Passengers Evacuated From American Airlines Flight in JFK Bomb Threat

Passengers were evacuated from an American Airlines flight at New York's JFK airport Sunday morning as police investigate a bomb threat onboard.
New York's Penn Station has reportedly been evacuated after a suspicious package was found near the tracks Thursday evening. Update 11 PM: Penn Station has reopened without incident.
Suspicious UPS Package Sparks Nationwide Air Bomb Scare
Airports in New York and Philadelphia have gone on "high alert" thanks to a "suspicious" (but not explosive) package found on a US-bound UPS flight in the UK last night. Planes have reportedly been inspected in several cities already. [Reuters]
Bomb Found in East Village
A bomb was found in the Marble Cemetery on 2nd Street in Manhattan's East Village at around 11:45am today. Streets are still blocked off. The normally closed cemetery had an "open house" this weekend and was open to the public.
Nothing to See Here, Folks
[Just an hour after a bomb scare, Times Square returned to tourists and T-shirts like normal. Image via AP]
Reporting from Los Angeles's historic Wilshire Boulevard Bomb Scare district, an operative tells us that a suspiciously under-decorated package has drawn the attention of the police, causing the shutdown of the area to traffic: "Like so many brown paper wrapped Secret Santa gifts, something doesn't seem right about…
Montel Williams: Newspaper Interns Are Dangerous, Must Be Eliminated
Over the weekend, multiple sclerosis victim and talkshow host Montel Williams threatened a teenage newspaper intern who asked him a question at a press event. "Don't look at me like that," he said to her. "Do you know who I am? I'm a big star, and I can look you up, find where you live and blow you up." On the next…
Dean and Deluca Bomb Scare
Due to a suspicious package (heh), Dean and Deluca on Prince and Broadway has been evacuated. (But our cheese counter!) Legions of confused and befuddled publishing drones swarmed outside of the NYPD tape, their unfocused eyes searching for $4 mediocre cappuccinos. In fact, as our new favorite commenter Cajun Boy…
