Join Voices Center for Resilience on Monday, February 28, for an exciting, virtual conversation with New York Times Bestselling Author, Bonnie McEneaney McNamara, as she discusses her book, Messages: Signs, Visits and Premonitions from Loved Ones Lost on 9/11. More.
Join Voices Center for Resilience and Meet Author Bonnie McEneaney McNamara on February 28
Looking Back in Lemoore: 9/11 first responders, Lt. James Chinn and war news
It’s good news that the families of firefighters, police officers, and others who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terrorist tragedy have been well taken care of. Some reports say the benefits are as much as $1.5 million per family and rising. Last week President Bush suggested additional benefits including tax credits for some of the victims. More.
Human First, Reporter Second: Staff look back on tragedy, grief, and covering 9/11
Dena Tackett Potter, Gina Vaile-Nelson, and Katie Weitkamp Scheidt all share a common denominator: all three women were working for the Eastern Progress on Sept. 11, 2001, covering the most devastating terrorist attack ever to occur on U.S. soil. More.
Senators hopeful for the future of bill to aid post-9/11 veterans
Senators hopeful for the future of bill to aid post-9/11 veterans. A bipartisan effort to assist post 9/11 veterans who were exposed to toxic substances could be inching closer to the Senate floor. More.
Families of 9/11 victims stake claim to $7B of Afghan frozen funds in US
Since the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, United States seized the Afghan governments assets held abroad, which are now being demanded by the Taliban-led government as their rightful claim. However, as the debate over the matter prolongs, families of the victims of 9/11 twin tower attacks have now come out with claims of billions of US dollars as compensation from the Afghan frozen assets. More.
Frozen Afghanistan reserve funds in spotlight as US faces court deadline on 9/11 cases
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.
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.