UPS News

UPS News From AOL News

Obama Says Packages Bound for US Contained Explosive Material

(Oct. 29) -- President Barack Obama said two U.S.-bound packages found on cargo jets abroad contain explosive material, a discovery he said amounted to a "credible terrorist threat." "Although we are still pursuing all facts, we do know the packages originated in Yemen," Obama said during a media briefing at the White...

How Public-Private Alliances Made the Chilean Miracle

(Oct. 22) -- The rescue of Chilean miners trapped half a mile below the earth's surface was nothing short of a miracle. But that miracle didn't happen by accident. It was made possible by the insight of the Chilean government, which recognized that saving these 33 lives would require the specialized expertise of private...

UPS Cargo Plane Crashes Near Dubai Airport

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (Sept. 3) -- A UPS cargo plane with two crew members on board crashed shortly after takeoff Friday outside Dubai, officials said. The state news agency WAM, quoting the General Civil Aviation Authority, reported that the "bodies of two pilots" had been found at the scene, but UPS did not...

Senate Sets Aside Rancor to Pass Aviation Bill

WASHINGTON (March 24) -- It was Monday night, and Capitol Hill was consumed with partisan acrimony. A day earlier, a deeply divided House of Representatives had narrowly approved the president's signature health care overhaul. Republicans were declaring war. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told a radio station that there would...

David Ragan: NASCAR's Newest UPS Man

David Ragan is ready to drive the truck.Or, he's at least ready to drive the colors of the truck.Roush Fenway Racing & UPS announced on Friday at New Hampshire Motor Speedway that Ragan would sport the brown and white colors of UPS on his No. 6 Ford starting in 2009 as the sponsor makes it's second high-profile move in...