Final Decision Issued on Santa Monica's Historic Post OfficePatch.comThe fate of Santa Monica's New Deal-era post office in downtown was cemented Friday, with the United States Postal Service affirming its decision to sell the property in spite of community opposition. More information will be posted as it becomes … More: …

A longtime Yonkers Post Office employee has been arrested and charged with mail theft after a six-month investigation by federal agents. More: continued here

SOHH News: Young Buck's Gear Hits eBay Starting At $300SOHHeBay is making it possible to purchase items belonging to the embattled former G-Unit rapper, who began serving an 18-month prison sentence on weapons charges back in August. Amongst Buck's personal items up for sale are his brown Live Mechanics …and …

Hays Daily News Wichita postal worker gets wallet, $1300 returnedHutchinson News12, just after had cashed his paycheck so he could make a house payment. He searched frantically for several days, even posting notes asking for help, filling out a police report and announcing the loss at the Munger Station post …

eBay removes movie shooting suspect Halloween maskWPECDENVER (AP) — Internet company eBay has canceled the sale of a Halloween mask of Colorado movie theater shooting suspect James Holmes. The unidentified seller was seeking hundreds of dollars for the mask depicting Holmes with his orange-red hair …and more » More: continued here

Downtown post office in Albany closingWTVCALBANY, Ga. (AP) — A post office located in Albany's federal court will be closing, a decision that local worry with hurt downtown business. WALB-TV (http://bit.ly/P8YgCh ) reports that the post office will close when the lease on the branch expires …and more » More: continued …

PetaPixel Usain Bolt Nikon D4 Auction Nuked by eBay After Hitting $11600PetaPixelOn Tuesday, we wrote that the Nikon D4 that Usain Bolt had famously used after winning an Olympic gold medal was up for auction on eBay, with the proceeds going toward educational and cancer research charities. After the story …

Port of Houston depicted on new postage stampHouston Chronicle"We're very pleased that the U.S. Postal Service recognized the barging industry on one of their stamps, particularly given its importance to our national transportation system," said Joe Pyne, chairman and CEO of Kirby Corp., which owns one of the two … …

Ban Buying Soda With Food StampsHartford CourantNow comes word that people using the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (food stamps) buy these drinks in astonishing numbers. It's time to consider adding them to the list of products that may not be bought with federal stamps. More: continued here

Cuts in food stamp funding could hurt residents, farmers marketsThe Star DemocratBut the grant programs that have allowed Nicolayeva and others to double their food stamps have either run out, or will soon run out, leaving the market with fewer customers and many questions about whether the programs will continue …