Emily Sullivan

A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier delivers the mail in Shelbyville, Ky. A White House task force recommended ending the mailbox monopoly held by USPS.

Your Mailbox Could Be Opened Up To Private Carriers

Emily Sullivan

By law, only you and the Postal Service are allowed to put things in your mailbox. But what if companies like FedEx and UPS could do it too? That could happen under a Trump administration proposal.

Even the Federal Reserve has noticed ghosting, which it defines as "a situation where a worker stops coming to work without notice and then is impossible to contact."

In A Hot Labor Market, Some Employees Are 'Ghosting' Bad Bosses

Emily Sullivan

More employers say they're being "ghosted," the Federal Reserve noted recently. That's when a worker just stops coming to work and is impossible to contact. The strong economy may help explain it.

Attorney General Jeff Sessions speaks Friday at a news conference about the apprehension of a suspect in the recent spate of suspicious packages.

Feds Charge Florida Man With Mailing Improvised Bombs To Trump Political Critics

Ryan Lucas

Cesar Altieri Sayoc was arrested after more devices were found on Friday. Packages have been sent to at least 11 targets this week, all of whom are critics or opponents of President Trump.

Hurricane Willa has made landfall as a Category 3 storm near Isla del Bosque in Sinaloa.

Hurricane Willa, A 'Life-Threatening' Category 3, Makes Landfall In Western Mexico

Emily Sullivan

The storm brings deadly storm surge, wind and rainfall to west-central and southwestern Mexico, forecasters say.

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo shakes hands with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Tuesady.

Pompeo Arrives In Saudi Arabia To Discuss Khashoggi Disappearance

Emily Sullivan

President Trump dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the kingdom amid international tension over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

Downed power lines, shredded trees, derailed train cars and a sunken trailer are seen Wednesday in the aftermath of Hurricane Michael in Panama City, Fla.

Michael Weakens After Historic Slam Into Florida Panhandle

Emily Sullivan

Hurricane Michael was the most powerful storm to make landfall in the continental U.S. in more than 26 years. The now tropical storm is moving over Georgia on its way to the Carolinas.

Photographer Greg Miller's daughter waits for her morning bus. He says of the project: "My intention was to take something that is universal, an experience we all have had either as a child ourselves or as a parent of a child. ... My hope is that these pictures will communicate something that words can't."

Where The Driveway Ends, Photographer Dad Sees Hopes And Fears

Emily Sullivan

Greg Miller's new series captures the vulnerability and peace of children as they quietly wait for their bus.

Second Cambridge Analytica CEO Steps Down Amid Facebook Data Scandal

Emily Sullivan

After marrying in 1960 and divorcing in 1968, Harold Holland and Lillian Barnes are remarrying each other this year.

A Half-Century After Getting Divorced, This Couple Is Heading Back Down The Aisle

Ian Stewart

Love came full circle for Lillian Barnes and Harold Holland, who divorced in 1968 but are getting remarried this year.

A statement from Dick's Sporting Goods said, "We have to help solve the problem that's in front of us. Gun violence is an epidemic."

Walmart Joins Dick's Sporting Goods In Tighter Limits On Gun Sales

Colin Dwyer

Both firms say customers will have to be 21 to buy a gun. Both are also putting new curbs on ammunition purchases in response to the Parkland, Fla., high school shootings.

Emily Sullivan

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