Aug 02 Defense Secretary overrides plea agreement for 9/11 defendants, reinstates as death penalty cases By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press The move comes two days after the military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, announced it had reached plea deals with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two accused accomplices in the attacks. Continue reading
Aug 01 Watch 5:39 What's in the plea deal reached with key 9/11 attack conspirators By Ali Rogin, Courtney Norris, Azhar Merchant The man accused as the mastermind behind the September 11 terrorist attacks, and two accomplices, have agreed to a plea deal in exchange for avoiding the death penalty. The development comes 16 years after their prosecutions began. Ali Rogin discussed… Continue watching
Dec 05 WATCH: FBI chief makes fresh pitch for spy program renewal, says it'd be 'devastating' if it lapsed By Eric Tucker, Associated Press He warned lawmakers at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on Tuesday that there would be “devastating” consequences for public safety if the program is allowed to lapse. Continue reading
Sep 22 Military judge rules 9/11 defendant unfit for trial after medical panel finds torture left him psychotic By Ellen Knickmeyer, Associated Press A military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial, after a military medical panel found that the man's abuse in CIA custody years earlier has rendered him psychotic. Continue reading
Sep 11 WATCH: Biden delivers remarks to military and emergency workers on anniversary of 9/11 attacks By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Associated Press Americans looked back Monday on 9/11 with moments of silence, tearful words and appeals to teach younger generations about the terror attacks 22 years ago. Continue reading
Aug 28 Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska after Asia trip By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Vice President Kamala Harris and her husband, Doug Emhoff, will participate in the annual observance at the National September 11 Memorial and Museum in lower Manhattan. Continue reading
Jun 08 Democrats and Republicans are skeptical of U.S. espionage, AP-NORC poll says By Nomaan Merchant, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press A big shift is that Republicans have become substantially less likely over the last decade to say it's at least sometimes necessary to sacrifice freedom in response to threats. Continue reading
Feb 26 'Powder keg' for 9/11: 1993 World Trade Center bombing remembered on anniversary By Jennifer Peltz, Associated Press On Feb. 26, 1993, a deadly bombing at the World Trade Center killed six people and injured more than 1,000 — becoming a harbinger of terror at the twin towers. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch 1:45 Honoring lives lost in the 9/11 attacks 21 years ago By Ali Rogin Today, the nation mourned the nearly 3,000 lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001, in the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. We look at how Americans marked this somber anniversary. Continue watching
Sep 11 21 years later, 9/11 terror attacks reverberate in New York and across the U.S. By Jennifer Peltz, Karen Matthews, Julie Walker, Associated Press Americans remembered 9/11 on Sunday with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget," 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. Continue reading