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A U.S. Postal Service employee is shown loading parcels outside a post office in Wheeling, Ill., on Jan. 29, 2024.

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USPS suspends incoming parcels from Hong Kong and China

Americans are likely to pay more for products from popular Chinese e-commerce platforms like Shein and Temu as the U.S. Postal Service said it would stop accepting parcels from China and Hong Kong.

February 05, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office arrested two suspects this month after they were tracked down using an Apple AirTag that the victim mailed to herself in hopes of catching the thieves who kept stealing her mail.

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Fed up with her mail being stolen, she sent herself an AirTag to catch the thieves

The Santa Barbara County, Calif., Sheriff’s Office said it arrested two suspects after they were tracked down using the device that the victim mailed to herself. They face several felony charges.

August 27, 2024
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  • Jonathan Franklin
U.S. Representatives outside of the Palmetto USPS facility.

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Three Republican U.S. representatives visit Palmetto mail facility

Three Republican U.S. representatives visited the Palmetto USPS processing on Monday to tour it and speak to employees. 

June 11, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis and
  • Orlando Montoya

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Mail delays linger for Georgia residents months after new USPS facility opening

Georgia residents have experienced some of the worst mail delays, after the Postal Service consolidated four facilities into one which has been plagued with problems. 

 

May 20, 2024
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  • Sarah Kallis
The U.S. Postal Service delivery is experiencing delays caused by processing issues. U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff is demanding answers. for Georgians.

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Sens. Ossoff and Warnock, Georgia reps demand answers to U.S. Postal Service delays across state

The United States Postal Service is experiencing mail delays throughout Georgia, causing a surplus of issues for those who need their mail for personal, business or even legal matters.

March 21, 2024
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  • Ambria Burton
A United States Postal Service mailbox stands along Bonnie Brae Boulevard Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, in southeast Denver.

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U.S. Postal Service touts crackdown on postal crime with hundreds of arrests

Law enforcement officials have made more than 600 arrests since May in a crackdown launched to address crime, the Postal Service announced Wednesday.

October 26, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
The Capitol is seen late Tuesday night, Sept. 26, 2023, in Washington, as lawmakers work to advance appropriations bills on the House floor. The Republican-controlled House and the Democrat-controlled Senate are starkly divided over very different paths to preventing a federal shutdown.

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What would a government shutdown mean for me? SNAP, student loans and travel impacts, explained

If a shutdown happens, millions of federal employees will be furloughed and many others will be forced to work without pay until it ends. A handful of federal programs that people nationwide rely on everyday could also be disrupted — from dwindling funds for food assistance to potential delays in customer service for recipients of Medicare and Social Security.

September 28, 2023
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  • Associated Press
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Congress passes bill to shore up the Postal Service without cutting back on delivery

Congress mustered rare bipartisan support for the Postal Service package, dropping some of the more controversial proposals to settle on core ways to save the service and ensure its future operations.

March 09, 2022
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  • The Associated Press
A customer deposits mail into a U.S. Postal Service mail collection box this week in Burbank, Calif.

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Former Deputy Postmaster General: Changes Are Needed, But 'The Time Is Not Now'

Ron Stroman resigned shortly before Louis DeJoy took over the Postal Service. Stroman says that changes underway should be halted if their effect is to slow mail and disenfranchise voters.

August 20, 2020
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  • Peter Granitz

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