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
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 11 Obama calls on Americans to embrace diversity on 9/11 By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Barack Obama says the nation will never forget the lives of those killed in the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 11 Post-9/11 prejudice echoes in this year’s presidential race By Kamala Kelkar Some Arab and Muslim Americans say that they face more prejudice now than in the immediate aftermath of 9/11. 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 10 Column: I was there on 9/11. Now it’s a history lesson that I teach By Annie Thoms Students in my classes remembered September 11 as high-schoolers; then as middle-schoolers; as grade-schoolers; then, only through their parents’ stories. Ten years later, the experience was already a generation removed. Continue reading
Aug 15 Watch 9:03 15 years after 9/11, national security is stronger — but so are the threats By PBS News Hour As we approach the 15th anniversary of 9/11, we ponder the question: Is America safer now from terrorism than it was on that fateful day? Steven Brill spent the last year evaluating what has changed, including tightened airline security policies,… Continue watching
Jul 15 After 13-year wait, 28 secret pages of 9/11 inquiry released By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press The chapter of a congressional report about the 9/11 attacks questions the role Saudi nationals played in helping the hijackers. Continue reading
Jul 04 U.S. declassifies File 17, offering clues into secret pages of 9/11 report By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Amid the clamor a year ago to release 28 still-secret pages of a congressional inquiry into the Sept. 11 attacks, the government quietly declassified a little-known report listing more than three dozen people who piqued the interest of… Continue reading
May 17 Senate approves Sept. 11 legislation despite Saudi threats By Richard Lardner, Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate passed legislation Tuesday that would allow families of Sept. 11 victims to sue the government of Saudi Arabia, rejecting the fierce objections of a U.S. ally and setting Congress on a collision course with the Obama… Continue reading