Correction Appended. Layne Staley, the lead singer of the pioneering grunge band Alice in Chains, was found dead on Friday at his home in Seattle. He was 34 years old. Alice in Chains was one of the first grunge bands to gain national attention. Beginning with its 1990 EP, ''We Die Young,'' the group sang bleak visions of death, addiction and despair, set to grinding minor-key guitar riffs.
Price of a Stamp. The current price of a first class stamp is 49 cents. A domestic first class letter (1 oz.) is 49 cents. The price of each additional ounce is 21 cents. It will cost you 34 cents to send a domestic postcard. Postage Rate Timeline.
By a few cents. The U.S. Postal Service is lowering the price of postage stamps for the first time in 97 years, the agency announced Thursday. The price of a stamp to mail a standard letter will drop from 49 cents to 47 cents on Sunday, Fortune reported. The price of a postcard stamp will fall to 34 cents, down 1 cent. International mail will fall to $1.15 from $1.20.