So, about that white powder that showed up on the 8th floor at the New York Times last week? It wasn't so much a deadly powder as a key ingredient in making a delicious cherry pie.

Shortly before 5 p.m. an announcement was made over the Times public address system saying that the powder had been found to be “nonthreatening and nonhazardous.” According to field tests conducted by the Department of Environmental Protection, the substance was preliminarily identified as corn starch, though further analysis will be done at the city Health Department’s laboratory, as the protocol requires.

Minutes later officials spotted the indicated "ATTN": Frank Bruni.

Powder Sent to The Times Not Anthrax [Al Baker, NYT]