Stories of the Week

At Ground Zero, Balancing Memories and Function

Security at ground zero in New York. Photo by Tatyana Budanskaya/www.fiveWphoto.com If you've spent any time in recent days looking at the illustrations and photos of the 9/11 memorial opening at ground zero this weekend, you may have thought…

9/11’s Fading Role in Political Conversation

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 have wielded significant impacts on politics and war policy in the United States. -- but does that dialogue continue, 10 years later?…

10 Years After 9/11, Who Feels Safer?

Ten years later there can be little question that the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks have changed much in the United States -- everything from decisions on foreign policy to government spending priorities to airport security. And while those attacks…

San Francisco Opera Sets 9/11 to Music

The San Francisco Opera is presenting "Heart of a Soldier," based on James B. Stewart's book about 9/11 hero, Rick Rescorla.

Remembering a Morning of ‘Chaos’ on Capitol Hill

Photo by Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images. On the morning of 9/11, I was in the House gallery broadcast booth readying for the day. It was a day much like any other. While driving in, I remembered remarking out loud what…

Prayer Vigils, Remembrances Mark 9/11 Anniversary

This weekend, memorial ceremonies and tributes mark the 10th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001. View a schedule of events here: Washington, D.C. Area: Operation Homefront Freedom Walk Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011, 7 a.m., Women in Military Service For America…

A Decade Since 9/11: Reporters Reflect on the Day That Changed Everything

I have long held that most of the people who grow up to be reporters are idealists. We like to think if we just dig deeper, understand better and listen harder, we will find something revealing -- then get to…

Remembering the Victims of 9/11

A girl places flowers at the Pentagon Memorial at its dedication on Sept. 11, 2008. Photo by Tom LeGro/PBS NewsHour All this week, we've been exploring where America stands 10 years after 9/11, from national security to…

Among Vivid Memories of 9/11, the Smells and Dust in the Air

A fireman walks through the rubble and the smoldering wreckage of ground zero in New York on Oct. 11, 2001; Gary Friedman/AFP/Getty Images In the 10 years since 9/11, a lot of people have asked me what I…

Preview of ‘America Remembers 9/11’: Reading by Poets Billy Collins, Nancy Mercado

By Tom LeGro

For our "America Remembers 9/11" special program, we invited two poets -- Billy Collins and Nancy Mercado -- to each read a poem to mark the anniversary.