FedEx's profit warning is a bad sign for the company, but a worse sign for the global economy. More: continued here

See the sights in Walworth County: Post office artWalworth County TodayOne of the projects designed by the program was providing art for public buildings, including post offices. Artists were awarded commissions to paint murals, often positioned in spots right above a door inside the building. Two such paintings still … …

FedEx, often a very accurate gauge of the health of the economy, also pre-announced after the close, confirming the slowdown thesis. The stock is down nearly 3% this morning. More: continued here

East Anglian Daily Times Post Office robbery in SuffolkITV NewsPolice in Suffolk are hunting two men who robbed a post office and village shop at Laxfield. They threatened the shopkeeper with what is believed to be a screwdriver before escaping with cash from the safe. Police were called just after …

Nepal and Israel issued joint stamps to mark the long standing friendship between the two countries on Tuesday. More: continued here

A post office reform movementWednesday JournalTypical scene: four or five in line, or more, waiting for the U.S. Post Office employee to return from behind the scenes with a package. No other employee on the scene. Loud, laughter, fun sounds coming from the back room. One full minute, two, maybe …

Disaster food stamps have been approved for several parishes in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana, allowing residents hard hit by the weather and beset by weather damage to stay afloat while help is dispatched to the area. Disaster food stamps are an interim measure to assist those who have been affected adversely by …

Postal manuals from 1940s donated to national museumThe Courier-JournalBuried in the corner of an unused closet for at least 35 years, the book was recently found by Clermont Postmaster Sandy Perkins, who was looking through a dust-covered box at the post office building. And now, from Happy Hollow Drive in …

Daily Mail Judge jails Bradford Royal Infirmary thief who ripped diamond engagement ring …Daily MailSlovakian Robert Ziga's crime was branded 'abhorrent' as the court heard how he had been casing Bradford Royal Infirmary for over 90 minutes before sneaking into 75-year-old Christine Brown's private room on the hospital's cancer ward. …

Rod and Custom Magazine (blog) eBay Built Gasser VanRod and Custom Magazine (blog)The editors of Hot Rod are in the process now of building this '68 Chevy Van for the 2012 SEMA Show in affiliation with eBay Motors. Working with Mackey's Hot Rods of Huntington Beach, CA, they not only …