Ricin-laced letters leading to a Miss. mystery Of three ricin-laced letters mailed this month to public officials, only one made it into the hands of an intended target, 80-year-old Mississippi judge Sadie Holland. Investigators are working to piece together what motivated someone to send the letters to her, President Barack Obama and U.S. More
Secret Service Cites Suspicious Material in Letter to Obama A letter addressed to President Obama, containing a suspicious substance, was intercepted at a screening facility outside the White House, officials said on Wednesday. The letter was intercepted at a screening facility outside the White House, the Secret Service said. More
Postal Service backs down on cutting Saturday mail The U.S. Postal Service says it will delay plans to cut Saturday mail delivery because Congress isn't allowing the change. The Postal Service said in February that it planned to cut back in August to five-day-a-week deliveries for everything except packages, as a way to hold down losses. More
If You Get a USPS Scam Text, You Need To Do This Immediately If you get an urgent text message about a package, it's probably a scam. Here's how to tell, and how to avoid getting suckered. 01/3/2025 - 2:07 pm | View Link
SCAM ALERT: USPS is not texting you about a detained package, officials say But U.S. Postal Service officials say think before you click. “We will not send you a text or an email saying, ‘Hey, click this link,’ or, ‘We got a package that’s missing,' or anything like that,” ... 01/2/2025 - 3:48 pm | View Link
USPS worker stabbed to death in Harlem, police say A 36-year-old man, identified as a USPS worker, was found with multiple stab wounds on Lenox Avenue in Harlem. 01/2/2025 - 2:19 pm | View Link
What’s changing for USPS in 2025? The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) will raise shipping prices in early 2025 while keeping the cost of first-class stamps unchanged. 12/30/2024 - 9:33 pm | View Link
USPS worker charged after being accused of using stolen credit cards for purchases, documents say Officials said that Davis also had order confirmations on his phone from Academy, Dicks Sporting Goods, and James Avery in other people's names. One order was for a $1,731 go-kart. 12/30/2024 - 11:27 am | View Link
General Daily Insight for January 04, 2025
Unsteady beginnings can become more solid. First, the delicate Moon clashes with expansive Jupiter, blowing emotional responses out of proportion and making it harder to recognize boundaries. When the Moon joins with serious Saturn later on, the reality of the situation becomes visible, as our emotions stop clouding our vision.
ORLANDO — Police shot an armed man previously convicted of murder outside an Orange County gas station on Friday, according to Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith.
Orlando Police officers and Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a BP gas station on South John Young Parkway after receiving reports of a man with a gun about 2:20 p.m., Smith said at a Friday news conference.
Smith said that officers confronted the man on the sidewalk outside the gas station and he refused verbal commands to drop the gun, after which an Orlando officer shot him.
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The holidays came with a side of flu for many Americans, with 40 states reporting high or very high levels of illness last week, according to the latest government health data.
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Of course, there are a number of bugs that cause fever, cough, sore throat and other flu-like symptoms.
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Four Delray Beach Fire Rescue employees, including top brass, have been placed on administrative leave with pay after a Brightline train smashed into a fire truck last Saturday.
Assistant Chief Kevin Green, Division Chief Todd Lynch, Captain Brian Fiorey, and Driver Engineer David Wyatt are all on leave “pending the results of an internal administrative investigation to determine if City and Fire Rescue policies and procedures were followed,” Fire Chief Ronald Martin said in a statement.
“This action is consistent with City policy and a procedural step as we review the facts,” the statement continued.
The Hurricanes brought in transfer centers to anchor their offensive line the last two years, and it worked out well, so they are doing it again.
Miami landed former Alabama and TCU center James Brockermeyer on Friday night. He chose the Hurricanes over offers from Florida State and USC.
Brockermeyer, the son of former NFL offensive lineman Blake Brockermeyer, is the first offensive lineman UM has added in the transfer portal this offseason.
Brockermeyer, who is listed at 6 feet 3 and 295 pounds, started his college career at Alabama after being rated a four-star prospect in 247Sports’ composite rankings.