The holiday season is the most festive and magical time of the year. It invites us to connect with the people we love, reflect on the past year and practice gratitude for the learnings and experiences that have shaped us into who we are. More.
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Police Dogs Named For Fallen 9/11 Cops 'Graduate' At Newark Airport
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey recently gave a salute to five newly trained officers, four German Shepherds and a Belgium Malinois during a K-9 “graduation” ceremony at Newark Airport. The bi-state agency said there are high hopes for the officers and their canines, who were each named after a fallen 9/11 officer. More.
John Feal Pushing For 9/11 Health Funding In Omnibus Bill: ‘I’m Tired Of Going To Funerals’
President Biden is holding a town hall discussion centered on new benefits available to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, including 9/11 first responders. NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander and 9/11 first responder and President of the Feal-Good Foundation John Feal join Andrea Mitchell to share why this legislation is so significant. More.
Clifford Chanin Named Next 9/11 Memorial Museum Director
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is proud to announce Clifford Chanin as the institution’s new Museum Director. Chanin joined the initial planning team for the Museum in 2005 and has since served as Vice-President of Education and, most recently, Executive Vice President and Deputy Director for Museum Programs. More.
‘Shame on you’: Club Q survivors blame GOP rhetoric for mass violence
Survivors of the Club Q mass shooting directly tied Republicans’ rhetoric to the massacre at the Colorado LGBTQ nightclub and detailed their experiences on the night of the shooting, in prepared testimony read before the House Oversight and Reform committee Wednesday. More.
Sandy Hook parents reflect on 10th anniversary of mass shooting, work to curb gun violence
Nearly a decade after a group of students at Sandy Hook Elementary School and their teachers were killed in Newtown, Connecticut, two Sandy Hook parents said they are still in shock that their young children could be taken away in such a violent act. More.
Ten years after Sandy Hook, let’s act to reduce mass violence
I was brand new to my position as director of the University of Colorado’s Center for the Study and Prevention of Violence when 20 children and six adults tragically lost their lives ten years ago this week in the Sandy Hook school attack. More.
Macon man who worked during 9/11 struggles to get therapist
It's been 21 years since the World Trade Center buildings fell on September 11, 2001. A man in Macon was there and developed cancer and PTSD from that horrific day. Daryl Hughes, now retired, was working for the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a detective. More.