Former teacher guilty of mailing white powder to schools

Former teacher guilty of mailing white powder to schools: TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman has pleaded guilty to mailing threatening letters containing white powder to elementary schools where she had worked as a teacher. Court records show 66-year-old Maria Bassi Lauro pleaded guilty Thursday in Tampa to three counts of making hoaxes that appeared to be biological agents or toxins. She faces