"If you don’t know the difference between a deductible and a copay, read this...Deductible: This is the amount someone pays for covered health care services before their health plan starts to pay. You can find the amount, and how much you’ve paid toward it, through your health insurance plan’s web portal. ..."
"Currently, national and state committees for the major political parties can get the same 40-60% discount rate nonprofits enjoy for mailers sent through the US Postal Service. Third parties don’t get the perk.
New legislation, dubbed the Ending Subsidies for Political Junk Mail Act, which was proposed by Sens. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), would force the GOP and Democratic party committees to pay the normal rate...“No more welfare for Washington consultants,” Ernst told The Post. “If the American people must pay full price to send a Christmas card that their families actually want, then political parties should have to pay full price to send junk mail that nobody wants.”..."
"...The woman was caught trying to bring narcotics from Mexico...The mail carrier was arrested at the San Ysidro border just shy of her ninth anniversary with USPS. She had tried crossing in her personal vehicle, which had been modified to conceal drugs in the gas compartment. A K-9 officer at the border detected the scent of drugs and officers also confirmed a strong gasoline odor, as the drug-laden tank was leaking fuel.
Even more egregious was that the employee was caught in full postal uniform — a failed strategy to avoid scrutiny and detection."
"...Two United States Postal Service employees in Gastonia were arrested after allegedly stealing $18,000 worth of cell phones from packages and selling them, according to the Gastonia Police Department.
Police said DeSean Hardiman and Elijah Jefferies were employees at a USPS..."
"...Officials said the scheme involved the unlawful acquisition of check information by Vincent Galliard, a former USPS employee, who stole checks from the mail and sold them to the suspects. ..."
"...Federal investigators released dramatic photos Thursday of an engine flying off a doomed UPS cargo plane that crashed two weeks ago in Kentucky, killing 14 people, and said there was evidence of cracks in the left wing’s engine mount.
A series of six photos showed the rear of the engine starting to detach before it flew up and over the wing as flames erupted. ..."
"...Charles Jahnke, another resident, echoed these concerns.
"I've got bills that I know should be in my mailbox right now that I'm going to have to run up to the Huntsville utilities to pay my bill, I don't even know what it is yet," Jahnke said. ..."
"...Attorney General Pam Bondi announced that George Isbell Jr. has been federally charged for allegedly sending a violent letter to conservative commentator Benny Johnson referencing the late Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk. Isbell was arrested in San Diego and is facing federal charges in Florida for mailing a threatening communication. Authorities emphasized that the federal law will treat threats sent through the mail as a serious offense. ..."
"...The U.S. Postal Service on Friday requested permission from the Postal Regulatory Commission to raise parcel shipping rates next year as it looks for more revenue amid continuing financial struggles.
The quasi-public company reported a $9 billion loss and a $2.8 billion adjusted operating loss for the fiscal year ended Sept. 30.
The Postal Service said it intends to raise prices ..."
"...body was found Saturday in a mail-handling machine at a Postal Service facility in Allen Park.
Democratic U.S. Reps. Debbie Dingell of Ann Arbor and Rashida Tlaib of Detroit wrote to Postmaster General David Steiner on Thursday with questions about why it took employees six to eight hours to discover the 36-year-old's body, when management first realized he was missing and what was done to locate him. ..."
"The annual open season enrollment period runs from Nov. 10-Dec. 8. ...Here’s what employees should know:
• If you currently have a Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program plan, you ..."
"The scheme involved cashing stolen U.S. Treasury checks at the U.S. Post Office in Hartford...Rashelle Sailor, 40, of Hartford, who worked as a postal clerk there, is among those facing charges. Indictments have been returned against ..."
"The U.S. Postal Service says mail recently found in a box in Rancho Cordova has been recovered and is being processed for redelivery. ...it was in a Walmart parking lot. ..."
"...the postal call-in number that the U.S. Postal Service provided its employees for requesting unscheduled leave as they called in sick (Official USPS Sick Call Procedure) or for community disasters. The postal call in sick call number(s) are: 1-877-477-..."
"...Postmaster General David Steiner discusses the Postal Service’s financial and performance expectations and his hopes for the organization’s future in his latest video message to employees.
He also shares thoughts and observations after his first 100 days in office and previews this year’s holiday delivery season.
The video, released Nov. 6, is available on Link and other postal websites and will be shown to employees throughout the organization this week. ..."
"...Airport security video "shows the left engine detaching from the wing during the takeoff roll," he said. ..."It could have been the engine partially coming off and ripping out fuel lines. Or it could have been a fuel leak igniting and then burning the engine off. It's just too soon to tell," said Guzzetti "
"...Shocking satellite images reveal the path of destruction left by the UPS cargo plane that crashed and bust into flames in Kentucky on Wednesday, leaving at least 12 people dead, including a child.
The before-and-after photos from Vantor, a satellite and data intelligence company, show a long black trail of scorched debris and torched..."