The postal Board of Governors said Wednesday that it wants to raise the price of a first-class stamp. The rate proposal must be approved by the Postal Regulatory Commission. The increase would become effective on January 26, if the commission accepts it.
Long Island police are looking for 63-year-old Sang Ho Kim, the disgruntled contractor who opened fire in an East Garden City lighting company on Wednesday morning killing one employee and critically injuring the company's owner
The Senate overcame some conservative Republicans' strategy to gut President Obama's healthcare law in exchange for keeping the government running, The Chicago Tribune reported. The Senate cast a rare vote 100-0 to take up legislation to keep the government open past September 30, NBC News reported.
Aaron Alexis, the Navy Yard shooter responsible for killing 12 people last week, lied about a previous arrest and failed to disclose thousands of dollars in debts when he applied for a security clearance in the Navy. Federal investigators had dismissed the omissions, all the while deleting any reference to his use of a gun in the same arrest.
