As the 25th anniversary of 9/11 approaches, some local nurses gathered at the Flight 93 Memorial in Shanksville on Wednesday to remember one of their own. They say nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system, but they rarely recognized. And it was indeed an honor to pay tribute to the sacrifice of a Flight 93 hero. More.
Nurse honor guards remember Flight 93 victim & former EMT as 9/11 anniversary nears
House Unanimously Passes 9/11 Coin Bill to Fund Memorial Museum
As the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks approaches, Congress is moving to ensure the National September 11 Memorial and Museum has resources to sustain its educational mission. More.
9/11 Investigation
They were the most lethal terrorist attacks in history, taking the lives of nearly 3,000 Americans and international citizens and ultimately leading to far-reaching changes in anti-terror approaches and operations in the U.S. and around the globe. More.
Marking the 25th Anniversary
A quarter century after the September 11, 2001 attacks, 100 million Americans are too young to remember the day that changed our city and nation forever. More.
Improved Respiratory Protection for CBRN Response
The NIOSH Respirator Approval Program works to improve respirators that protect against CBRN hazards (see the NIOSH CBRN Handbook). Much of this work began after several major terrorist incidents in the mid-1990s and early 2000s. More.
Two-Time World Trade Center Attack Survivor Says Her Body Is ‘Burning From the Inside Out’
Jenn Ashcraft survived not one but two terror attacks at New York City’s World Trade Center. Now, more than two decades after escaping the devastation of 9/11, she revealed she’s fighting a different kind of nightmare – an autoimmune disease that makes her feel like her body is burning from the inside out. More.
9/11 steel beam from World Trade Center visits Sarasota school where Bush learned of attacks
A solid steel reminder of the September 11th terrorist attacks stopped at Sarasota’s Emma E. Booker Elementary School. It's the same school where President George W. Bush learned America was under attack almost 25 years ago. More.
NYC’s latest excuse for unearthing long-denied 9/11 toxin files: We were replacing the carpets
The 68 boxes of pivotal documents about the toxins swirling over Ground Zero that the city claimed for years didn’t exist were actually discovered during a remodeling project and “carpet installation” at the city’s Department of Environmental Protection offices, city attorneys humbly admitted as a judge ordered agency heads who denied the documents’ existence to be questioned under oath. More.