postal service /tags/postal-service postal service en-US Copyright Fri, 15 May 2020 09:03:57 GMT 'We're Like A Lifeline': Postal Workers Fight Fear To Work During Pandemic /news-partners/2020-05-15/were-like-a-lifeline-postal-workers-fight-fear-to-work-during-pandemic Mail carriers Craig Boddie and Evette Jourdain spoke for a remote StoryCorps conversation about how the coronavirus outbreak in the U.S. has added stress to their essential jobs. Fri, 15 May 2020 09:03:57 GMT /news-partners/2020-05-15/were-like-a-lifeline-postal-workers-fight-fear-to-work-during-pandemic Emma Bowman, Jey Born You've Got Less Mail: The Postal Service Is Suffering Amid The Coronavirus /news-partners/2020-04-08/youve-got-less-mail-the-postal-service-is-suffering-amid-the-coronavirus Mail volume is way down, and the U.S. Postal Service is running out of cash. Advocates want Congress to provide additional funding in the next rescue package. Wed, 08 Apr 2020 09:01:00 GMT /news-partners/2020-04-08/youve-got-less-mail-the-postal-service-is-suffering-amid-the-coronavirus Brian Naylor China To Close Loophole On Fentanyl After U.S. Calls For Opioid Action /news-partners/2019-04-01/china-to-close-loophole-on-fentanyl-after-u-s-calls-for-opioid-action Some manufacturers evaded scrutiny by slightly modifying the molecular structures of substances. Monday's announcement "puts a wider array of substances under regulation," a Chinese official says. Mon, 01 Apr 2019 23:38:55 GMT /news-partners/2019-04-01/china-to-close-loophole-on-fentanyl-after-u-s-calls-for-opioid-action Sasha Ingber Senate Overwhelmingly Passes Opioid Legislation /news/2018-09-18/senate-overwhelmingly-passes-opioid-legislation Republicans and Democrats joined forces to speed legislation combating the misuse of opioids and other addictive drugs through Senate passage Monday, a… Tue, 18 Sep 2018 14:32:30 GMT /news/2018-09-18/senate-overwhelmingly-passes-opioid-legislation Alan Fram Deadly Delivery: Opioids By Mail /news-partners/2018-05-24/deadly-delivery-opioids-by-mail Congressional investigators say hundreds of millions of dollars of fentanyl is coming into the U.S. by mail. But lawmakers are finding it hard to stop. Thu, 24 May 2018 09:00:00 GMT /news-partners/2018-05-24/deadly-delivery-opioids-by-mail Brian Naylor Trump Issues Order To Review Postal Service Finances Amid Criticism Of Amazon /breaking-news/2018-04-13/trump-issues-order-to-review-postal-service-finances-amid-criticism-of-amazon The executive order, issued late Thursday, comes after months of criticism of the U.S. Postal Service for what the president claims is a money-losing deal to deliver packages for Amazon. Fri, 13 Apr 2018 05:27:49 GMT /breaking-news/2018-04-13/trump-issues-order-to-review-postal-service-finances-amid-criticism-of-amazon Scott Neuman Stamped Out: The Future of the US Postal Service /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-03-05/stamped-out-the-future-of-the-us-postal-service The US Postal Service recently announced that it would be cutting Saturday service in an effort to shave $2 billion a year from its losses. Last year the… Tue, 05 Mar 2013 15:00:31 GMT /all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2013-03-05/stamped-out-the-future-of-the-us-postal-service admin