2nd suspicious envelope sent to Seattle Times, FBI investigatingOctober 6th, 2009 2nd suspicious envelope sent to Seattle newspaperSEATTLE — For the second day in a row, a hazardous materials team has gone to The Seattle Times after a suspicious envelope was found. Seattle Fire Department spokeswoman Dana Vander Houwen says a newspaper employee was briefly isolated Tuesday afternoon, but the envelope wasn't opened and was turned over to the FBI.
2nd letter with unidentified powder sent to Seattle Times; FBI investigatingOctober 6th, 2009 2nd letter with powder sent to Seattle newspaperSEATTLE — For the second day in a row, an envelope containing an unidentified powder has been found at The Seattle Times. The Seattle Fire Department's hazardous materials team was called to the newspaper Tuesday shortly after noon.
Eastern Minnesota school district cancels classes as police investigate suspicious packagesSeptember 30th, 2009 Suspicious packages close Minn. school districtPRINCETON, Minn.
Scientists develop method to create glass objects using conventional 3-D printerSeptember 25th, 2009 WASHINGTON - A team of engineers and artists working at the University of Washington's (UW's) Solheim Rapid Manufacturing Laboratory has developed a way to create glass objects using a conventional 3-D printer. The team's method, which it named the Vitraglyphic process, is a follow-up to the Solheim Lab's success last spring printing with ceramics.
DC authorities: Suspicious white powder found in envelope at NASA headquarters not hazardousSeptember 16th, 2009 White powder at NASA HQ not toxic, DC fire saysWASHINGTON — Authorities say a suspicious white powder found in an envelope at NASA headquarters in Washington is not hazardous. D.C. fire department spokesman Pete Piringer says hazardous materials teams were sent about 2 p.m.
Rocket propellant goes greenAugust 24th, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA has launched a small rocket using a clean, green and safe propellant comprising aluminium powder and water ice. "This collaboration (with US Air Force) has been an opportunity for graduate students to work on an environment-friendly propellant that can be used for flight on earth and used in long distance space missions," said NASA chief engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch.
NASA successfully tests eco-friendly rocket propellantAugust 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - NASA and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research, or AFOSR, have successfully launched a small rocket using an environmentally-friendly, safe propellant comprised of aluminum powder and water ice, called ALICE. "This collaboration has been an opportunity for graduate students to work on an environmentally-friendly propellant that can be used for flight on Earth and used in long distance space missions," said NASA Chief Engineer Mike Ryschkewitsch at NASA Headquarters in Washington.
Mystery substance sickens La. cops investigating possible narcotics in truck; 18 quarantinedJuly 24th, 2009 Mystery substance sickens La. cops; 18 quarantinedKENNER, La.
After day delay because of lightning strikes, NASA fuels space shuttle Endeavour for launchJuly 12th, 2009 After day delay, NASA fuels Endeavour for launchCAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — NASA has begun fueling space shuttle Endeavour after delaying its scheduled launch for a day because lightning struck 11 times near the pad.
Coast Guard finds human remains among plane wreckage off Florida's Gulf Coast; 5 missingJuly 9th, 2009 Coast Guard finds human remains among plane debrisPORT RICHEY, Fla. — Human remains were discovered Thursday among a two-mile debris field off Florida's Gulf Coast from a small plane that crashed with five people on board, authorities said.
Authorities investigate white powder sent to Christian Broadcasting Network HQ in Va.July 1st, 2009 White powder sent to CBN HQ in VirginiaVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Authorities are trying to identify a powdery substance mailed to the Christian Broadcasting Network headquarters in Virginia Beach.
Bomb squad called to Ohio airport detonates suspicious item in luggage, finds pickled mangoesJune 24th, 2009 Suspicious item in Ohio luggage: Pickled mangoesCOLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio airport summoned a bomb squad to detonate a suspicious item that turned out to be pickled mangoes. X-ray equipment used by federal security screeners in Columbus could not detect what was inside a sealed canister in luggage being inspected around 7 p.m.
Rare Lincoln stamp first stolen in 1967, then found in 2006 _ now sold for more than $430,000June 14th, 2009 Lincoln stamp: Stolen, found, sold for $431,000NEW YORK — A rare Abraham Lincoln stamp that was stolen from Indiana in 1967 and surfaced 39 years later in Chicago has sold at auction for more than $430,000. The stamped envelope was auctioned Saturday at Manhattan's Robert A.
NM man sentenced to about 4 years for mailing threatening letters to banks, government officesJune 4th, 2009 Nearly 4 years for NM man who sent banks threatsLUBBOCK, Texas — A New Mexico man who sent threatening letters containing suspicious powder to dozens of banks and federal offices around the country was sentenced Thursday to nearly four years in prison. Richard Leon Goyette, who has told The Associated Press he mailed the letters in October as part of "economic warfare," was sentenced to 3 years, 10 months on each of two counts in a federal court in Amarillo.
Wall Street Journal employees get white powder in mailJanuary 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - Executives at the Wall Street Journal's New York office received more than a dozen envelopes containing an unidentified white powder, the newspaper reported Wednesday. Police were investigating whether the powder was hazardous.
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