Jul 23 WATCH: Senate approves bill to extend 9/11 victims fund The Senate has given final legislative approval to a bill ensuring that a victims' compensation fund related to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks never runs out of money. Continue reading
Jul 17 GOP Sen. Rand Paul slows bill to boost 9/11 victims fund By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Paul, R-Ky., questioned the bill's 70-year time frame and said any new spending should be offset by corresponding cuts. Continue reading
Jul 12 House approves 9/11 victims bill, sends it to Senate By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Lawmakers from both parties hailed the House vote, which comes a month after comedian Jon Stewart sharply criticized Congress for failing to act. Continue reading
Jun 13 House committee votes to extend 9/11 victims fund By Gretchen Frazee The vote advances the bill to the full House and came the day after comedian Jon Stewart sharply criticized lawmakers for failing to ensure the victims' fund does not run out of money. Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 8:21 Compensation for 9/11 first responders is running out. Will Congress act? It’s been nearly two decades since the terrorist attacks of September 11th, and many first responders continue to suffer dire health consequences from exposure to hazardous materials at the disaster sites. Meanwhile, Congress still struggles with how to compensate them,… Continue watching
Jun 11 WATCH: Jon Stewart says Congress ‘should be ashamed’ over inaction on helping 9/11 first responders An angry Stewart said "sick and dying" first responders and their families came to Washington for the hearing, only to face a nearly deserted dais. Continue reading
Sep 11 Watch Fifteen years after 9/11, illnesses compound for first responders By Sam Weber, Laura Fong Tens of thousands of people who worked at ground zero are still coping with the long-term health effects from the worst terrorist attack in U.S. history. 15 years after the attack, doctors and researchers continue to study the connection between… Continue watching
Jul 08 The history of U.S. police deaths in the line of duty By Lisa Desjardins But what do we know about when and how police officers are attacked and killed? Here are some questions and answers. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Obama: Anyone Responsible for Boston Bombs Will Feel ‘Full Weight of Justice’ Obama: Anyone Responsible for Boston Bombs Will Feel 'Full Weight of Justice'… Continue watching
Aug 18 Watch America Remembers 9/11: Your Answers on What’s Changed Ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, the NewsHour and local PBS stations have launched a new project called the 9/11 Video Quilt. We've collected reflections from Americans across the country about what's changed since 2001. Here's… Continue watching