Established in 1775, when the Second Continental Congress appointed Benjamin Franklin as postmaster general, the postal service predates the United States itself.

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

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

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

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

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service says it's investigating a fiery car crash at a San Jose, California, post office over the weekend as an intentional act ...