Post Office

A La Crosse man found guilty of causing a bomb scare is banned from the post office under stipulations a judge handed down Monday in granting him a conditional release. More: continued here

Democratic Senator Tom Carper of Delaware is generally a sunny guy, but lately he’s been having difficulty sustaining his characteristic optimism. For the past year, he has been laboring to fix the troubled U.S. Postal Service, which on Aug. 1 is likely to default on a $5.6 billion payment it …

Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentPalm Beach Post"I think for my generation it was a great asset — if you had a letter or package and you needed it to get up to the North Pole, you knew it would be delivered," said Jim Husa, 87, of Lawrence, …

Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentBusinessweekWASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to …and more » More: …

Daily Mail 900 post offices turned into part-time branches that open for just a few hours …Daily MailMore than 900 post offices have been turned into branches that open for just a few hours a week, a report reveals. The move will hit millions of pensioners who depend on a …

The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to stem the red ink. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Syria's top diplomat to Britain defects, while thousands flee Aleppo fightingWashington PostBEIRUT — Syria's top diplomat to Britain defected on Monday, according to the British Foreign Office, striking a blow against the beleaguered government of President Bashar al-Assad as tens of thousands fled heavy fighting in Aleppo, the most …

BBC News Top Syrian diplomat in London has quit his post, Britain saysLos Angeles TimesLONDON — The highest-ranking Syrian diplomat in London has abandoned his post, the British Foreign Office said Monday, the latest in a string of Syrian diplomats and military officials to defect from the embattled government of …

A U.S. post office is damaged while firefighters battle a house fire in Fayette County. The man who lives in the home tried to light a fireplace. More: continued here

The Associated Press Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentFox NewsWASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury, adding to widening uncertainty about the mail agency's solvency as first-class letters plummet and Congress deadlocks on ways to …