President Joe Biden's administration faces a deadline this week to submit a legal opinion that could show what the US intends to do with the $10 billion in Afghan reserves it froze as the Taliban overtook the country last August. More.
Frozen Afghanistan reserve funds in spotlight as US faces court deadline on 9/11 cases
How will US respond to 9/11 victims seeking frozen Afghan funds?
The Taliban takeover of Afghanistan – and resulting fall off of the country’s already dire humanitarian situation – has kicked off a debate about what to do with billions of dollars of frozen Afghan government assets held abroad, predominantly in the United States. More.
'Memory Box: Echoes of 9/11': Terrorist attack survivors show human resilience in raw, captivating documentary
When Donn Marshall heard that a plane had hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, 2001, he raced to the daycare centre to find his children had been evacuated — but his wife Shelley was nowhere to be found. More.
Were you one of the 7,000 travelers diverted after 9/11? Broadway wants to tell your story
The Tony Award-winning Broadway musical "Come From Away" tells an uplifting, true story of strangers coming together during one of the darkest periods in American history. In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, 38 planes and approximately 7,000 passengers from around the world were diverted and grounded in Gander, a Canadian island community of 9,000 people off the North Atlantic. More.
OH-TF1 member dies, first responder for 9/11
According to a Facebook post from Ohio Task Force 1, Communications Specialist Mark M. Griggs, 69, died on Jan. 21. Prior to working with OH-TF1, Griggs was a first responder to the World Trade Center collapse of Sept. 11, 2001. Griggs provided communications support as he was a dedicated amateur radio operator, said OH-TF1. More.
Novel Based On 9/11 Published By South Windsor Native
From her earliest school days growing up in South Windsor, Jennifer Farmer always wanted to be a writer. After seven years as a Stratford police officer, a stint in government security compliance at Sikorsky Aircraft and five years as a stay-at-home mom, she got the urge to resume her ambition. More.
How 9/11 Changed Elevator Evacuation Technology and High-Rise Safety
It’s an understatement to say the harrowing events of the 9/11 attacks changed the world in ways still felt today. Most Americans remember exactly where they were when they heard the news, and most of them were glued to their TV screens for hours that fateful day. More.
9/11 Memorialization with Marita Sturken
David Priess talks with professor and author Martia Sturken about 9/11-related memorials, museums, and architecture. Her research and writings have examined everything from visual culture to the connection between memory and consumerism, with much of her recent work addressing memory of the attacks on September 11, 2001 as both the battleground and the site for negotiations of national identity. More.