Read more mail stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/4572/mail.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:41:46 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70681/quaids-10k-hotel-bill-got-lost-in-mail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRandy and Evi Quaid didn’t pay the $10,000 hotel bill they’re accused of skipping out because it got lost in the mail, their lawyer told a Santa Barbara, Calif., court today. The Quaids didn’t think they had to pay upon checkout, and changed addresses before the bill—if not...http://www.newser.com/story/70681/quaids-10k-hotel-bill-got-lost-in-mail.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:21:05 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66029/post-office-weighs-hundreds-of-branch-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe US Postal Service is considering closing or consolidating hundreds of stations and branches across the country as mail volumes continue to plummet, AP reports. Managers have been told to review the activities of over 3,000 postal outlets nationwide and consider factors like customer service, real estate values, and...http://www.newser.com/story/66029/post-office-weighs-hundreds-of-branch-closings.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 04 Aug 2009 1:19:03 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/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 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48613/powder-mailed-to-journal-dershowitz-is-harmless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhite powder mailed to executives of the Wall Street Journal and to Harvard professor Alan Dershowitz is harmless, authorities say. Authorities have no suspects or motive, but the Journal notes that Dershowitz wrote an essay for the paper earlier this month defending Israel's assault on Gaza. The Journal got a...http://www.newser.com/story/48613/powder-mailed-to-journal-dershowitz-is-harmless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 20:25:15 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/48576/aussie-stars-play-new-venue-the-mailbox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAustralian movie stars Nicole Kidman, Cate Blanchett, Russell Crowe, and Geoffrey Rush have been honored by their country with postage stamps in their likenesses, the Daily Telegraph reports. The actors have been named Australia Post’s 2009 Australian Legends, and each will have two stamps. “I’m going to be licked by...http://www.newser.com/story/48576/aussie-stars-play-new-venue-the-mailbox.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Jan 2009 17:53:05 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/42249/dhl-will-cut-9500-jobs-stop-domestic-us-service.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagDeutsche Post will close all of its DHL Express service centers, cut 9,500 jobs in the US, and eliminate US-only domestic shipping by land and air, the company said today, citing heavy losses and fierce competition with UPS and FedEx. The company said the new round of cuts are...http://www.newser.com/story/42249/dhl-will-cut-9500-jobs-stop-domestic-us-service.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 10 Nov 2008 10:07:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/39819/ringo-warns-fans-to-get-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRingo Starr says he's too busy to sign autographs and won't do it anymore, the BBC reports. The ex-Beatle—who's apparently had enough adoration for one lifetime—promises to throw away all incoming mail, effective Oct. 20. “I’m warning you with peace and love I have too much to do,...http://www.newser.com/story/39819/ringo-warns-fans-to-get-back.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Oct 2008 11:45:01 CDT