbers have requested that crab be among the first…

A sting operation coordinated by the Oregon Department of Transportation and the Better Business Bureau to investigate moving companies actually also caught a fugitive, a pot smoker, and a sex offender. Oregon has been making efforts to investigate unlicensed moving companies for some time. According to KOIN 6 News, the state has issued 90 citations…

The American Journal of Medicine reported that more than half — 62% — of bankruptcy filings in the U.S. were due to illness or medical bills. Now, student loans may soon be added to the equation. While some may consider it a legislative long shot, 13 Democratic U.S. Senators feel strongly that student loan borrowers…

Republican delegate Eric Householder has recently sponsored and voted for a bill at a recent House of Delegates committee meeting in West Virginia which would repeal all state laws that regulate HVAC technicians. The main laws that Householder is attempting to repeal concern the licensing of HVAC technicians in the state, and according to The Charleston Gazette, these…

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited a cosmetics and pharmaceutical manufacturing company based in Edison, NJ, saying the company exposed its temporary workers to numerous health and safety hazards. According to a Feb. 24 MyCentralJersey.com article, Bentley Laboratories LLC received 14 serious citations, ranging from failure to properly…

A Florida sheriff’s deputy has been placed on restricted duty after a video emerged showing him dragging a woman through the Broward courthouse hallways by her feet Feb. 23. Christopher Johnson, who has been with the department for 27 years, is seen in the video pulling Dasyl Jeanette Rios, 28, by the shackles binding her…

A Kansas police officer is in hot water this week and faces a slew of charges after crashing his pick up truck into a utility pole while driving drunk. Derek Butters, 23, was allegedly driving drunk when he crashed into a utility pole in the city of Ottawa late Monday night. He was not on…

A report compiled at the behest of Belgium’s privacy watchdog has concluded that Facebook’s recently updated data policy and terms of service are illegal under European law. “To be clear: the changes introduced in 2015 weren’t all that drastic. Most of Facebook’s ‘new’ policies and terms are simply old practices made more explicit. Our analysis…

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced Jan. 8 that it has fined Honda a total of $70 million for the automaker’s failure to report deaths and injuries associated with its vehicles, as well as underreporting warranty claims and customer complaints. “Honda and all of the automakers have a safety responsibility they must live up to…