Mirror.co.uk Royal Mail claims bad weather means thousands of online gifts are undeliveredMirror.co.ukRoyal Mail last night said it was doing everything possible to ensure parcels arrived on time. But there was bound to be some disappointment among shoppers …Christmas gifts pile up as icy roads hamper deliveriesguardian.co.ukChristmas deliveries face delaysBBC …

AUSTIN – State Health and Human Services Director Thomas Suehs – in recognition of woeful time lags, backlogs, lawsuits and federal noncompliance – has asked the state auditor to review his food stamp operations and recommend changes. More: continued here

State police say a day-long standoff at a small-town post office has ended with three hostages being released and a suspect in custody. More: continued here

MyFox Phoenix Watertown post office closing early for holidayWatertownDailyTimes.comMost other post offices in the US Postal Service's Albany District will close at noon. Revised hours will be posted at each post office or customers can …Post Office Collection Box StolenMyFox PhoenixHoliday closingsPensacola News Journalall 6 news articles » More: continued here

At least two people have walked out of a small-town Virginia post office with their hands raised after authorities ordered a man holding hostages to surrender. More: continued here

Daily Mail Royal Mail bosses accused of 'lacking Christmas spirit'The Press, YorkOne York woman said she was charged £1.17 for an undelivered card because it was a few millimetres thicker than Royal Mail's prescribed five millimetre …Still fretting about that present that didn't arrive? We go undercover at …Daily Mailall …

Va. Post Office Standoff Over; No One HurtCitrus DailyA daylong standoff at a small-town Virginia post office ended peacefully Wednesday with three hostages set free and a disabled suspect surrendering to …and more » More: continued here

Stout: still hard-core after all these yearsBaltimore SunIn the spring of 1995, three of Thaddeus Stamps' friends wanted to form a hard-core band. They had all the instruments …and more » More: continued here

Negotiators were trying to coax an armed man to release hostages that had been held for hours Wednesday in a post office in a rural, mountain town in western Virginia. More: continued here

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams and receiver Eddie Royal missed practice Wednesday. Williams was listed on the injury report with an ankle ailment, while Royal had a neck/head injury. Safety David Bruton also sat out practice with an illness. Tailback Correll Buckhalter (ankle), safety Renaldo Hill (ankle) …