The package delivery company agrees to pay $26.8 million to settle a long-running case over whether its Ground unit workers are illegally classified as independent contractors instead of employees. FedEx Corp. said Friday that it would pay $26.8 million to settle a case in its ongoing battle over whether its …

PADDY POWER Gold Cup runner-up Barbers Shop put in a royal performance in the colours of Her Majesty The Queen to take the Blue Square Casino Future Stars Chase at Sandown yesterday. More: continued here

The department told the legislative Emergency Board the need for food stamps has increased 13 percent statewide since October 2007 and by as much as 25 percent in some communities. More than 258,000 households in Oregon use food stamps. More: continued here

A defensive howler from Dennis Souza handed 10-man Reading their second victory of the week and helped maintain the pressure on the Coca-Cola Championship leaders. More: continued here

A Macon post office robbed by two men at gunpoint. Lt. Eric Walker tells FOX24 News two suspects entered the Pio Nono Post Office and ordered everyone onto the floor and demanded money from the register, than ran behind the building towards Patterson St. More: continued here

FedEx Corp. announced Friday the company will settle a lawsuit with FedEx Ground workers in California for a tune of $26.8 million. (FDX) More: continued here

Post Office admits goof on stampsMiamiHerald.com, FL –1 hour agoIn an e-mail response, spokeswoman Debbie Fetterly acknowledged that on occasion the Post Office doesn't handle mail correctly. She said the Post Office… More: continued here

We’ve teamed up with Royal Mail to offer readers the chance to win £300 worth of One4all gift vouchers which can be used at a wide range of High Street retailers, including Burton, Comet, Debenhams, Halfords, House of Fraser, Miss Selfridge and Mothercare. More: continued here

Authorities have charged a dozen men in the botched New York City hijacking of a FedEx Express truck they thought contained millions of dollars in diamonds. Authorities say the men were about to do it again when some were arrested Thursday. More: continued here

Operation Santa, a U.S. Postal Service program that has been around for 100 years and has become an important part of the agency’s Christmas-time tradition, allows ordinary people to grant the wishes of children and families in need simply by going to their local post office and requesting a letter …