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Postal Service's financial problems are getting worse.
The agency is reporting losses for a fifth straight quarter, and officials warn it could run out of money within months.
Unlike most federal agencies, the Postal Service relies largely on stamps and shipping fees, not taxpayer funding.
But traditional mail volume continues to decline, and the agency reported a $2 billion loss in the latest quarter.
The Postal Service has already cut worker hours, raised shipping prices and suspended some pension payments as it tries to stay afloat.
Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston.
Health officials are continuing to evaluate passengers from the Dutch cruise ship tied to a hantavirus outbreak after the vessel arrived near Spain's Canary Islands today.
More than a dozen Americans are being flown back to the U.S.
for monitoring, while other passengers will return to their home countries.
The outbreak has triggered growing concern online, with some people comparing it to the early days of COVID.
Dr. Seema Yasmin is a public health expert at Stanford University.
She says while the fears are understandable, this is not believed to pose the same level of global threat.
At least three deaths and several confirmed infections have been linked to the outbreak.
The CDC says the overall risk to the public remains low.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's political party received significant losses in elections last week.
NPR's Shandalise Duster reports.
Search and rescue efforts are underway in the eastern part of Indonesia after a volcano erupted.