Ricin, contained in a package addressed to the White House, was intercepted by investigators on Saturday, the FBI said. The poison, found in castor beans, could “potentially be used as a biological ...

About one million tons of castor beans are processed every year, worldwide. Ricin is part of the waste from the beans when castor oil is made. Sometimes this is called “mash.” Less than a pinpoint can ...

Congressional officials confirmed that a letter addressed to Senator Roger Wicker tested positive for ricin, a potentially fatal natural toxin. According to the Associated Press, the envelope was ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Ever since the anthrax and terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, the poison ricin has at times been lumped in with other bioterrorism agents because it comes from a relatively common ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A judge on Friday ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member to remain jailed pending trial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A former federal employee, ex-Marine and militia member from Virginia pleaded guilty last week to possessing ricin, a deadly toxin ...

A judge on Friday ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member to remain jailed pending trial on charges he attempted to make ricin, a biological toxin. Russell Vane, 42, of Vienna, ...

WASHINGTON — A 55-year-old woman is set to serve over 21 years in prison, followed by a lifetime of supervised release, for mailing then-President Donald Trump threatening letters containing homemade ...

A Marine Corps veteran who authorities said tried to fake his own death after a falling out with a Virginia-based militia group pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegal possession of ricin, a biological ...

FAYETTEVILLE -- A Winslow man pleaded guilty in federal court Tuesday to possessing a biological agent, the poison ricin, which is considered a prohibited biological weapon under federal law. Jason ...

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A judge on Friday ordered a Marine Corps veteran and former militia member to remain jailed pending trial on charges he attempted to make ricin, a biological toxin. Russell Vane, 42, ...