Mystery Chemical Empties California Post Office
615448
Authorities evacuated a post  office in an upscale California hillside suburb south of San  Francisco after 15 workers experienced adverse reactions to an  unknown substance, officials said on Tuesday.
659410
Two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House were closed for an hour and a half Thursday while authorities investigated a suspicious package found on the presidential grounds.
682844
By Jordan Robertson  Associated Press  SAN JOSE, Calif.
601590
About 150 employees were briefly evacuated from the headquarters newsroom of The Associated Press on Tuesday after a staffer opened an envelope containing an unknown white powder.
761935
Hazardous materials teams were called to the state Supreme Court building Monday after a worker opened an envelope containing a white, flaky substance, authorities said.
504276
Around 50 products withdrawn amid fears they may have be contaminated with diesel
596249
SALT LAKE CITY - A suspicious package left outside a fast-food restaurant Wednesday turned out to be a trumpet that has sounded its last note.  Someone noticed a suspicious package, and several blocks were closed down for about two hours as police investigated.
511595
By David Sneed, The Tribune, San Luis Obispo, Calif.  Mar. 6--Nearly 2,000 gallons of a water treatment chemical were spilled over the weekend at the county's Lopez Lake water treatment plant, and some of it ended up in Arroyo Grande Creek.
164891
By Alex Breitler, The Record, Stockton, Calif.  Sep. 18--MANTECA -- Apartment dwellers: Step out to your communal garbage bin and take a look inside.   Ninety percent of what has been dumped there, according to city officials, could have been recycled.
5811
MIAMI: US Postal Service investigators on Wednesday were trying to find thousands of absentee ballots, which should have been delivered to voters in one of Floridaâs most populous counties, officials said.
265143
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. - City Hall workers were alarmed when they were forced to evacuate after a ticking package was delivered. The alarm ended when the alarm went off.
597276
OTHO, Iowa - Rain, snow and sleet won't keep the mail from being delivered. But mold? The post office in this small northern Iowa town has been closed since Dec. 8 after a black mold fungus called Stachybotrys was found in the building.
297902
Explosive climax to Post Office scare Here's a top tip for those of you thinking of sending battery-operated sex toys via the Royal Mail: take out the power source before popping the package in the post, or you might enjoy a more explosive climax than anticipated.â¦
284411
The Canadian High Commission in central London has been evacuated and surrounding streets closed after a suspect package was found, a police spokesman said.
433035
Two packages of cocaine, one estimated to be worth $600,000 and the other valued at nearly $500,000, have been found washed up on Florida beaches.
445258
TUMWATER, Wash. - Talk about a blunder. A bomb technician discovered that a suspicious package that forced more than 300 workers to evacuate a state building contained a bobblehead doll awarded to public officials for perceived errors.
511947
often via spam-style blastings that plague mailboxes worldwide -- is fake, a British researcher said Tuesday. Dr. Nic Wilson of the School of Pharmacy