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US Postal Service letter carrier Juan Padilla arranges mail in his truck while on his delivery route oin San Francisco.  (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Cash-Strapped U.S. Post Office Tests Same-Day SF Delivery

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service is moving aggressively this holiday season to offer same-day package delivery for Internet shoppers.

2012/11/26

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Price Of Stamps Going Up By A Penny To 46 Cents

The cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service said Thursday that it will raise postage rates on Jan. 27, including a 1-cent increase in the cost of first-class mail to 46 cents.

2012/10/12

Nancy Pelosi Makes Statement On The Passing Of Adam Yauch

Pelosi Blames House Republicans For Postal Service Default

As the U.S. Postal Service was bracing for its first default on billion dollar loan payments due to the Treasury, Minority House Leader Nancy Pelosi placed the blame on inaction by the GOP.

2012/08/01

A U.S. Postal Service customer leaves the Bayview Station on July 26, 2011 in San Francisco. The Bayview Station is one of five in San Francisco that is being reviewed for closure. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Union City Couple Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Post Office Of $4.4M

A former United States Postal Service manager pleaded guilty in federal court Friday to committing wire fraud and conspiring to violate federal conflict of interest laws, attorneys said.

2012/04/08

A USPS employee sorts mail. (Brian Kersey/Getty Images)

Bay Area Post Offices Packed As Holiday Deadlines Approach

Those hoping to get packages to friends and loved ones by the weekend need to spring into action, as time runs out for Christmas mail delivery.

2011/12/20

A U.S. Postal Service customer leaves the Bayview Station on July 26, 2011 in San Francisco. The Bayview Station is one of five in San Francisco that is being reviewed for closure. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Jobs in Jeopardy At Bay Area Postal Processing Facilities

The jobs of more than 1,000 Northern California postal workers are in jeopardy, now that 5 processing facilities have been targeted for closure, including one in Burlingame and one in Petaluma.

2011/09/16

Cover flown on the Martin M-130 flying boat PAA "China Clipper" (NC14716) from Alameda, CA, to Manila, PI, over FAN 14, November 22-29, 1935 (The Cooper Collections/Wikipedia)

Alameda Stamp Commemorates 1st Transpacific Mail Flight

Putting a stamp on a letter bound across the Pacific costs only a little more than it did when the China Clipper took off from Alameda Naval Air Station 75 years ago.

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