For many small carriers and owner-operators, factoring can feel like a lifeline. You deliver a load today, and instead of waiting 30 to 45 days to get paid, your factoring company cuts you a check ...

The Nobel Prize in economics this year went to three thinkers who show us why economies grow and how we can help them do so.

Things got ugly again with a Padres manager. Mike Shildt delivered two stellar seasons, but left on an ugly note. Was health the reason for his exit, or was it simply a cover for a contentious ...

Biologists have spent generations trying to explain what controls the speed of life. You may already be familiar with the classic idea that growth rises with more nutrients and then steadies. The ...

Separate bear attacks in Japan killed one and injured four on Friday, officials said, days after the government vowed to toughen measures because of a record year of deadly assaults by the animals.

Cell growth is the most fundamental process in organisms, yet the way in which metabolism determines its rate has long remained unclear. To decipher this mystery, researchers from Earth-Life Science ...

Not everyone is technologically savvy. This may be by choice or due to generational circumstances. However, for those who do not see the point in having extra security on their electronic devices, an ...

When you reach a certain age and retire – or if you're disabled and can’t work – you are entitled to cash distributions from the Social Security Administration. These benefits become available to you ...

Ellen Greenberg’s parents holding up a photo of her. (ABC News Studios) Over 14 years after Ellen Greenberg, a 27-year-old teacher, was found dead in her apartment with over 20 stab wounds, the city ...

A stroke happens when blood flow to a part of your brain is cut off. Without oxygen from the blood, brain cells start dying within minutes. To help prevent a stroke, learn about the causes and the ...