What a Sandy Hook mental health center can teach Texas about helping kids after a tragedy
Beth Hegarty sat in a meeting at her daughters’ school when she heard gunshots. Her second-grade, triplet daughters were in Sandy Hook Elementary on Dec. 14, 2012, when 20 first-graders and six adults were killed in the country’s deadliest mass shooting at an elementary school. Hegarty’s children were “completely traumatized.” More.
Malliotakis introduces legislation to compensate widows and children of 9/11 victims
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island/South Brooklyn) and a bipartisan team of her colleagues are hoping to secure funding for catch-up payments compensating widows and children of 9/11 victims. More.
9/11 Memorial & Museum Names New Leader
Elizabeth L. Hillman, the president of Mills College, has been appointed president and chief executive of the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Lower Manhattan. The board made the position official on Thursday. More.
9/11 mastermind Ayman al-Zawahiri killed by U.S. drone strike
One of the masterminds behind the 9/11 terror attacks was killed by a United States drone strike this past weekend. CBS2's Jessica Moore spoke with families who lost loved ones in the attack. More.
Open the NYC 9/11 files: The city must release its archives on air quality during the rescue and recovery efforts
Just as the full truth behind the 9/11 attack and the missed clues beforehand, including the long-hidden classified Saudi files, had to come out so that ignoramuses like Donald Trump couldn’t claim “nobody’s gotten to the bottom of 9/11.” More.
An Eltingville man alleges the re-opening of Staten Island’s Fresh Kills landfill to waste from the 9/11 terrorist attacks exposed him to toxic and hazardous gasses that caused “an immediate and chronic threat” to his health. More.
Understanding the Ongoing Health Legacy of 9/11
A growing number of Americans cannot remember anything about 9/11 other than what they read in history books or watch on the news or in movies because they were not yet born or were too young to comprehend what was happening. More.
Mass shootings and gun violence take a toll on medical staff
In the moments following a shooting, every second counts. From the time a victim is transported to a hospital, to the amount of time taken trying to keep that person alive. "We have a well-thought-out systematic process to take care of a critically-injured patient," said Dr. Jaime Hope from Beaumont Health. More.