Passenger arrested after claiming to have bomb on Newark-to-New Orleans flight

A 34-year-old passenger was arrested after allegedly telling crew members he had a bomb aboard a United Airlines flight from Newark to New Orleans, authorities said. The plane landed safely at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, where law enforcement took him into custody. The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office says he was booked on charges including communicating false information of planned arson and terrorizing; the FAA plans to investigate.