The service says it will increase processing capacity and hire additional employees ahead of the anticipated holiday rush.

There are a lot of rules about what you can and cannot mail. For example, you can't mail ammo, explosives and marijuana, and there are also restrictions around mailing batteries, alcohol, animals and ...

Changes at the U.S. Postal Service is prompting state election officials to urge people voting by mail to send in their ballots by Nov. 1, to ensure they're counted.