By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The old white powder in the envelope trick continues to scare people and disrupt work places even though none have ever proved dangerous since the 2001 attacks that killed five people and sickened 17. The latest: White powder envelopes, that were later found to be harmless, were discovered Monday in eight…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com The FBI arrested a 64-year-old man on Tuesday morning at his home outside Yakima, Wash., for allegedly threatening Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) in response to the health care vote, the FBI said. Authorities charged in a criminal complaint that Charles Alan Wilson of Selah, Wash., made a series of threatening…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — In this town of ego-excess, where power is the true currency, not money, its tough to be number one — even if you think you are. GQ magazine has weighed in with the “The 50 Most Powerful People in D.C.” Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. is ranked 13 and…
This is one decline in crime worth cheering about. By Freeman Klopott Examiner Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Carjackings are on the decline in the District, running at about 200 this year compared with the approximately 600 in all of 2008, the FBI said, crediting a joint police FBI task force for the success. The task…
This sad story, which happened on Thursday, seems reminiscent of the Great Depression: Job losses and suicides. By Del Quentin Wilber and Paul Duggan Washington Post Staff Writers WASHINGTON — A 59-year-old lawyer with an Atlanta-based firm who was about to lose his job because of the economy was found dead in his Washington office…
By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com WASHINGTON — It was like a scene out of the Godfather. A letter containing a dead fish showed up Friday at a downtown office of the Department of Homeland Security. The letter, which also contained white powder, was addressed to an employee. The Associated Press reported that FBI Washington Field Office…
