FedEx will delay delivery of 11 Boeing freighters for up to 17 months. The express carrier reached agreement with the jet maker to defer the delivery of the B777F aircraft, the company said in a footnote to its quarterly report filed last week with the SEC. More: continued here

The Royal Mail ‘detectives’ trying to trace the owners of millions of lost Christmas presents More: continued here

The non-partisan California Budget Project says more low and middle-income residents are relying on food stamps, Medi-Cal More: continued here

Janice Reichl was at the Stevens Point post office Friday afternoon. The Stevens Point resident was mailing off some last-minute Christmas cards, and had plans for later that night to finish off the rest of the nearly 200 she sends each year. More: continued here

ANDHRA PRADESH: Post offices in AP circle to sell non-judicial stamp papers Hyderabad, Dec. 22 The Department of Posts, Andhra Pradesh Circle has tied up with Commissioner and Inspector General of Registration and Stamps, Government of Andhra Pradesh for sale of non-judicial … More: continued here

DeWayne Wells, president of Gleaners Community Food Bank of Southeastern Michigan, looks out on the bank’s garden in Detroit. Wells said demand is up by 25 percent from a year ago in the region’s food banks as auto-industry layoffs multiply. “Many people are first-timers — they have no idea how …

A statement on the company Web site cites “unprecedented economic waters” as the reason FedEx is opting not buy a spot More: continued here

Political bias pervades issuance of commemorative postage stampsThe News International, Pakistan –1 minute agoBy By Azeem Samar With the likely issuance of a commemorative postage stamp on the first death anniversary of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto on … More: continued here

Roseville woman charged with 3 tax crimesMinneapolis Star Tribune, MN –6 hours agoThe stamps are required by law. The cigarettes were confiscated, as were 75 bottles of non-American liquor, which Liang said she bought from a liquor outlet … More: continued here

Rashaan Hicks, a Waldorf resident who has been with FedEx Corp. for eight years, is used to working right up until Christmas Eve until the last package is delivered. More: continued here