A study of World Trade Center responders found that PTSD is associated with molecular changes linked to accelerated biological aging and a higher risk of chronic disease. The study, led by Stony Brook University in New York, could offer new clues to the long-term physical health effects of post-traumatic stress disorder. More.

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani, City Council Speaker Julie Menin, Council Finance Chair Linda Lee, Director of the Mayor’s Office of Management and Budget Sherif Soliman and members of the City Council today announced a handshake agreement on a balanced $125.8 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget. More.

In observance of the upcoming 25th anniversary of 9/11, the nonprofit 9/11 Day today unveiled sweeping plans to unite tens of millions of Americans across political, geographic, generational, and cultural lines in the single largest day of doing good in American history. More.

Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh will be joined by University President Emeritus Edward Malloy, president of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund Jennie Bradley Lichter and Notre Dame trustee James Dunne III for the 5th annual Jeanie Poole O’Shaughnessy Memorial Lecture on Sept. 11. Panelists will discuss their experiences of the 9/11 attacks. More.

The Government Services Chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians (GSACEP) has released a new podcast episode examining the expanding role of homeland security within emergency medicine, featuring disaster and tactical medicine expert Dr. Dominique Wong. More.

Nearly 300 people started climbing the stairs at Hearnes Center shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday, on their way to counting 2,200 steps or 110 stories, roughly the height of the World Trade Center. More.

Nearly 5,000 members of the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) are convening this week in the nation's capital for the 135th Continental Congress, the longstanding service organization's annual meeting. The week-long convention includes business sessions, committee meetings, service projects, and social functions, all topped off with formal evening ceremonies at which national DAR award recipients are honored.

How did Stephen Siller Jr. spend his Father’s Day? Hauling around a nearly 17,000-pound beam, remnants of the World Trade Center, to honor his father, Stephen Siller Sr., a New York City firefighter who died on 9/11 racing in to rescue victims following the deadliest terrorist attack in American history. More.