BBC News Christmas jobs row at Birmingham Royal Mail centreBirmingham MailJOB-hunters heaved a sigh of relief when they were told they had won work at the Royal Mail in the run-up to Christmas. But they were sent home as soon as they turned up on their first day and were …

Oregon’s food stamp program was used to buy products at a Starbucks inside a grocery store. When asked, Starbucks said it does not recommend the practice. More: continued here

Post office art to be preserved for new museumEdmonton JournalThese beautiful panels, hidden from view to the casual passerby, adorn the south face of the old Canada Post building just north of downtown, at 9808 103A Ave. Mike Swick has admired them many …and more » More: continued here

Break-in at Garberville post officeTimes-StandardA 33-year-old Fortuna man was arrested early Thursday morning after allegedly breaking into the Garberville Post Office and rummaging around. Humboldt County Sheriff's Office deputies responded to an alarm at about 2:30 am at the post office and …and more » More: continued here

A 29-year-old postal employee was charged with two counts of attempted murder Friday after authorities said he used two guns to fire shots inside the main post office in Alabama’s capital city. More: continued here

Post office attacker sentenced to prisonVineland Daily JournalCAMDEN — A Landisville man has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for assaulting a postal employee during a post office robbery in Mizpah in 2010, US Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Friday. In the early afternoon of July 14, 2010, …

'They've taken so much away from us'Iowa City Press CitizenRural post offices like this one in Middle Amana may be on the way out in order to cut spending. The United States Postal Service is currently under massive financial overhaul. A customer left the 220th Trail office on Friday, December …

CAMDEN — A Landisville man has been sentenced to 235 months in federal prison for assaulting a postal employee during a post office robbery in Mizpah in 2010, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced Friday. More: continued here

Mail thefts at post office under federal investigationEnterprise-RecordBy GREG WELTER-Staff Writer CHICO — An official with the US Postal Inspector's Office confirmed Friday that three recent break-ins to post office boxes at the West Fifth Street branch are under investigation by federal authorities. …and more » More: continued here

Hindustan Times Samsung Galaxy Nexus comes to Ebay IndiaHindustan TimesHowever, looks like the premium on the phone has been priced too high since an eBay seller named shop-your-world listed the smartphone at a whopping price of Rs 44850. Now, given the hardware, I'd say the beast of a phone deserves …