Topic: U.S. Postal Service

Newtown post office flooded with condolences

Newtown, Conn.'s post office has been receiving a deluge of letters, cards, care packages and drawings from around the world in the wake of the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

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Holiday tipping: Don’t forget those who help your family function

Holiday tipping tips: A tchotchke made by your kids is not a tip. Cold cash, in a nice warm note, is something many in the service industry depend on – from your day care worker to your dog groomer.

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Cheapest way to ship your package? Here's how to save.

Post office beats UPS, FedEx on price in a head-to-head comparison, more than $50 on an overnight five-pound package. But don't go to the post office. There's a better way.

Four Olympians lose medals for steroid use at Athens

Four Olympians lose medals: Four track and field athletes from eastern Europe were ordered to return their medals won in the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.  The retroactive tests bring the number of Athens Olympians to lose medals to 31, including 11 medal winners and three gold medalists.

Cash-strapped post office: new, faster package service?

Cash-strapped post office will test same-day package delivery in San Francisco Dec. 12. If expanded to 10 cities, same-day service could bring in $500 million a year, a drop in the bucket for cash-strapped post office's $15.9 billion loss this year.

Stamp prices to increase one cent in January

Stamp prices in 2013: First-class letters increase from 45 to 46 cents; postcards rise from 32 to 33 cents. Stamp prices for international delivery will be $1.10 no matter what the destination. 

FedEx will add 20,000 workers for busy holiday season

FedEx predicts it will ship 280 million packages between Thanksgiving and Christmas. To handle the surge, FedEx will hire 20,000 additional seasonal workers – the same as last year. 

Lance Armstrong stripped of Tour de France cycling titles (+video)

The head of the International Cycling Union said Armstrong deserves to be forgotten in cycling.

Lance Armstrong: Tour organizers remain silent as 11 former teammates testify

USADA's report accuses Armstrong of depending on performance-enhancing drugs to fuel all of his seven straight Tour titles.

26 people testified against Lance Armstrong

The report on cyclist Lance Armstrong released by the US Anti-Doping Agency gave accounts of his doping from 26 witnesses, including many former teammates.

Lance Armstrong's former teammates testify against him

Eleven members of the U.S. Postal Service cycling team provided evidence to the US Anti-Doping agency against Lance Armstrong, who participated in what the agency's chief called 'the most sophisticated, professionalized and successful doping program that sport has ever seen.'

A large matter of 13 cents

My letter from President Ford was held hostage.

Why Lance Armstrong may lose all seven Tour de France titles (+video)

Lance Armstrong declined to fight charges of doping, which he described as a 'witch hunt.' Lance Armstrong faces the loss of all awards, and a lifetime ban from cycling.

The Paul Ryan budget: your guide to what's in it

Rep. Paul Ryan, Mitt Romney's running mate, is best known for drawing up a series of spending-and-tax plans meant to challenge the Obama administration's policies from the right. But it's been some time since his latest budget, which Mr. Ryan terms a "path to prosperity," was released. Here's a primer on what's in it.

Postal Service unstoppable in rain, snow. But red ink?

Postal Service reports $5.2 billion quarterly loss, most of it from defaulted payment for retiree benefits. Postal Service warns it could run out of cash in October.  

Congress goes on summer break: Top 5 things it left undone

Members of Congress have skedaddled for the month of August, leaving behind a long list of unfinished business.

What did Congress leave in the lurch? Here are five of the top pressing issues.

List of legislation left undone as Congress departs for vacation

Major bills that Congress left unfinished as it left for its August recess:

Colorado shooting: Was James Holmes's notebook 'a cry for validation'? (+video)

James Holmes allegedly mailed a package to a psychiatrist that foretold a murderous rampage at a theater showing 'The Dark Knight Rises.' Was it a call for recognition from somebody whose family worried about his isolation?

Shooting suspect James Holmes described killings in package (+video)

The University of Colorado Denver said Wednesday that the US Postal Service delivered the package Monday, and it was immediately investigated and turned over to authorities within hours.

Accused gunman James Holmes sent notebook with plan to psychologist

The package allegedly sent by 24-year-old James Eagan Holmes remained unopened in a mailroom at the University of Colorado, for as long as a week before its discovery on Monday.

US adds 80,000 jobs in June, as growth remains sluggish

Job creation in June was affected by the financial crisis in Europe, uncertainty about the future of health-care reform, and even the heat. A rare bright spot? Hiring of temp workers is up.

National Spelling Bee: 10 winning business words

In the National Spelling Bee’s 85-year existence, a wide range of words have crowned the winners – from science words like ‘crustaceology,’ to musical terms such as ‘soubrette,’ and ‘appoggiatura.’ The list of winning words also includes several that could slide right into the pages of this newspaper’s business section. In honor of the 2012 Scripps National Spelling Bee, here are 10 business words from past years that have determined the champion. Will this year’s winning word make the list?

US Postal Service to close 140 mail processing centers

The US Postal Service will close 48 mail sorting facilities in August, and the rest will close next January and February, the Postmaster General announced Thursday. 

Smartphones: Postal service bans foreign shipments

Smartphones with lithium batteries will no longer be accepted for international shipment beginning Wednesday because of fire risks. Shipments of smartphones to US troops abroad will have to go via UPS or FedEx. 

US Postal Service will keep open rural routes

The Post Office blinked in the face of public opposition; rural post offices were scheduled to close as soon as May 15.