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A Silver Spring man who police said stabbed a fellow customer at a Colesville post office Thursday was ordered held on a $500,000 bond Friday in Montgomery County District Court. More: continued here

A Fayette County post office was damaged Monday morning after a nearby house caught on fire. More: continued here

The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury. More: continued here

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the Treasury. That's 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

Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentWGRZ-TVThe defaults won't stir any kind of short-term catastrophe – post offices will stay open, mail trucks will run, employees will get paid. But postal analysts point to longer-term harm, as the mail agency finds it increasingly preoccupied with staving … More: continued …

The Associated Press Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentThe Associated PressBy By HOPE YEN – 1 minute ago. WASHINGTON (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 …

U.S. postal workers say Congress is leaving agency out to dry. More: continued here

Post Office Can't Pay Its Bills, Congress PuntsU.S. News & World ReportThe United States Postal Service has been unable to hide its budget woes from the public, but on Wednesday when it publicly defaults on a $5.5 billion payment, it will point its finger toward Capitol Hill. In two days, …

The defaults won't affect day-to-day mail service. Post offices will stay open, mail trucks will run, employees will get paid, and current retirees will get health benefits. More: continued here

San Francisco Chronicle Post office nears historic default on $5B paymentSan Francisco ChronicleThis photo taken July 27, 2012 shows Jim Husa, 87, of Lawrence, Mich. outside a US Post Office in Lawrence, Mich. The U.S. Postal Service is bracing for a first-ever default on billions in payments due to the …