Police investigating threatening package sent to congressman

A letter containing suspicious white powder was sent to Congressman Anthony Weiner's local office Thursday, syracuse.com reports. The letter regarded Weiner's support of the national health care bill passed earlier in the week.

The NYPD was immediately notified and evacuated the office. HazMat teams decontaminated nine employees as a precaution.

The substance will be evaluated under more sophisticated lab tests at the Department of Environmental Protection. Weiner's office in Queens will remain closed until the investigation is completed.

Police believe the curious letter is the first and only threatening message sent to a legislator since the health care bill was signed on Tuesday.

Pope turns blind eye to sex scandal, mother of victim enraged

A priest who admitted to sexually assaulting as many as 200 deaf boys over the span of three decades has still not been punished, according to ABC News. Now parents of the victims are speaking up.

Lynn Pilmaier, a mother of one of the now adult victims, has accused Pope Benedict XVI for letting the priest off without punishment.

Rev. Lawrence Murphy admitted to diocese officials over a decade ago that he molested dozens of boys while working at St. John's School for the Deaf in St. Francis, Wisconsin. Documents which contain the admission also reveal that former Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI, approved the request of two bishops to prosecute Murphy in a church trial.

The trial was halted and has since never happened.

Mothers of the victims have accused the Pope of betraying his promise, and Benedict has since apologized. Pilmaier called out the Pope for contriving false apologies and lying about his real intentions.

Hewitt declines Red Storm coaching position

Georgia Tech head coach Paul Hewitt turned down an offer to occupy the same position at St. John's, according to ESPN.com.

Hewitt conferred with family members about their desire to remain in Atlanta. He then notified St. John's officials of his decision to remain at Georgia Tech.

Hewitt, 46, is from New York and has been coaching at Georgia Tech since 2000. He led the Yellow Jackets to the NCAA Championship Game in 2004.

St. John's is rumored to have made an offer to Hewitt back in 2004 when his contract expired, but Hewitt opted to remain in Atlanta. The Red Storm instead settled for Norm Roberts, who was fired last week ending a six year campaign with the school.

St. John's is expected to shift its attention to Virginia Tech's Seth Greenberg and Steve Donahue of Cornell.