Read more USPS stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/17546/usps.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:12:13 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70026/mass-mailman-steals-30k-dvds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA former Massachusetts postal worker has pleaded guilty to stealing 30,000 Netflix DVDs that passed through the Springfield post office, the Republican reports. Investigators got wise to the crime—which spanned all of 2007—when the company noticed it was losing up to a 100 DVDs a week in...http://www.newser.com/story/70026/mass-mailman-steals-30k-dvds.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 13:33:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65497/awash-in-red-usps-high-risk-fed-watchdog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Government Accountability Office has put the struggling US Postal Service on its list of “high-risk” federal programs, the Hill reports. The federal watchdog says the USPS will lose $7 billion this year, and that even the end of the recession will not return business that has migrated to other...http://www.newser.com/story/65497/awash-in-red-usps-high-risk-fed-watchdog.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 28 Jul 2009 14:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55780/postal-service-unveils-simpsons-stamps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe eagerly awaited Simpsons postage stamps made their debut today and got an enthusiastic reception from the show's creator. "This is the biggest and most adhesive honor The Simpsons has ever received," said Matt Groening. The stamps go on sale May 7, and the US Postal Service is encouraging fans...http://www.newser.com/story/55780/postal-service-unveils-simpsons-stamps.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Apr 2009 14:55:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/55431/post-office-will-stop-wilderness-deliveries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNeither rain nor sleet nor snow ... but remote location will keep the US Postal Service from delivering mail to the Idaho wilderness starting June 30, NPR reports. Faced with a $6 billion deficit, the mail carrier is cutting back across the board, and that includes the last airstrip service in...http://www.newser.com/story/55431/post-office-will-stop-wilderness-deliveries.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 06 Apr 2009 14:26:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54965/signed-sealed-doh-livered-stamp-to-feature-simpsons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagD’oh! You can stamp your mail with Homer Simpson later this year, according to the Hollywood Reporter. The animated patriarch and his family will appear on 44-cent stamps designed by Matt Groening. The postage also marks the show’s 20th anniversary. “This has been a dream for Fox and The Simpsons...http://www.newser.com/story/54965/signed-sealed-doh-livered-stamp-to-feature-simpsons.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Apr 2009 8:07:56 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54347/post-office-begs-for-congress-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Postal Service can’t pay all of this year’s bills, the postmaster general warned Congress today as he proposed shedding $6 billion in costs and Saturday service. He clarified that the agency—which doesn’t get taxpayer subsidies—wants Washington’s help, not a bailout. Due to declining mail volume, this year’s...http://www.newser.com/story/54347/post-office-begs-for-congress-help.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 25 Mar 2009 12:03:33 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/53947/post-office-plans-big-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCiting severe losses, the US Postal Service is slashing 1,400 jobs and offering early retirement to 150,000 workers, NPR reports. The post office will also shut down six district offices, but says delivery will not be affected. Hobbled by a 5.2 billion drop in mail volume in...http://www.newser.com/story/53947/post-office-plans-big-job-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Mar 2009 19:17:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/50458/stamps-go-up-2-cents-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe price of a first-class stamp will rise 2 cents to 44 cents on May 11, the Postal Service said today. That leaves plenty of time to stock up on Forever Stamps, which will continue to sell at the current 42-cent rate until the increase occurs. They will remain valid...http://www.newser.com/story/50458/stamps-go-up-2-cents-in-may.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 10 Feb 2009 17:05:36 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/49255/postmaster-wants-to-drop-delivery-1-day-a-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMassive deficits could force the postal service to cut out 1 day of mail delivery per week, the postmaster general told Congress today. John Potter asked lawmakers to lift the requirement that the agency deliver mail 6 days a week. "It is possible that the cost of 6-day delivery may...http://www.newser.com/story/49255/postmaster-wants-to-drop-delivery-1-day-a-week.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 28 Jan 2009 14:34:39 CST