Sep 12 Watch 4:53 A survivor’s fight for health care for young adults impacted by 9/11 By PBS NewsHour On the day the two planes crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, Lila Nordstrom, then a senior at Stuyvesant High School, was ordered to evacuate. Now a public health advocate and executive director of StuyHealth, which focuses on… Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch 4:36 A photographer’s view of 9/11 from across the river By PBS NewsHour Weekend On the morning of September 11th, photojournalist Jennifer Brown raced down to the waterfront in her town of Jersey City, NJ. Directly across the river from the World Trade Center, Brown photographed the attacks for the former Star-Ledger, now NJ… Continue watching
Sep 11 As world marks 9/11, Taliban flag raised over seat of power By Kathy Gannon, Associated Press The Taliban raised their iconic white flag over the Afghan presidential palace Saturday, a spokesman said, as the U.S. and the world marked the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 5:10 20 years after 9/11, Dearborn market helps unify Arab community By Christopher Booker, Sam Weber The attacks of 9/11 fueled Islamophobia, and increased incidents of hate crimes against Muslims and Arabs. NewsHour Weekend’s Christopher Booker reports on how the events of 9/11 were a catalyst for an Arab community in metropolitan Detroit to unite and… Continue watching
Sep 11 Biden, Obama, Clinton mark 9/11 in NYC with display of unity By Zeke Miller, Alexandra Jaffe, Associated Press Before the event began, a jet flew overhead in an eerie echo of the attacks, drawing a glance from Biden toward the sky. For much of the ceremony he stood with his arms crossed and head bowed, listening while the… Continue reading
Sep 11 US marks 20 years since 9/11, in shadow of Afghan war’s end By Jennifer Peltz, Bobby Caina Calvan, Associated Press Americans solemnly marked the 20th anniversary of 9/11 on Saturday, remembering the dead, invoking the heroes and taking stock of the aftermath of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil less than two weeks after the fraught end of the… Continue reading
Sep 10 Disney backs theatrical releases for all remaining 2021 films By Jake Coyle, Associated Press The Walt Disney Co. on Friday announced that all of its remaining films this year will open exclusively in theaters. That includes the Marvel release "Eternals" (Nov. 5), Ridley Scott's "The Last Duel" (Oct. 15), and the animated release "Ron's… Continue reading
Sep 10 Biden’s vaccine rules to set off barrage of legal challenges By Eric Tucker, Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press President Joe Biden's sweeping new vaccine requirements have Republican governors threatening lawsuits. His unapologetic response: "Have at it."… Continue reading
Sep 10 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Taliban allows more people to leave Afghanistan including 19 Americans By PBS NewsHour In our news wrap Friday, the Taliban allowed more people to leave Kabul including 19 Americans who bordered a flight to Qatar, President Biden and China's President Xi Jinping held their first direct talk in seven months, 220,000 people remain… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 7:11 What Biden’s vaccine mandates mean for millions of Americans in the workplace The vaccine mandate President Biden announced Thursday is the most aggressive step he's taken so far to get shots in the arms of the nearly 80 million eligible Americans who are not yet vaccinated. David Michaels, an epidemiologist who ran… Continue watching