USPS plans to raise shipping rates in 2026

The request for the increase came on the same day that USPS released it's 2025 financial report, showing $9 billion in losses in fiscal 2025. Unlike most federal agencies, the USPS doesn't receive ...
AOL

Mortgage rates were nearly flat for another week

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly this week but remain in the narrow band they’ve been stuck in since early October. The average 30-year mortgage rate was 6.26% this week through Wednesday, according ...
Staten Island Advance

U.S. Postal Service announces major changes to shipping prices in 2026

The United States Postal Service is raising prices for some of its shipping services starting in 2026. The service filed notice with the Postal Regulatory Commission for price changes related to ...
IEEE

Envelope-Free Optical Vernier Method Enabled High-Sensitivity 2-D Bending Measurements Based on a Seven-Core Fiber Sensor

Abstract: In this work, an envelope-fitting-free, peak-recognition-based optical Vernier method is proposed to demodulate fiber optic vector bend sensors for high-sensitivity bend measurement. The ...
The Edwardsville Intelligencer

Canada loses its official ‘measles-free’ status – and the US will follow soon, as vaccination rates fall

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Kathryn H. Jacobsen, University of Richmond (THE CONVERSATION) In the wake of a ...