Senators hopeful for the future of bill to aid post-9/11 veterans. A bipartisan effort to assist post 9/11 veterans who were exposed to toxic substances could be inching closer to the Senate floor. More.
Senators hopeful for the future of bill to aid post-9/11 veterans
How 9/11 Turned Firefighter Meg Smaker Into a Sundance Filmmaker
Before 9/11, six-foot firefighter Meg Smaker was happily following in her fire captain father’s footsteps. After 9/11, her world turned over. She watched her South Bay Area firehouse transform overnight “from this place of love and support and family to a place of fear and hatred,” she said in a Zoom interview. More.
Patients With Uterine Cancer Overlooking 9/11 Benefits May Now Be Able
Tammy Kaminski was one of the volunteers after the 9/11 attacks. She had volunteered for 8 hours every Saturday for nine months. There, she was exposed to carcinogenic toxic substances like benzene which is a by-product of burning jet fuel, asbestos from the lingering smoke and ash. She is a chiropractor who lives in West Calvin, New Jersey. More.
COVID-19, 9/11 and public health: OSHA failed in late 2001, and the Supreme Court just tied its hands again
In the days and weeks and months after terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, heroes who engaged in rescue and recovery efforts breathed in toxic air. Tens of thousands of those workers have been sickened, and thousands have died. More.
Anthony Greco, son of late 9/11 first responder, now part of father’s beloved Rangers
Anthony Greco pulled on a red, white and blue jersey Thursday night at SAP Center in San Jose, Calif., and skated in his first game with the Rangers, the team he grew up rooting for after inheriting his fandom from his parents, Paul and Mary Jane. More.
Former Police Commissioner Ray Kelly granted 9/11-related disability pension
Former NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly was granted a 9/11-related police disability pension, The Post has learned. The Police Pension Fund approved Kelly’s application during its Wednesday evening meeting, providing the former top cop with three-quarters of his $200,000 salary, according to documents obtained from the meeting. More.
Firefighter with 9/11 cancer has new hope after bone marrow transplant
Brian Kevan had a proud career with the FDNY and didn't think twice when he responded on Sept. 11, 2001. "If tomorrow that call came in, I'm going in," he said. "This is what comes with the job." More.
Veteran NYPD detective and Ground Zero hero Barbara Burnette dies from 9/11-related illness
A heroic NYPD detective, more than two decades after 9/11, paid the ultimate price for her work amidst the toxic ruins of the World Trade Center. Barbara Burnette, 58, of Queens, died Dec. 30 after a long and debilitating battle with health issues linked to her 23 daunting days in the burning Ground Zero rubble following the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attack that toppled the Twin Towers. More.