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FILE - In this Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testifies during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP, File)
'Get used to me': Postmaster evokes Trump style in Biden era

By Will Weissert Jun. 07, 2021 12:57 AM EDT

Postal workers plead guilty to California unemployment fraud

May. 24, 2021 07:07 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees pleaded guilty Monday to charges they purchased postal money orders with thousands of dollars in...

In this Tuesday, May 18, 2021, photograph, Amber McReynolds, chief executive officer of the National Vote at Home Institute, is shown in the Cherry Creek shopping district in Denver. McReynolds has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate to serve on the Board of Governors of the U.S. Postal Service. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
AP Interview: Disinformation concerns mail voting expert

By Christina A. Cassidy May. 19, 2021 01:18 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Ohio

By The Associated Press May. 17, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
(Elyria) Chronicle-Telegram. May 14, 2021. Editorial: A new stage in the pandemic If you still needed a reason to get...

FILE - In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, an election worker stamps a vote-by-mail ballot dropped off by a voter before placing it in an official ballot drop box before at the Miami-Dade County Board of Elections in Doral, Fla. Ballot drop boxes were enormously popular during the 2020 election, with few problems reported. Yet they have drawn the attention of Republican lawmakers in key states who say security concerns warrant new restrictions. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
GOP targets ballot drop boxes in Georgia, Florida, elsewhere

By Christina A. Cassidy Apr. 19, 2021 11:57 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Mar. 15, 2021 02:00 PM EDT
Houston Chronicle. March 10, 2021. Editorial: ERCOT, PUC can’t just shrug off $16 billion in overcharges during the Texas blackout ...

FILE - In this Saturday, May 9, 2020 file photo, the Rev. Fabian Arias performs an in-home service beside the remains of Raul Luis Lopez who died from COVID-19 the previous month, in the Corona neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)
One very jumbled year: Glimpses of AP's pandemic journalism

By Aya Elamroussi Mar. 13, 2021 05:00 AM EST

2 postal workers linked to California unemployment fraud

Mar. 10, 2021 06:02 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two U.S. Postal Service employees were arrested Wednesday on charges that they abused their positions to purchase postal money orders with...

2 indicted for election fraud in New Jersey council race

By David Porter Mar. 03, 2021 05:42 PM EST
Two city council members in Paterson have been indicted for allegedly interfering with a special election last year, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal announced...

Republican state Rep. Mike Moyle addresses the House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday, Feb, 9, 2021, in the Statehouse in Boise, Idaho. The committee approved a proposed law making it a felony for a third party to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials. (AP Photo/Keith Ridler)
Bill targeting 'ballot harvesting' advances to full House

By Keith Ridler Feb. 09, 2021 03:32 PM EST

Postal carrier Josiah Morse heads out to deliver mail and packages, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Portland, Maine. The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Election of Democratic chair portends change at post office

By David Sharp And Matthew Daly Feb. 09, 2021 12:44 PM EST

Postal carrier Josiah Morse steps carefully on a snowy sidewalk, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, in Portland, Maine. The U.S. Postal Service's stretch of challenges didn't end with the November general election and tens of millions of mail-in votes. The pandemic-depleted workforce fell further into a hole during the holiday rush, leading to long hours and a mountain of delayed mail. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Weary postal workers hope Biden will bring new tone, change

By David Sharp Feb. 07, 2021 09:46 AM EST

Stay off the roads as winter storm hits NJ, governor says

Feb. 01, 2021 06:15 AM EST
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — Stay off the roads and hunker down as strong winds and heavy snow lash New Jersey, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday. The...

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press Dec. 30, 2020 07:55 PM EST
Recent editorials of statewide and national interest from New York’s newspapers: Don’t Let the Games Begin The New York...

FILE - In this Nov. 29, 2019, file photo, customers walk outside of a Kohl's store in Colma, Calif. A number of stores including Kohl's, J.C. Penney, Ulta Beauty and others are encouraging shoppers on their websites to order online in the next few days - unless they want to pay for expedited shipping fees to ensure their items are delivered in time for Christmas. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Retailers urge shoppers to buy early amid shipping crunch

By Anne D'innocenzio And Joseph Pisani Dec. 11, 2020 08:00 AM EST

File-Moments after announcing the possible extension of Ohio voting until June 2, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose answers a reporter's question at a coronavirus news conference Saturday, March 14, 2020, at the Ohio Statehouse. Congress’ failure so far to pass another round of coronavirus aid leaves state and local officials on their own to deal with the soaring costs of holding a presidential election amid a deadly pandemic. LaRose has said he would seek approval to pay postage for absentee ballot applications and returned ballots if he had more money. (Doral Chenoweth/The Columbus Dispatch via AP, File)
Ohio law on ballot box limit quietly clarified as suit ends

Dec. 10, 2020 05:57 PM EST

Mail carrier who died of COVID-19 is honored by customers

Dec. 06, 2020 12:48 PM EST
DEERFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Residents in a Chicago suburb set up a condolence box at the police station to honor their mail carrier who recently died of COVID-19. ...

CORRECTING DATE TO SUNDAY - A man clears the snow from a road close to his car as the snow falls in the small village of Espinal, northern Spain, Sunday, Dec. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)
The Latest: S. Korea virus spike continues, 615 new cases

The Associated Press Dec. 06, 2020 03:28 AM EST

This image released by IFC Films shows a scene from the documentary "Dear Santa." (IFC Films via AP)
A new doc peeks inside the USPS’s Operation Santa program

By Lindsey Bahr Nov. 27, 2020 07:53 AM EST

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2020, county employees process mail-in ballots at a Clark County election department facility in Las Vegas. Nevada's decision to send all active voters mail-in ballots ahead of the November election sprung the western swing state into the center of the nationwide debate over voting procedures in the months leading up to election. (AP Photo/John Locher, File)
Rationales shift as Nevada considers future of vote by-mail

By Sam Metz Nov. 25, 2020 04:10 PM EST