Tag: mail

3 Charged in Fatal Shooting of USPS Mail Carrier

MILWAUKEE—Three people have been charged in federal court in connection with the fatal shooting of U.S. Postal Service employee Aundre Cross, federal prosecutors in Milwaukee announced Thursday. Cross, 44, was delivering mail in Milwaukee on Dec. 9 when he was shot and killed. Kevin McCaa, 36, and Charles Ducksworth Jr., 26, are accused of shooting…


Three Charged in Fatal Shooting of USPS Mail Carrier

MILWAUKEE—Three people have been charged in federal court in connection with the fatal shooting of U.S. Postal Service employee Aundre Cross, federal prosecutors in Milwaukee announced Thursday. Cross, 44, was delivering mail in Milwaukee on Dec. 9 when he was shot and killed. Kevin McCaa, 36, and Charles Ducksworth Jr., 26, are accused of shooting…


Senator’s Bill Would Give Police Power to Intercept Mail in Transit

Canada Post is the shipping method of choice for fentanyl drug dealers, and is often the only way to ship illicit substances into rural and remote communities, Senator Pierre Dalphond told a Senate committee on Dec. 1. Dalphond has introduced a bill to amend parts of the Canada Post Corporation Act to give police the…


More Than 34 Million People Have Voted Already as Researchers Reveal States With Most Pre-Election Ballots

More than 34 million pre-midterm ballots have been cast in more than 45 states, according to data from election officials and researchers. The U.S. Election Project, a University of Florida program that compiles state voting data, shows that 35.5 million people have voted in 44 states as of Friday. Meanwhile, officials with Edison Research and Catalist…


Mail-In Ballots Found Discarded Along California Freeway

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service and officials with San Diego County’s elections office confirmed they are investigating mail-in ballots that were found scattered along a local San Diego freeway this week. Several ballots were found by a local driver, Brent Walters, who told Fox5 San Diego that he found them on June 7 on the…


Britain’s Mail Deliveries by Drones to Take Off, Royal Mail Announces

Royal Mail has announced plans to increase its use of drones for deliveries with the creation of 50 new “postal drone routes” over the next three years. Under a partnership with logistics drone company Windracers, and subject to Civil Aviation Authority approval, the move will provide faster and more convenient services for remote communities, said…


Pennsylvania Court Strikes Down ‘No-Excuse’ Mail-In Voting Law

The Pennsylvania court struck down the state’s mail-in voting law on Friday and said the Pennsylvania Constitution requires voters to cast their ballots in person unless they meet specific requirements. “No-excuse mail-in voting makes the exercise of the franchise more convenient and has been used four times in the history of Pennsylvania,” wrote commonwealth court…


Beijing Blames Hamsters and Mail for New Virus Outbreak; Rex Lee Explains Olympic App Security Flaws

Around 2,000 hamsters were killed and foreign letters disinfected in China’s latest total “zero COVID” challenge. Will the counttry succeed in preventing Omicron from interfering with the Olympic Games? We take a look at the most shocking measure the Chinese regime has come up with.  Researchers find that the mandatory app Beijing wants everyone to…


California Gov. Newsom Signs Law Making Universal Vote-by-Mail Permanent in State

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a measure Monday that makes vote-by-mail permanent in California, coming after the tactic was used in 2020 and was left in place during this month’s recall election. The Democrat governor issued a statement as he signed Assembly Bill 37, which now requires the state to send ballots with prepaid return envelopes to all…


A River of Doubt Runs Through Mail Voting in Montana

MISSOULA COUNTY, Mont.—A mountainous, 2,600-square-mile region with a population of approximately 119,600 does not seem like your prototypical setting for machine politics. Yet a recent audit of mail-in ballots cast there found irregularities characteristic of larger urban centers—on a level that could have easily swung local elections in 2020, and statewide elections in cycles past….