The nation on Sunday honored the nearly 3,000 lives lost 21 years ago during the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, even as the country remains mired in the fallout of the decades-long war in Afghanistan and new concerns have arisen about the strength and resiliency of democratic institutions in the United States. More.

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Sunday said the threats facing the U.S. in the 21 years since the Sept. 11 attacks have shifted from worries about foreign terrorists to growing concerns about domestic extremism. More.

On the 21st anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a monumental exhibit to the fallen has finally been completed. The Portrait Wall, viewable at the 9/11 Memorial and Museum at Ground Zero in New York City, long sought to portray an image of all 2,997 victim from the attacks. More.

The unidentified remains of more than 1,000 victims found at the World Trade Center after the 2001 terror attacks may never be identified through DNA, the findings of a new study by the New York City Medical Examiner's Office has concluded. More.

New Canaan Fire Chief Albert Bassett was asked recently about the meaning of “Never Forget,” a phrase that came into common usage following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. More.

Fire Chief Albe Bassett told residents that “to never forget” is not simply remembering just the loss and sacrifice, but also the goodness of all those who were impacted on Sept. 11, 2001, as he spoke in front of Town Hall on Sept. 9. More.

The needs of those impacted by 9/11 and other acts of terrorism and mass violence such as Uvalde, Buffalo, El Paso, and Dayton are far-reaching and constantly evolving — they can last a lifetime. More.

When Clay Mankamyer planned for his retirement as a Pennsylvania state trooper, he knew he wanted to move from Shaler and make his home in Somerset County “in the middle of nowhere, on the way to nowhere, where nothing ever happens.” More.