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Masked porch pirate snatches package as stunned FedEx driver looks on seconds after delivery

A doorbell cam caught an Ohio porch pirate snatching a package just seconds after it was delivered -- leaving the FedEx driver stunned as the goods disappeared in a snap.

How to send Kate Middleton a card as she battles cancer — and possibly get a reply

Kate Middleton underwent a planned abdominal surgery in January before discovering she had cancer.

How fearless sneaker collector busted NYC porch pirate with package filled with poop, baseball bat

A sneaker collector from Queens got so furious after dozens of Nikes were swiped from his porch, he set up a decoy package filled with dog poop — then collared the...

US ends free COVID test kit distribution — here's the last day to place an order

Before the upcoming deadline, Americans can order four free rapid antigen tests through COVID.gov or USPS. 

IRS warns of new 'scam mailing' scheme to trick taxpayers with fake unclaimed refunds

The Internal Revenue Service warned that thieves are resorting to a new "scam mailing" scheme this tax season, swindling taxpayers into handing over their bank routing and social security numbers.

Heart-stopping moment USPS worker is nearly mowed down during brazen mail heist

The mail bandits were pulled over by cops and arrested a short time later.

Letter mailed in 1943 finally gets delivered to surviving kin – 80 years later: 'Gobsmacked'

A letter mailed in 1943 to Louis and Lavena George in DeKalb, Illinois, surely took its time getting there -- until it was finally delivered to the couple's only two...

'Mystery' postcard finally arrives at its destination 42 years later

The postcard was sent on August 27, 1981. It arrived at the address in December 2023.

Netflix officially terminates DVD rental service of 25 years with final mailings

Netflix ends DVD rental service with final shipments on Sept. 29.

Postal worker dies after collapsing in yard on his route during 115 degree heat

“No one should have been outside working like that when the heat index is that high. No one. Deliver the mail earlier or later, or wait.” 

Fake psychic faces up to 280 years in prison for defrauding elderly Americans in $175M scheme

One correspondence from 2014 promised the receipt's life "was going to take a turn for the better" but to find out more, they must pay $37.50.

Over 5,000 mailmen were bit by dogs last year -- here's the most dangerous states for USPS workers

More than 5,300 postal workers across the U.S. were attacked by dogs while trying to deliver mail in 2022, according to the U.S. Postal Service. 

California woman arrested in counterfeit postage scheme that cost USPS over $60M

Lijuan "Angela" Chen, 50, has been arrested for allegedly mailing more than 9 million parcels using counterfeit postage. She faces up to 10 years in federal prison.

Masked muggers stalk, attack NJ mail carrier on his second day of work: report

The suspects had been following the mail carrier on May 13 while he dropped off letters and packages along his route before they pounded on him and stole his postal...

'Targeted attack': Dozens of women receive used condoms, vile letters in mail

Dozens of Australian women who attended the same private girls school have received used condoms and offensive messages in the mail in what authorities are investigating as a “targeted attack.”

My neighbor posted flyers declaring me a package-stealing 'porch pirate'

“I’m not saying race had anything to do with it, but it feels that way," she said in an interview.

King Charles is hiring someone to answer his fan mail — read the job post

“It’s drafting a letter that someone will never forget," the employment listing reads.

Letter sent in 1916 finally arrives at destination: 'I was amazed'

“We noticed that the year on it was ’16. So we thought it was 2016,” said resident Finlay Glen, who was living at the address to which the historic letter...

NYC mailman caught delivering kilos of cocaine on the clock: cops

Letter carrier Zarwardy Lewis was charged in Brooklyn Federal Court on Friday after the USPS Office of Inspector General said he delivered three packages of cocaine across Brooklyn in December.

Horrified family expects Christmas candy — gets skull in the mail instead

It was more of a scare package than a care package.