The first few times I heard that phrase growing up, I shook my head. I figured that someday, as an adult, I’d be able to understand why some people would say that. Maybe there was a good reason for it ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of night — turns 250 on Saturday. Established in 1775, when the Second ...

After weeks of railing against online shopping giant Amazon, President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday creating a task force to study the United States Postal Service. In the surprise ...

The United States Postal Service announced on Monday the release of specially designed stamps and a prestige booklet to commemorate 250 years of postal service in the nation. The agency's "250 Years ...

Crime is rampant across the U.S. postal system. Postal workers cannot deliver mail to consumers without fearing for their lives or worrying about their mail being intercepted by thieves. That’s why it ...

July marks the 250th anniversary of the United States Postal Service, an institution that predates the Declaration of Independence. The U.S. postal system was established by the Second Continental ...

The second continental congress established a postal system on July 26, 1775. Now, the postal service is celebrating its 250th birthday with specialty stamps.It's a 32-page booklet called "Putting a ...

At the March Lunchtime Lecture, we welcome Nancy Pope, Chief Curator of Postal History at the National Postal Museum. To celebrate Women’s History Month, Ms. Pope talked about the Dead Letter Office, ...

Postmaster General Louis DeJoy stepped down Monday, ending a tumultuous five years as head of the U.S. Postal Service that began with the Covid-19 pandemic and mail-ballot-heavy 2020 election and ...