Earlier this month the nation watched the dedication of the museum in New York City commemorating the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

The somber ceremony reminded us of how much was lost that day, not just to the city of New York but to all of America as we felt the effects of our homeland being so vehemently targeted by terrorists. More.

New York's 9/11 Memorial Museum will no longer feature a high-end restaurant with beer and wine sales after mounting criticism and accusations of insensitivity. The planned "Pavilion Cafe," run by Shake Shack founder Danny Meyer, will now just be called the "The Cafe" and traded its upscale menu for simple pastries and its liquor license for coffee and tea. More.

The major components of the 9/11 ceremony will remain the same, including the reading of names and the moments of silence, however a few things will be different this year. As WCBS 880’s Rich Lamb reported, for the first time on the anniversary of the tragedy, the 9/11 Memorial and Museum will be open to families who wish to go there. More.

With the long-awaited Senate report on the use of torture by the United States government — a detailed account that will shed an unsparing light on the Central Intelligence Agency’s darkest practices after the September 2001 terrorist attacks — set to be released Tuesday, the Obama administration and its Republican critics clashed over the wisdom of making it public, and the risk that it will set off a backlash overseas.