USPS Backs Off Plan to End Saturday Mail
Michael S. Williamson/The Washington Post(WASHINGTON) — The United States Postal Service has reversed its decision to end standard mail delivery on Saturdays later this summer, citing lack of cooperation from Congress.The money-losing USPS is blaming …
Some Senators Going Postal over Saturday Mail
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — In the aftermath of the Postal Service’s announcement that it will end Saturday mail delivery come August, the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs met Wednesday to chew over possibl…
USPS to Cut Mail Delivery on Saturdays
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays, but will continue to deliver packages six days a week.While post offices that open on Saturdays will continue to do so, the initiative, which is expect…
Chinese Man Nearly Dies Mailing Himself to Girlfriend
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LONDON) — A Chinese man who thought it’d be romantic to mail himself to his girlfriend at her office nearly had his romantic gesture turn deadly when the parcel in which he’d stowed away was delayed.The U.K. Sun reports Hu Sen…
Chinese Man Nearly Dies Mailing Himself to Girlfriend
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(LONDON) — A Chinese man who thought it’d be romantic to mail himself to his girlfriend at her office nearly had his romantic gesture turn deadly when the parcel in which he’d stowed away was delayed.The U.K. Sun reports Hu Sen…
US Postal Service Expected to Default on Billions in Health Payments
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — The ailing U.S. Postal Service is expected to default on two annual payments totaling more than $11 billion in health benefits for future retirees.The USPS said this week that unless congress steps in, the Postal …
Post Office Cuts Hours to 30 Minutes Per Day
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(SUGAR HILL, N.H.) — If you want to mail a letter in Sugar Hill, N.H., you’d better be quick. The town’s postal unit has cut its hours of operation to a mere 30 minutes per day, sparking outrage from the rural communi…
Second Body Part Found in Ottawan Mail
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(OTTAWA, Ontario) — Police in Ottawa have confirmed that a second body part was discovered in the mail after a human foot was mailed to the Conservative Party of Canada.The severed foot was discovered first when a receptionist at…
USPS Offices Won’t Close, Instead Cut Hours
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) — After 10 months of angst and outrage that spanned from rural Montana to Capitol Hill, the U.S. Postal Service announced Wednesday that the 3,700 post offices targeted in May for closing will remain open.Instead, U…
Half of US Mail Facilities No Longer Needed, Study Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — A new study on the United States Postal Service shows the mail network is having a hard time keeping up with slimming down as more people turn to texting and email.Released by the Government Accountability Office, …
Texas Postal Worker Under Investigation for Stealing Mail
Joe Raedle/Getty Images(PEARLAND, Texas) — A Texas Postal Service employee is under investigation for swiping bulk mail that belongs to other people and allegedly stowing it away in her office, home and storage spaces.Karen Samford, 72, of Pearland, T…
Postal Santa Claus Can Wear His Costume on His Route
Altrendo Images/Thinkstock(BELLEVUE, Wash.) — The postal Santa has regained his wings.Letter carrier Bob McLean had been donning a Saint Nick costume for the holiday season while on his route in Bellevue, Wash., for over a decade. But a supervisor ear…