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 Watch 11:18 How the attacks of 9/11 reshaped America’s role in the world This week PBS NewsHour has been marking the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks by exploring how they have impacted the U.S. at home and abroad. Judy Woodruff leads our latest conversation on the ways the 9/11 attacks shaped American… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 6:57 Smithsonian Institution pieces together 9/11 history through personal, poignant relics By William Brangham, Anne Azzi Davenport With memories of Sept. 11, 2001 fading for some, and images of that day unknown to a younger generation, the Smithsonian Institution is working at piecing together history object by object. William Brangham takes a behind-the-scenes look as part of… Continue watching
Sep 10 Watch 3:01 Educators reflect on the significance of teaching about 9/11 By PBS NewsHour For their first assignment of the school year, high school journalists from our network of Student Reporting Labs asked educators in their schools about the significance of teaching 9/11, what the events meant to them, and why it’s important to… Continue watching
Sep 10 WATCH: Blinken delivers remarks commemorating 9/11 By Associated Press Blinken's comments came during a 9/11 commemoration at the State Department on Friday. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch 9:00 New York’s 9/11 first responders are battling a new kind of mass trauma By John Yang, Leah Nagy For our endeavor to mark the 20th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, John Yang spoke to first responders and medical workers who have lived and worked through both the attacks and have also more recently seen the mass trauma… Continue watching
Sep 09 Watch 8:42 Flight 77 crashed just below Robert Hogue’s Pentagon office. Here’s his story PBS NewsHour's broadcast studio is just a few miles from the Pentagon here in Washington. On 9/11, that iconic structure designed to project American military might was struck clear out of the blue, just like the twin towers. 184 people… Continue watching