The U.S. Postal Service is turning 250. Saturday’s anniversary comes as the agency faces financial challenges.

The agency's semiquincentennial will be marked by an event at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C., ...

Newsweek has contacted the USPS for comment and a full list of nationwide closures via email. While confirmation has not been ...

Established by the Second Continental Congress in 1775, the Postal Service was launched nearly a year before the colonies ...

To commemorate 250 years of service, USPS unveiled two specialty stamps. One features an aerial view of a mail carrier ...

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service (USPS) is holding a "Stamp Encore" contest, allowing voters to choose their ...

The United States Postal Service marks 250 years since its founding on July 26, 1775. “On July 26th, we proudly observe the 250th Anniversary of the United States Postal Service and mark two and a ...

Privatizing USPS would result in higher prices for mail services, shuttered locations, and devastating impacts to small ...

The one government agency that still reaches nearly every American daily — undeterred by rain, sleet, snow or even gloom of ...

It has grown from serving the 13 colonies to reaching nearly 169 million addresses and employing more than 635,000 people.

MONROE, La. (KNOE) - On July 26, 1775, the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as Postmaster General of ...