A computer glitch leaves tens of thousands of Idahoans without any way to pay for food. More: continued here

Downing Street rejects claims it has been talking about alternatives to the part-privatisation of Royal Mail. More: continued here

Award-winning art comes in his spare timeBethany Beach Wave, DE – Jenny Hopkinson"Although there will be no stamp made out of it, I thought it would be fun to enter," he said of the Chincoteague contest. "I'll get to see my owl on T-shirts instead of in print like the duck stamps." Makuchal, …

David Lin is traveling lighter for business lately. Ever since the software marketing exec bought an iPod Touch, he’s often able to leave his notebook computer behind. More: continued here

New York Times GOP Résumé, Cabinet Post, Knack for Odd JobsNew York Times, United States – Mark LeibovichFour months later, here is Mr. LaHood, smiling broadly in his sprawling office, sipping a “healthy” Frappuccino lunch (“healthy because it will keep me awake this afternoon”). Behind his desk hangs a photograph of Mr. Obama …

The post office located in the Memorial Student Center will be closing June 1 because of renovations. More: continued here

Gordon Brown’s aides have been in private talks with leaders of the Labour rebellion over the future of Royal Mail in an effort to avert another Commons revolt which could fatally weaken the prime minister’s authority. More: continued here

David Cameron holds Gordon Brown’s political life in his hands after the Prime Minister’s decision to risk a Commons defeat over the Royal Mail sell-off next month, senior government figures believe. More: continued here

A Sioux Falls man charged with possession of more than 100 pounds of marijuana pleaded guilty Monday and faces a 12-year prison sentence. Harold Robert Monday was arrested Feb. 6, 2008, after police made a delivery of a package containing marijuana to Monday’s home. FedEx had alerted police to the …

On Monday, new U.S. and international postage prices go into effect. More: continued here