The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday that it lost $8.5 billion dollars this fiscal year and blamed its financial problems on a significant decline in mail volume. The USPS operates off the revenue it generates from stamps and shipping costs, though it also has a $15 billion line of credit with the U.S. Treasury.Mail volume…

The Huffington Post’s Ryan Grim isformer President George W. Bush of “lifting” anecdotes and quotes in his recently released memoir, “.”It’s a strange charge. Nowhere does Grim say the former president plagiarized, per se, but that is exactly the thrust of Grim’s article. The book is “a mash-up of worn-out anecdotes from previously published memoirs…

NEW YORK (Reuters) – Expectations about "Black Friday," when Americans traditionally get serious about holiday shopping, could sway stocks this week if it looks like the economy will get a pop from consumer spending.The outcome of talks to shape a bailout for Ireland could also move stocks, analysts said, but they cautioned that other highly…

LONDON – British police staged a pre-dawn raid at a London garbage depot Friday, arresting five street cleaners in a suspected terrorist plot against Pope Benedict XVI on the second day of his state visit to Britain. A sixth person was arrested later in the day.The Vatican said the pope was calm despite the arrests…

BUTTE, Mont. – Gov. Brian Schweitzer publicly hammered Travelocity leaders Tuesday over a growing tax dispute — the same day the online travel reservation company announced a program aimed at promoting the state.The Internet travel giant rolled out sponsorship of Montana festivals and highlighted its promotion of the state at the Montana Economic Development Summit…

Istanbul, Turkey – Caving in to growing international criticism, Iranšon Wednesday suspended a woman's death-by-stoning sentence.European leaders and Western activists had sought to prevent the execution of Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, convicted of adultery, in a mounting war of words with Iranian hard-liners - including one who called French first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy a "prostitute" who…

MIAMI – The yellow school bus makes its rounds, picking up one eager passenger after another en route to day camp. Small legs quickly climb the stairs, heads pop out of bus windows and excitement rises.Each of these day campers has four legs and a tail and many wag those tails rapidly as the "Doggie…

Red-Hot Remixes by Dave Aude and DJ Mike Rizzo Fuel the Song’s Rapid Climb.Zayra to Perform at Fashion Week Events Across the Country in August, September and October.Baby Likes to Bang EP Available September 14, 2010(Billboard Publicity Wire) August 18, 2010 -- Dance club DJs everywhere report that club-goers can’t get enough of Zayra’s “V.I.P.’…