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Like many of his colleagues, Postal worker Rickey Ramirez is working overtime to keep up with the crush of Christmas deliveries. Many packages are likely to be delivered after Dec. 25.

Millions Of Christmas Gifts May Arrive Late Due To Overload At The Postal Service

"We're really busy. It's been unbearable," sighed Manny Huenchunir, a Postal Service truck driver who was unloading and reloading crates of mail at a post office outside Boston on Tuesday night.

Cranes cross the road during a rainstorm from Tropical Storm Elsa, Wednesday, July 7, 2021 in Westchase, Fla. The Tampa Bay area was spared major damage as Elsa stayed off shore as it passed by. By early Friday morning, the system had made its way up the mid-Atlantic, spurring tornado warnings in Delaware and New Jersey.

Tropical Storm Elsa Sparks Tornado Warnings In Trek Up The East Coast

Severe weather in Delaware and New Jersey early Friday prompted tornado warnings.

Fireworks companies in Maine are facing a steep decline in business after many July Fourth displays were called off. Here's a 2012 celebration in Scarborough, Maine.

Maine Fireworks Businesses Struggle As Public Displays Are Canceled

Pyrotechnics companies try to make ends meet during what is usually their peak season. One company has seen more than 90% of its business dry up amid the pandemic.

Rapid COVID tests are distributed in Brooklyn in late December. Self-tests are in short supply in many parts of the country.

A guide to COVID tests: When to test, what kind to use and what your results mean

We answer key questions about COVID tests: What types are there? Should you self-test right after exposure to someone with COVID? And what should you do if you test positive?

The Wizard of New Zealand, also known as Ian Brackenbury Channell, casts a "spell" during a television interview in Christchurch, New Zealand, in March 2011. His contract with the city will end in December after more than two decades.

A New Zealand city is taking its official wizard off the payroll after over 2 decades

The Christchurch City Council will end its contract with Ian Brackenbury Channell, reportedly the world's only state-appointed wizard. The "Wizard of New Zealand" has had a long and unique career.

Sam Catrambone clears debris away from a friend's home that was damaged by a tornado in Mullica Hill, N.J., on Thursday after record-breaking rainfall brought by the remnants of Hurricane Ida that swept through the area.

Stunned By Ida, The Northeast Begins To Recover And Worry About The Next Storm

At least 49 people are confirmed dead, and in some areas, the search for the missing continues. Residents digging out from the wreckage are asking whether the region is prepared for the next storm.

Georgia voters at an Atlanta polling place during the January runoff elections for two U.S. Senate seats. Election officials in the state say new laws and disinformation have made their jobs difficult.

2020 Was Tough But Georgia Election Officials Say Future Elections Won't Be Easier

After facing a pandemic, record-setting mail ballot turnout, threats and conspiracies about vote counting, local elections officials are grappling with new laws and high scrutiny for future elections.

Greg Gianforte, now Montana's Republican governor-elect, and President Donald Trump shake hands on stage during a campaign rally on Oct. 18, 2018, in Missoula, Mont.

The GOP Will Control Montana's State Government For The 1st Time In 16 Years

Democratic governors in Montana have kept the Republican-led legislature from passing the most conservative agenda items. With a Republican at the helm in 2021, the GOP won't have the same roadblocks.

People bike along the beach in Miami on Dec. 20, 2020. "People are tired of being at home," one travel advisor says as an industry decimated by the pandemic begins to see small signs that a recovery might be on the way.

Promising COVID-19 Vaccine News Has Some Itching To Travel Again

"People are tired of being at home," one travel advisor says as an industry decimated by the pandemic begins to see small signs that a recovery might be on the way.

Raul Castro, first secretary of the Communist Party and former president, clasps hands with Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel during the closing session at the National Assembly of Popular Power in 2019 in Havana.

Cuba Without A Castro: The Island's Old Guard Exits The Stage

A generation of Cuban revolutionaries who seized power six decades ago is set to exit the stage, with Raúl Castro saying he will step down as head of the Cuban Communist Party.

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