U.S. Mail Delivery Could Be Cut to 5 Days Per Week

WASHINGTON (FOX 9) -- Massive deficits at the U.S. Postal Service could force the agency to cut out one day of mail delivery per week.

In testimony for a congressional panel Wednesday, Postmaster General John Potter asked for an end to the requirement the post office deliver mail six days per week.

A decline in mail volume and rising costs drove the post office debt to $2.8 billion last year.

Total mail volume was 202 billion items last year, more than 9 billion less than the year before, the largest single volume drop in history

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Dale Jr. at home: A boy in a man's body

Tuesday and Wednesday of last week were like any other day for Dale Earnhardt Jr. and his best friends. They rode four-wheelers, played pool, fired paintballs and raced go-karts, all on his 300 rolling acres in Mooresville, N.C.

The only evidence that Earnhardt was shooting a commercial for his Hendrick Motorsports sponsor, Amp Energy Drink, was the presence of a few cameras and the shouts of an award-winning director. And a few more people were watching, including executives from PepsiCo, Amp's parent company.

"Basically, we were just out here raising hell and they were filming it," Earnhardt said. "It was pretty fun. We kind of forgot that there were cameras around."

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Inauguration 2009: 'We Are One'

Fresh off a rollicking celebration in the shadow of Abraham Lincoln, President-elect Barack Obama is shaping the final day of his pre-presidential life around another giant figure, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
Obama is taking part in a community renovation project in the Washington area to honor King, the civil rights leader who was assassinated in 1968. Monday is the federal holiday commemorating the birthday of King, who advocated peaceful resistance and equality among all races. He blazed a trail for Obama, soon to be the nation's first black president

How to Prepare for a Layoff and Job Hunt

Minnesota's job market has endured a series of setbacks in the last year, and experts believe that may not end for months to come.
Over the summer summer, Minnesota showed a decline in jobs each month, and a September loss of 2,300 jobs.
Video: Preparing for Layoffs
So if you can’t avoid it, how should you prepare yourself for layoffs at your workplace? And what can you do to jump start your job prospects if you are already unemployed?
Here is some advice from career experts at Monster.com
1. Pick your targets and focus.
2. Work your network: Find people in the field or company you are interested, and talk with them. Schedule informational interviews to discuss opportunities and learn if you are the right fit.
3. Concentrate on growth industries
4. Sell yourself
5. Sweat the small stuff.

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Army helicopter crashes on Texas A&M campus

COLLEGE STATION, Texas - An Army helicopter taking part in a training exercise crashed Monday into a field on the campus of Texas A&M University. One crew member was killed and four others were injured, authorities said.
The UH-60 Black Hawk was carrying a crew of five — four members of the Army National Guard and one member of the ROTC staff at Texas A&M who is a recent graduate, the school said. The helicopter was taking off when it fell abruptly back to the ground on Duncan Field, an open field adjacent to Duncan Dining Hall