Police investigate white powder at <i>New York Times</i>

The New York Police Department is investigating a suspicious white powder sent to the offices of The New York Times. The newspaper told employees that the substance was found Wednesday morning when an employee opened a letter on the 13th floor of company headquarters in midtown Manhattan. Police were called to the scene and are investigating to determine if the substance is harmful. The discovery comes after more than 30 letters containing a suspicious powder were mailed to bank branches and federal banking regulators' offices in nine cities.