Teaching children to always say please and thank you, respect their elders, use good table manners, always tell the truth, and not talk to strangers are respectively the top five most important lessons parents can give their kids, according to a new poll. Following a detailed poll of the United Kingdom’s mothers and fathers, researchers…

American women love wearing high heels, but new research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham suggests that the habit is taking a greater toll than ever. “High-heeled shoes might be stylish,” lead researcher Gerald McGwin, vice chair of the UAB school of public health’s epidemiology department, said in a news release. “[But] from a…

Most individuals and families cannot sustain the crushing debt loads for long periods. When the stress becomes unbearable and the math no longer works in their favor, it’s understandable that people start thinking about bankruptcy and how it works. Bankruptcy and credit card debt is a popular topic. Medical bills, personal loans, and mortgage payments…

It’s tough to know which group takes their craft beverages more seriously: coffee or beer aficionados. But more and more, these groups are literally combining their passions into coffee beers that are uppers and downers all in one. At the heart of this scene is a culture of experimentation and curiosity, Brett Smith told The Boston…

Many regions in the U.S. were flooded with rainstorms throughout this past summer — quite literally, entire towns of homeowners discovered flooded basements on more than one occasion — but it doesn’t seem like Mother Nature has any intention of easing up. According to reports from CNN and The Weather Channel, inclement weather conditions set…

It’s taking longer and getting harder for job seekers to hear “You’re hired.” These sweet words seem harder and harder to come by in the digital age.Statistics indicate that employers in the United States are taking an average of 25 days to fill vacant positions, which is much longer than in the past. In fact, it’s a…

Both former and current Defense Department employees have filed a class-action lawsuit against the vehicle shipping contractor, International Auto Logistics, currently in use by the U.S. Government. The lawsuit alleges that the employees have not seen their vehicles in over two months, and have met resistance on the part of the company in determining where, exactly,…

New York-based coffee company Nobletree has recently discussed plans to incorporate a new business model, based on the “estate concept” used in the wine making industry, into the existing New York coffee scene. Similar to the way that wine makers tend to their product in every step of production — from tending to their vineyards,…

Supermodel Carol Alt, 53, is leading the charge of “women of a certain age” who are proving that your beauty does not become a thing of the past once you leave your 20s or 30s. Alt, host of Fox News’ “A Healthy You andamp; Carol Alt”, says, “You’re 50. Be graceful, be gorgeous. Embrace it…