Their delivery may be a little late, but the new mail trucks are almost here.The U.S. Postal Service has confirmed that it plans to award one or multiple contracts for the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle by the end of this year.The Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) will replace the long-serving Grumman Long Life Vehicle, which…
Show captionThe new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, who took office in June, has reportedly prohibited overtime, amid other changes that have raised fears about voting by mail. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty ImagesThe fight to voteRon Stroman, who stepped down as deputy postmaster general this year, warned new policies at USPS could disenfranchise votersThu 13 Aug 2020…
President Trump on Wednesday criticizes Democratic congressional leaders for seeking additional funding for mail-in voting and the U.S. Postal Service. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images President Trump on Wednesday criticizes Democratic congressional leaders for seeking additional funding for mail-in voting and the U.S. Postal Service. Win McNamee/Getty Images Discussions for…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…