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Not so jolly package causes TN Capitol evacuation

A package for Tennessee's governor turned out not too jolly for staffers at the Capitol. Safety Department spokesman Mike Browning says officials evacuated the building for almost two hours Wednesday when the mail room found a package addressed to Gov. Phil Bredesen that contained moving parts.

Suspicious note and package found at Fort Benning

A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.

NYPD: 5th UN mission sent white powder package

A fifth foreign mission to the United Nations has received an envelope with a suspicious white powder inside, police say.

Incendiary device found outside Minn. high school

A suspicious package found outside an eastern Minnesota high school Wednesday contained an incendiary device, the school district's superintendent said.

White powder at NASA HQ not toxic, DC fire says

Authorities say a suspicious white powder found in an envelope at NASA headquarters in Washington is not hazardous.

Parents of Oregon boy settle in surgery lawsuit

The parents of a 3-year-old boy who died after an Oregon doctor operated on him have agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit for $200,000.

Suspicious item in Ohio luggage: Pickled mangoes

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. Tuesday.

Important dates in surgeon's manslaughter case

A timeline of the case involving Dr. Jayant Patel, who is facing trial on manslaughter charges in the deaths of three patients in Australia from 2003 to early 2005:

Doctor charged in patient deaths to stand trial

An American doctor charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three patients at a rural Australian hospital was ordered Monday to stand trial.

FIFA says bets on suspect WCup match were clean

FIFA's betting watchdog has ruled out suspected corruption surrounding a World Cup qualifying match between Moldova and Switzerland last Saturday.

Report: Couple burned in Beijing set selves ablaze

A man and a woman whose car caught fire near Tiananmen Square earlier this week had set themselves ablaze inside the vehicle, China's official news agency said Friday in a reversal of its previous report.

Wisconsin ice fishing contest ends with big switch

Lee Shehow had a whopper of a fish tale.

US surgeon faces negligence charges in Australia

An American doctor charged with manslaughter in Australia unnecessarily removed a man's bowel, took out the wrong gland in a cancer operation, and let an elderly man die of internal bleeding, a prosecutor said Monday.

Suspicious powder sent to US embassy harmless

An official says a suspicious white powder sent to the U.S. Embassy in the South Korean capital has been found to be harmless.

Washington latest state to get suspicious powder

A suspicious white powder that was sent in a letter to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire (GREG'-wahr) has been declared harmless.

Feds: Suspicious packages sent to Guard, Reserve

Suspicious packages have been sent to National Guard and Reserve facilities in 36 states, federal authorities said Wednesday.

9 more states, USVI get suspicious envelopes

Nine more states and the U.S. Virgin Islands have intercepted envelopes sent to government offices containing suspicious powder.

FBI: Powder sent to Mormon headquarters nontoxic

The FBI says the white powder that spilled onto a mail clerk's hand at the Utah headquarters of the Mormon church is nontoxic.

Man tosses items under car after traffic stop

A routine traffic stop led to the arrest of two Memphis men on burglary charges after the passenger began surreptitiously tossing things under their car. According to a police report, the officer making the stop was talking to the driver when he noticed that the passenger had opened his door a bit and was acting a little odd.

Passenger denied bail in NY airport pipe bomb case

A Las Vegas man broke down sobbing and hugged a relative as he was led away by court marshals Friday on charges that he tried to board a plane with a pipe bomb, knife, a bag of marijuana and an array of suspicious electronics in his luggage.

Pesticides, fertilizers trigger alarm at Gallaudet

Authorities say suspicious materials that triggered a partial evacuation at Gallaudet (gal-uh-DET') University were just ordinary pesticides and fertilizers.

February hearing for "Dr. Death" in Australia

An Indian-born, American surgeon charged with manslaughter in connection with the deaths of three patients in Australia was ordered Monday to appear in court in February to determine whether there is sufficient evidence for a jury trial.

Suspicious package causes scare in Princeton, N.J.

Officials on Wednesday were trying to determine what caused government workers to feel ill after a letter from a Louisiana nursing-home resident to a New Jersey mayor was opened.

American doctor handed to Australia for trial

An Indian-born American surgeon was returned to Australia on Monday to face manslaughter charges for what authorities say were botched or unnecessary operations that killed three people.

Judge: OR doc accused in deaths can't be released

A federal judge says a doctor being extradited to Australia on manslaughter charges can't go free in the United States for the next few weeks.

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BBC News : Iran doctor 'committed suicide'
Source: BBC News

Iran's police chief says a doctor who died at a detention centre shut in July after the deaths of several opposition supporters committed suicide.

Toy Grenade Forces Evacuation; Bomb Squad Called In
Source: wsbtv.com

A suspicious device that forced the evacuation of part of a Forsyth County subdivision and brought out the GBI bomb squad turned out to be a toy hand grenade.

3 newborns found dead in Calgary home
Source: CBC

Police say they're investigating the deaths of three newborns found in a Calgary home.The infants were discovered Sunday while Calgary police were investigating the death of a 27-year-old woman at a home in the 200 block of Taracove Estates Drive N.E., police said in a release Th …

Sheriff's Office: Suspicious device under Disney bus not explosive --
Source: The Orlando Sentinel

The Orange County Sheriff's Office released a statement that device found this afternoon underneath a Walt Disney World bus was "not explosive or hazardous."

Nuclear power plant worker disappears, family wants answers
Source: ABC15.com - Phoenix News Headlines

Police are asking for the public's help locating an Arizona nuclear power plant worker who went missing last weekend.

Key Figure in Blagojevich Corruption Probe Found Dead
Source: FOXNews.com

A key figure in ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's federal corruption case died Saturday of an apparent "aspirin overdose," a law enforcement source told the Chicago Sun-Times.

A box of tea forces White House into lockdown
Source: CNN

Secret Service officers were scurrying to close the North Lawn of the White House Wednesday afternoon because of a suspicious package and it appeared that trouble was brewing.

Officials investigate container in drainage pond
Source: ABC Local Affiliates

- Tracy police have announced they are bringing in an FBI evidence team to examine a suspicious container discovered in a drainage pond by farmers this morning at 10:03 a.m.

Warning: Soap Dispensers Contaminated?
Source: nbc15online.com

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala -- It's one of those rules parents try to enforce every time their child goes to the bathroom, especially if that bathroom is public. "Always wash their hands and use sanitizer," said Rudolph Scott, a father of two boys.

105th will use mailmen to prevent burglaries
Source: yournabe.com

Excerpt: The 105th Precinct will be getting an unofficial boost in police presence in the form of mailmen they are training to look for suspicious activity in the wake of a spike in burglaries that has been plaguing the area.

Palin's icy homecoming
Source: The Seattle Times

"Would the governor, a smiling Stevens asked, like to share her plans and proposals for the coming legislative session?

Trailer Where Jessica Lunsford Died Is Burned
Source: News4Jax.com - Local News

The mobile home where a repeat sex offender raped and murdered a 9-year-old Florida girl in 2005 burned down Sunday night in a fire that Citrus County called suspicious.

New York Connection to Anthony Case
Source: wivb.com

NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) - It's a murder case that people across the country are following very closely. News 4 has learned there is a local connection to the investigation into who killed two-year-old Caylee Anthony near Orlando, Florida.

Bomb Squad Called to Home of Missing Missouri Mom
Source: FOXNews.com

A bomb squad was dispatched to the home of a missing Missouri mom during a search after a hand grenade was found.

Casey Anthony Defense Worried Police Are Tampering With Evidence, Accuse Cops of Lying
Source: FOXNews.com

Excerpt: A spokesman for Casey Anthony's defense lawyer accused police of lying to the press and suggested they could be tampering with evidence at the site where a little child's bones were found.

YouTube drama spawns doc - True-life love story in works
Source: The Hollywood Reporter

Excerpt: Producers Chris Adams and Steve Kearney are joining with producer-director RJ Cutler to create a feature documentary about a true-life love story that played out on YouTube.com.

Minority Report-style CCTV that spots crimes BEFORE they happen
Source: the Mail online

CCTV cameras which can 'predict' if a crime is about to take place are being introduced on Britain's streets.

Men 'better than women at detecting infidelity'
Source: Independent.co.uk

Men are better at detecting infidelity than women but tend to suspect their female partners even when they are faithful, a study has found.

Haider widow halts cremation amid suspicions
Source: Independent.co.uk

Jörg Haider's corpse was sent for a second post-mortem in Italy today after the Austrian far-right leader's widow voiced fears that that his death in a high speed car crash in early October might not have been an accident.

Bomb squad explode hotdogs after terror threat
Source: metro.co.uk

A pack of hotdogs posed such a threat at a stadium in Philadelphia that the whole building had to be evacuated.

Homes evacuated after major fire
Source: BBC News

Investigations are under way into the cause of a major fire at a construction site for a six-storey block of flats in the north of Edinburgh.

Suspicious Phone Messages Target Black Voters in NC
Source: ABC News

Misleading automated phone messages that have targeted African American voters in North Carolina have been linked to similar phone calls made in Virginia, say election officials.

Spitzer Caught in His Own Mouse Trap?
Source: http://circularnumber6.blogspot.com

Some may not be aware that Spitzer was an important catalyst in developing the market for robust transactional monitoring technologies that the financial services industry today uses to uncover money laundering, fraud and market manipulation.

Widow charged in 2nd husband's death -
Source: msnbc.com

First husband's trampling death under suspicion....

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