From the article: "...Amazon became the largest U.S. parcel carrier in 2025, surpassing USPS for the first time with 6.7 billion deliveries versus USPS’s 6.6 billion. The shift reflects Amazon’s aggressive logistics expansion, UPS volume cuts, and growing third-party delivery contracts. USPS, facing steep volume declines, is warning Congress it could run out of cash within a year without major reforms. ..."
From the article: "...Royal Mail will increase the price of 1st class stamps to £1.80 and 2nd class stamps to 91p, from April 6. The cost of a 1st class stamp in 2020 was 76p. From April 7th 2026, consumers will have to pay £1.80 (up 10p), which is a 137% increase compared to six years ago. Since 2020, the cost of a 1st class stamp has risen eight times, Citizens Advice has said...."
From the article: "...an investigation by the Axel Springer Global Reporters Network, which includes POLITICO, has identified a clandestine Berlin-based postal system that exploits the special status of postal parcels to transport all kinds of European goods — including banned electronics components — into President Vladimir Putin’s empire...."
From the article: "...When Postmaster General David Steiner began his tenure at the U.S. Postal Service last July, there was hope that he would steer the beleaguered organization in the right direction...Instead, after a reported $1.3 billion loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2026 and a net loss of $9 billion in fiscal 2025, Steiner is turning the Postal Service further down the road to perpetual losses and a taxpayer bailout. By his own admission, it could run out of money in 2027. ..."
From the article: "...SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (Edited News Release/KY3) - A former U.S. Postal Service employee has been sentenced to more than a year in federal prison for burglarizing a local post office and stealing mail.
U.S. District Judge Beth Phillips sentenced Zachary M. Walker, 39, to 12 months and one day in prison. Walker was also ordered to pay $2,100 in restitution, forfeit an additional $2,100, and serve three years of supervised release following his imprisonment. ..."
From the article: "Russian drones struck a Ukrposhta postal vehicle in Sumy Oblast...a postal worker and a local resident — and are receiving medical assistance..."
From the article: "...Residents on the northeast side of Cedar Rapids say mail tracked through the United States Postal Service’s Informed Delivery system is arriving several days later than expected, in some cases creating financial hardship. ..."
From the article: "The Columbia Philatelic Society (CPS) held its winter stamp show February 13 and 14. A total of ...We learned about counterfeit stamps, the postal museum in Charleston, the stamp scandal involving astronauts who landed on the moon, the Protestant Reformation in stamps, and a host of other topics,” said Jerry Emanuel, club secretary.
During the stamp show, members...The Columbia Philatelic Society is the oldest stamp club in South Carolina and recently celebrated its 90th anniversary. ..."
From the article: "...Police say the mail carrier bag Blair was carrying contained a device officers identified as a cell phone jammer, Gorilla tape, heavy duty plastic bags, zip ties, two unbranded tasers, a tourniquet, a beanie, mask and sunglasses capable of obscuring a person’s face, faraday bags and black plastic gloves. ..."
From the article: "...a United States Postal Service employee was shot with a BB gun while he was delivering the mail. ..."
From the article: "...In a Feb. 17 press release, the United States Postal Service announced two new stamps added to the 2026 U.S. program, a nondenominated (78¢) forever Happy Birthday stamp and a nonprofit organization stamp featuring a summer sunset, as well as details on upcoming first-day-of-issue dates and locations for previously announced 2026 issues. ..."
From the article: "...Misusing Voyager cards, mobile devices and more can bring disciplinary actions..."
From the article: "...A Miami U.S. Postal Service employee has been arrested in the alleged theft of over $1 million worth of U.S. Treasury checks, authorities said.
Sylvester Green Byrd, 35, was arrested Wednesday on charges of first-degree grand theft and fraudulent use or possession of personal identification, records showed. ...Postal agents saw Byrd conceal checks inside his shirt, and he was taken into custody, the report said."
From the article: "The second of two Columbus men accused of using sticky mouse traps to steal mail from a blue collection box outside the Springboro post office will spend nearly six months in jail.
Yahir Nazario Reyes Jr. ...saw three men remove mail from the collection box and toss mail out the window of a vehicle, according to court records. ...Reyes and Carlos Patricio Sanchez-Guzman, 21, were each indicted for tampering with evidence, theft of mail and possessing criminal tools.
“Sticky mouse traps were located that the (defendants) used to remove the mail,” a criminal complaint read. ..."
From the article: "...The U.S. Postal Service will observe Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 16. All Post Office locations will be closed. Regular mail delivery and retail services will resume on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Customers are reminded that when Post Offices are closed, they can still access many postal products and services through usps.com and self-service kiosks available in select lobbies nationwide. These kiosks feature:..."
From the article: "...Mail theft: At 4:34 p.m., a US Postal Service worker handed mail to someone standing in the driveway of a residence in the 13000 block of Stewart Court. ..."
From the article: "...Russia has been bypassing EU sanctions using Berlin logistics and lighter-controlled international mail, according to an investigation by German media. In response, the Ukrainian envoy has called for tougher enforcement. ..."
From the article: "...Note: If you wish to have your mail postmarked for the purpose of indicating the exact date it was submitted for mailing, you can go to any USPS retail counter and request a postal employee to manually postmark, or "hand-cancel", up to 50 items for free. If you wish to have more than 50 items hand-canceled, please contact the local Postmaster or other manager in advance to ensure adequate resources are available to assist. ..."
From the article: "...“It has been quite the journey, and I am so thankful that my wonderful daughter was able to be my hero,” said Ann “Shelli” Larkins, who has worked at the Postal Service for 30 years.
In January 2019, Larkins had quadruple bypass heart surgery. She then caught pneumonia and...her daughter, Kristina Kirby."
From the article: "...This directly conflicts with post-Heller jurisprudence affirming handguns as quintessential self-defense weapons. No historical tradition broadly supports prohibiting the shipment of protected arms among law-abiding citizens. Colonial-era restrictions on selling arms to Native Americans or exporting during wartime are distinguishable, as they addressed hostile threats or common defense, not private interstate commerce. Gunpowder storage laws, often cited as analogues, concerned explosive hazards, not unloaded firearms. ..."
From the article: "...A Minneapolis man is charged after prosecutors say he stole a U.S. Postal Service mail truck in Saint Paul and rammed a police squad. Authorities say the suspect then led officers on a dangerous chase before crashing and being taken into custody Monday afternoon. Giovanni Lisandro Suarez, 26, is charged with felony theft of a motor vehicle and felony fleeing a peace officer in a motor vehicle in connection with the incident, which unfolded on Jan. 12. According to the criminal complaint, Saint Paul police were alerted just after 2 p.m. by a U.S. Postal Inspector who reported that a stolen USPS mail truck was being tracked by GPS..."
From the article: "...According to USPIS, the Grand Tower Post Office — located at 522 Front St, Grand Tower, IL 62942 — was burglarized on Dec. 18, 2025.
The U.S. Postal Inspection Service warns the public not apprehend the individual themselves but to contact the service at 1-877-876-2455, say “law enforcement,” and reference Case No. 4641750. All information will be kept strictly confidential...."
