White powder at NY Times believed to be harmless

An employee of The New York Times opened a letter Wednesday containing a white powder that officials later said was harmless. The discovery comes after more than 30 letters containing a suspicious powder were mailed to Chase bank branches and federal banking regulators' offices in nine cities. Officials said those letters, postmarked from Amarillo, Texas, also appeared to be harmless. A law enforcement official said the letter sent to the Times did not appear to be related to those sent to the financial institutions.