NYPD treating 9/11 anniversary in 'elevated threat environment'
The NYPD said it is treating the 9/11 anniversary in an 'elevated threat environment' despite no known credible threats against New York City.
New DNA technology approved to identify remains of more than 1,100 victims 9/11 victims
Cutting-edge DNA technology will be used to analyze the remains of more than 1,100 victims of the Sept. 11 attack on the World Trade Center that have yet to be identified.
Dogs of 9/11: Heroic canines combed debris, offered comfort
Thousands of firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to Ground Zero, including more than 300 specialized canine search and rescue teams.
Biden to visit 9/11 memorial sites to mark 20th anniversary of attacks
Biden will visit ground zero in New York City, the Pentagon and the memorial outside Shanksville, Pennsylvania, where United Flight 93 was forced down, the White House said Saturday.
Surviving 9/11 was 'just the first piece of the journey'
Twenty years later, Sept. 11 survivors bear scars and the weight of unanswerable questions. Some grapple with their place in a tragedy defined by an enormous loss of life. They get told to “get over” 9/11. But they also say they have gained resilience, purpose, appreciation and resolve.
Biden signs executive order to declassify some 9/11 documents
President Joe Biden has signed an executive order directing the FBI to declassify documents related to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
Motorcycle ride from LA to NYC underway to honor 9/11 firefighters
A group of motorcyclists began a cross-country ride to NYC from LAFD's training center to honor the memory of the first responders who lost their lives while trying to save others during the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
Homeland Security issues terrorism threat alert ahead of 9/11
Homeland Security has issued a terrorism alert ahead of the 20th anniversary of 9/11.
Foundation pays mortgage of fallen Delaware State Police Corporal's home
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors a fallen Delaware State Police Corporal and other deceased first responders and veterans by paying their families’ mortgage.
New York woman sentenced for teaching about making and using explosives
Prosecutors said the New York woman and a co-conspirator researched old terrorist attacks and then taught each other the chemistry and engineering skills needed to build and set off explosives.
Guantanamo prisoners now getting COVID-19 vaccine
A senior defense official tells The Associated Press that prisoners at the Guantanamo Bay detention center can begin getting the COVID-19 vaccine as soon as Monday.
Lower Makefield Township hold 9/11 procession at Garden of Reflection
In Lower Makefield Township, a drive-thru memorial procession will be held at the Garden of Reflection on Friday night.
Firefighters and politicians climb Pennsylvania State Capitol steps to honor 9/11 first responders
The tribute was meant to honor firefighters who entered the World Trade Center and climbed the stairs to rescue others.
Air Force fire service honors Americans who lost their lives in 9/11 with ‘last alarm’
Anderson AFB marked the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks with a ceremony called “the last alarm,” or the “striking of the four fives.”
Trump, Biden commemorate 9/11 at Flight 93 memorial in Shanksville, Pennsylvania
The two men vying to lead the nation next year will mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks at the same memorial.
In a year of social distancing, coronavirus pandemic alters Sept. 11, too
The coronavirus pandemic has reshaped how the U.S. is observing the anniversary of 9/11.
Dogs of 9/11: Search and rescue canines worked tirelessly in days following terror attacks
Thousands of firefighters and emergency medical personnel responded to Ground Zero, including more than 300 specialized canine search and rescue teams.
Sept. 11, 2001: 2,977 lives were lost in a day during the worst terror attack on US soil
More than 2,600 people perished at the World Trade Center, 125 people died at the Pentagon and 256 people died on four airplanes on 9/11.