Mississippi post office may be named for war hero who lived in IdahoIdahoStatesman.com, IDThe US House of Representatives voted 384-0 in favor of a bill that would re-name the post office on Main Street in McLain, Miss., which is Freeman's hometown. The bill now goes to the Senate. Freeman, a veteran …

FedEx said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit tumbled 75 percent as severe weakness in the global economy offset the benefit of lower fuel prices. The company said it will eliminate more jobs and make other cutbacks to deal with the ongoing economic slowdown. More: continued here

BBC News Thursday in WestminsterBBC News, UKBy Peter Mulligan In 'Today in Parliament', David Wilby reports on exchanges revealing that strikes at Royal Mail accounted for 60% of all days lost to industrial action during 2007 in the UK. That fact emerged during Commons questions about the future … More: continued …

ST. LOUIS (AP) – A St. Charles County man has been charged with stealing dozens of boat propellers and selling them on eBay, after two men noticed listings that described propellers recently stolen from them. More: continued here

(Corrects name of analyst’s firm in third paragraph.) March 19 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, rose as much as 8.5 percent after executives said they don’t expect a “further significant decline” in the U.S. economy this year. More: continued here

eBay is being used to sell free Jay Leno tickets, and the comedian doesn’t like it. Don Reisinger thinks he needs to rethink his position. More: continued here

SamayLive Telgi gets 7-year jail in 2001 fake stamp paper scamExpressindia.com, IndiaAbdul Karim Telgi, the prime accused in the multi-crore fake stamp paper scam of 2001, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment by a Special CBI Court on Thursday. Special CBI Judge AP Gohil also sentenced his accomplice Sadiq Undali to …

FedEx Corp reported third quarter earnings on Thursday and said it expects further staff reductions. More: continued here

Washington, Mar 18: Former Atomic Kitten member Kerry Katona has had her breast implants removed from eBay as they were unauthorized. More: continued here

Battle to save Postbus routesNorthern Times, UKHIGHLAND Council is battling to force Royal Mail to change its mind over the axing of five of its Postbus routes, two of them in Sutherland. The Postbus service between Thurso and Tongue, and between Bettyhill and Thurso, along with four other routes … More: …