A veteran FDNY EMS chief veteran died Tuesday from cancer related to his work at during the World Trade Center Attack. Alvin Suriel, 52, was the city's first Hispanic assistant chief of operations of EMS. More.
9/11-Related Cancer Claims FDNY EMS Chief
9/11 families push ahead in court with new front against Saudi Arabia
The families who lost loved ones in the 9/11 attacks have ramped up their pursuit for justice. The group filed a motion in the Southern Manhattan federal court Tuesday seeking to sue the Saudi government for supporting charities that propped up al-Qaeda terrorists who attacked the U.S. on 9/11, killing 2,977 people. More.
Sam Gladding, Wake Forest professor who counseled relatives of 9/11 victims, dies at 76
Sam Gladding, who counseled the survivors of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, died Monday in Winston-Salem. He was 76. Gladding, a professor in the department of counseling at Wake Forest University, died of complications of brain cancer at Trellis Supportive Care, said his wife, Claire Gladding. More.
Rise, St. Petersburg’s 9/11 memorial, is dedicated
Rise St. Pete, the city’s memorial to the lives lost on 9/11, was dedicated in a brief ceremony Sunday afternoon. A crowd of approximately 100 gathered near the intersection of 22nd Street and 5th Avenue South as the $500,000 project’s founders talked about its beginnings, and the process of bringing it to fruition. They also discussed the symbolism in the memorial’s design. More.
Hannibal American Legion hosts 9/11 flag dedication
For many Americans, 9/11 will always be a day they can never forget no matter where they were when it happened, but for others it is a memory that is fading. That is why the American Legion in Hannibal hosted a flag dedication Thursday with a flag from the 9/11 Memorial in New York that is printed with all the names of victims from the attacks. More.
More Sept. 11 Victims Who Sued the Taliban Want Frozen Afghan Funds
A fight is breaking out among lawyers for different groups of victims of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks over who can try to seize $7 billion in Afghan central bank funds deposited at the New York Federal Reserve — money the Taliban now claims is theirs. More.
NYPD sergeant sentenced to 2 months in prison for lying about work sifting through Ground Zero debris
A former NYPD sergeant was sentenced to two months in prison Wednesday for her years-long attempts to receive 9/11 health benefits by falsely claiming she did dangerous work sifting through toxic Ground Zero debris. More.
White House mulls whether frozen Afghan funds can pay 9/11 families: report
Top Biden administration officials are reportedly considering how the families of 9/11 victims could potentially seize frozen funds from the Taliban without the U.S. government legitimizing the group’s rule of Afghanistan. More.