Sep 11 Column: Why educators still need to talk about 9/11 — and Islamophobia By Rusul Alrubail With the anniversary of September 11th, educators have a duty in this social and political climate to take necessary action to create a safe environment for Muslim students and students of color. Continue reading
Sep 11 President Trump on 9/11: ‘America cannot be intimidated’ By Darlene Superville, Jonathan Lemire, Associated Press ARLINGTON, Va. — Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, President Donald Trump said Monday that "the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief" for each of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day… Continue reading
Sep 10 WATCH LIVE: Family, friends and survivors commemorate 9/11 By Travis Daub Watch and listen as friends, family and survivors gather to read the names of those killed at the World Trade Center site on Sept. 11, 2001. The remembrance begins at 8:41 a.m. EDT and will include moments of silence to… Continue reading
Sep 10 Trump readies for first Sept. 11 commemoration as president By Darlene Superville, Associated Press President Donald Trump will preside over his first 9/11 commemoration in office on Monday. Continue reading
Sep 28 Senate overrides Obama’s veto of 9/11 bill By Richard Lardner, Associated Press The Senate has rejected President Barack Obama's veto of legislation that would allow the families of Sept. 11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia for the kingdom's alleged backing of the attackers. Continue reading
Sep 23 Bill allowing 9/11 families to sue Saudi Arabia vetoed by Obama By Darlene Superville and Josh Lederman, Associated Press President Obama has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the families of 9/11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia. Continue reading
Sep 11 9/11 through the eyes of a first responder and his disposable camera By Kamala Kelkar, Sam Weber Fifteen years after the attacks on September 11, a first responder gave permission to republish pictures he took while working at ground zero. Continue reading
Sep 10 What happened to the remnants of the World Trade Center? By Michael D. Regan The artifacts come in various forms and sizes, collected from the wreckage of the World Trade Center buildings in the months following the attacks of Sept. 11. Continue reading
Sep 10 Column: 17 years after 9/11, how have students’ reactions changed? By Patrick Welsh In what seemed like about a half hour after the second plane hit, we heard a loud explosion outside the school. Continue reading
Sep 09 What it was like to watch the 9/11 attacks from your classroom window By Mary Jo Brooks On Sept. 11, 2001, Annie Thoms was 25 and just starting her second year teaching English at Stuyvesant High School, which is located just four blocks from Ground Zero. In the months that followed, she worked with her students to… Continue reading