Ken Stanford

The U.S. Postal Service will deliver packages on Sundays in major cities and high volume areas during the holiday season.

For a force that has built its reputation on an aura of momentum and invincibility, the Islamic State group is now dealing with a series of military setbacks in Iraq and a prolonged stalemate in the small Syrian border town of Kobani.

The planning staff for the City of Gainesville is recommending denial of the rezoning necessary for a retail complex and restaurant on the city's north side and approval of plans for an assisted living facility in that same area.

Despite being charged with violating a new ordinance by feeding the homeless in South Florida, advocate Arnold Abbott said he's not deterred and even went back out for another feeding at a public park.

Republicans' resounding victory gives them an opportunity to push legislation that's been bottled up in the Democratic Senate, from targeting elements of President Barack Obama's health care law to constructing the Keystone XL oil pipeline to rolling back environmental regulations.