Daily Mail Apples fall from sky in Coventry: Traffic halted as 'mini tornado' dumps a …Daily MailOn Tuesday night, a five vehicle pile-up on the M5 in Gloucestershire left a Royal Mail lorry driver dead and the carriageway closed for the night. . Police described the road surface as 'an …

Strong earnings from FedEx and a sharp drop in claims for unemployment benefits sent stocks higher in early trading Thursday. More: continued here

Rico in Florissant wanted to know what the post office does with all the letters to Santa, so in this week’s Hey Heidi segment, Heidi hit the post office and got the info about the hustle and bustle of the holiday season. More: continued here

Bloomberg Richest NJ County Leads Rise in Food Stamp RecipientsBloombergBy Elise Young and Frank Bass – Thu Dec 15 05:00:30 GMT 2011 A social worker with displays a Federal food stamps card. Photographer: Joe Raedle/Getty Images New Jersey's Hunterdon County, the hilly region of horse farms and weekend retreats where …

FedEx nearly doubled its second-quarter net income, the company said Thursday, as strong sales boosted deliveries to homes.The Memphis, Tennessee, company earned $497 million, or $1.57 per share, compared … More: continued here

expressandstar.com Residents frustrated at Royal Mail sorting officeThe LincolniteLincoln residents have been airing their complaints about long queues waiting for their parcels at the Royal Mail sorting office on Firth Road. The Christmas period is Royal Mail's busiest time of year due to an onslaught of people buying gifts online …

FedEx Corp. posted a quarterly profit that beat analysts’ estimates and ordered 27 Boeing Co. 767 jet freighters to retire some of the oldest planes at the world’s largest cargo airline. More: continued here

Post office mail-by dates nearThe Record-Courierby Caryn Haller Julie Mueller puts keys for parcel lockers in post office boxes at the Gardnerville Post Office on Tuesday morning. With only 11 days left until Christmas the Gardnerville post office is handling more than 52000 packages and letters a … More: continued …

FedEx Corp. today reported earnings of $1.57 per diluted share for the second quarter ended November 30. Last year’s second quarter earnings were $0.89 per diluted share, which included $0.27 per diluted share in costs related to the combination of the company’s FedEx Freight and FedEx National LTL operations and …

Jefferies Analysts Reiterate a "Buy" Rating on eBay (EBAY)LocalizedUSAeBay (NASDAQ: EBAY)'s stock had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by equities research analysts at Jefferies in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday. The analysts currently have a $42.00 price target on the stock. Separately, analysts at Goldman …and more » More: …