A preliminary hearing for a Lansdale man accused of beating up his girlfriend in a post office parking lot in August was delayed for a third time Dec. 10 — this time because the alleged victim is currently behind bars in county jail for failure to pay child support and …

The difficult life choices for those on food stampsWashington PostDecember 8th,” concerning the plight of an impoverished woman and her family as they face cuts in their food stamp allotment. It poignantly illustrated the difficulty this 41-year-old woman with six children faces in buying the meager amount of … More: …

Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way hit by mail thievesFederal Way MirrorThe Twin Lakes Post Office in Federal Way was the apparent victim of mail theft, after police discovered that unknown suspects tampered with an exterior mail drop-off box sometime between Saturday, Dec. 14 and Monday, Dec. 16. A …

Grantham Journal Chairman of SKDC takes a tour of Grantham's Royal Mail sorting officeGrantham JournalHe said: “It was great to meet the dedicated, hard-working Royal Mail postmen and women at Grantham delivery office and to see first-hand just how much effort they put into delivering for people at this time …

Amazon, eBay grab a piece of mobile payment pieFierceMobileITNow PayPal, whose parent company is eBay, confirms it has purchased mobile app company StackMob for an undisclosed amount. Internet Retailer speculates, "The acquisition could help PayPal, eBay's online payments service that's starting to move into … More: continued here

Local post office branches open on SundayKAREMINNEAPOLIS – Twin Cities metro area post offices will be open on Sunday to give folks a chance to get their holiday shipments out early. Postal trucks will make deliveries and make pickups at blue collection boxes at many post offices Sunday, Dec. 22. …

News & Observer 'Elves' at Raleigh post office help turn it into North Pole substationNews & ObserverRALEIGH — In a back room in a post office off Westgate Road, two elves are running a North Pole substation to ensure that St. Nicholas receives all the letters that North Carolina children …

The Twin Lakes Post Office was the apparent victim of mail theft, after police discovered that unknown suspects tampered with an exterior mail drop-off box sometime between Saturday, Dec. 14 and Monday, Dec. 16. More: continued here

Las Vegas post offices: Long lines, mail to move, but there's still timeLas Vegas Review-JournalJust this fall, the British government sold most of its postal service to private investors. In the Netherlands, there's no such thing as a government-run post office. Instead the Dutch turn to the private sector, whether …

ANSON COUNTY, N.C. — U.S. Postal Service officials refuse to answer questions about a convicted criminal recently hired to oversee… More: continued here