For more than 200 years, U.S. post offices have served as the heart of all sorts of communities. But with mail volume declining and fewer people using stamps and envelopes, the future of the institution is threatened. Reporting from Los Angeles and Loma Mar, Calif. — Carmen Pimpton loves simply …

AsiaOne Man pleads guilty to selling military drone aircraft on eBayWTSP 10 NewsSo when top brass at MacDill Air Force base found out one of their drones was up for sale by a civilian on the website eBay, you can only imagine their shock. Thursday, 47-year-old Henson Chua of the …

The American Civil Liberties Union is accusing the Gypsum post office of refusing to renew a post office box rental to a woman because she is Hispanic. The Postal Service says it’s a misunderstanding and is being resolved. More: continued here

Stamps running back's energetic overloadCalgary SunSo when the Stamps were facing the Edmonton Eskimos last Saturday at McMahon Stadium, Cornish avoided drinking one. Voila! Time for an offensive breakout from the running back, who was named TSN analyst Duane Forde's pre-season pick as top Canadian …and more » More: continued here

USA Today Post office closures would make long hikes harderSeattle Post IntelligencerCLARKE CANFIELD, AP, RENEE ELDER, Associated Press Postmistress Marie Beane takes a call while boxes containing hikers' supplies, sent care of general delivery, await pickup at the post office in Caratunk, Maine, Thursday, July 28, 2011. …Post office closures …

Circleville reacts to threat of post office closingKTKA.com"If the post office closes perhaps then the Marketplace Grocery would close. The bank, Farmer's State Bank would close. Or the restaurant would close. Or the feed store," says resident Barbara Hutchinson. "If we don't keep our downtown community …and more » More: continued …

Kansas City Star Post Office List Closings: How Will It Affect Your Neighborhood?Christian PostReportedly, the Postal Service will spend at least four months evaluating each post office. Anyone who objects to a closing has 60 days to submit comments to the Postal Service. The closings are expected to begin within …

EC to Start Inquiry on U.K.'s Royal Mail Sell-Off, FT ReportsBloombergThe European Commission will start a probe into the UK government's plan to sell off part or all of Royal Mail Group Ltd to private investors, the Financial Times reported without saying where it got … More: continued here

eBay Australia has revealed plans to more than double its fees on some auction listings, effectively penalising non-professional sellers. More: continued here

The State Edgewood Post office on list for possible closingThe StateShe has an important document she HAS to mail on her short lunch break and there's a closed sign on the door of the Edgewood Post Office. But three minutes later postal worker China Brown appears and clicks …More than …