A driver in downtown Modesto stepped on the gas, instead of the brake, and accidentally drove his car up the steps of the post office on I Street in Modesto. Nobody was injured. Click here to see the video. Click on the headline to read the story. More: continued here

STRATHMIGLO post office is to close temporarily following the resignation of the sub-postmaster. (07/01/2010 11:58:00) More: continued here

A decade-old guitar played by Metallica rocker Kirk Hammett is on sale online for US$35,000. More: continued here

The college football bowl season was not so sweet for the Orange and Sugar bowls. While total attendance for the first 33 of the season’s 34 bowl games was down just 1% in a struggling national economy, the FedEx Orange Bowl matchup of Iowa and Georgia Tech on Tuesday sold …

Trading Idea: eBay Coming Down to SupportTradersHuddle.comNew York, Jan 7 th (TradersHuddle.com) – Shares of eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY) traded lower today and are now closer to support for traders to add eBay stock to … More: continued here

Kids on food stamps jump double digitsCincinnati.comIn fact, Ohio saw an 18 percent increase and Kentucky an 11 percent rise in the number of children receiving federal food stamp assistance between August …and more » More: continued here

Boston Globe Private developer pulls out of South Station expansion negotiationsEnterprise News“We are now able to work directly with the Post Office to accomplish its objectives and ours,” Mullan said. “We remain committed to expansion of rail …Failed station expansion won't affect South Coast Rail, officials sayFall River Herald Newsall …

Big freeze stamps out the postNorthumberland GazetteFor the first time in more than a decade, postal workers at Royal Mail's Alnwick sorting office were sent home at 11am yesterday after no post was received. …and more » More: continued here

Boston Globe Private developer pulls out of South Station expansion negotiationsEnterprise News“We are now able to work directly with the Post Office to accomplish its objectives and ours,” Mullan said. “We remain committed to expansion of rail …Failed station expansion won't affect South Coast Rail, officials sayFall River Herald Newsall …

Royal Mail has two weeks to reach agreementTribune (blog)Royal Mail has two weeks to strike an agreement with unions or workers will return to “dispute mode”, according to sources at the … More: continued here