Streator Post Office to participate in food driveThe Times (subscription)Residents may leave nonperishable food items by the mailbox, and the mail carrier will pick it up sometime that day. Rural routes are included. Food items also may be dropped off at the post office that week. More: continued here

The Guardian Nothing unusual in Royal Mail share jump, says City watchdog chiefThe GuardianWheatley was giving evidence at the start of a week in which parliamentarians are putting the focus back on the sale of Royal Mail after the National Audit Office (NAO) concluded the government had cost taxpayers £750m …

Two standout factors undermining an investment in Royal Mail plc (LON: RMG) More: continued here

Merced Sun-Star El Viejo post office lawsuits settled out of court in ModestoMerced Sun-StarFILE PHOTO — Developer Peter Janopaul III wants to convert the old El Viejo Post Office at 12th and I streets in downtown Modesto into 10 three-story lofts and a penthouse for residential use. Each of the …

Could food stamp users in Georgia be forced to take a drug test?WJCL NewsMack is one of thousands of Georgians who rely on food stamps. The government assistance program gives people money to help buy groceries. But people like Mack might need to pass a drug test in order to …

Police Blotter: $10000 purse bought on eBay turns out to be fakeSan Jose Mercury NewsWOODSIDE. 100 block of Oakhaven Way, 2:34 p.m. April 18 A resident who got an error message when he tried to file his taxes electronically learned from the IRS that someone had already filed a return …

Engineers working on a proposed FedEx distribution center presented waiver requests for proposed subdivision and final land development plans Monday night to the Allen Township Planning Commission. FedEx is currently in talks with Allen Township and Northampton County officials to potentially build a massive packaging and distribution center featuring between one …

Food stamps: People abusing taxpayer dollarsKETKTyler (KETK) — The number of Americans depending on food stamps to feed themselves and their families is at an all time high in the United States; around 47 million Americans use the federal program known as SNAP. The program recently came under fire …Food stamp …

Business Secretary Vince Cable will face questions from MPs over the controversial sell-off of the Royal Mail which saw the value of shares soar by 38% on their first day on offer. More: continued here

UPDATE 2-UK regulator says will not investigate Royal Mail sell-offReuters UKLONDON, April 28 (Reuters) – Britain's financial regulator will not investigate the government's sale of Royal Mail , it said on Monday, rejecting calls from lawmakers who said a sharp rise in the firm's share price should have set alarm …