Lawyers in case against 9/11 plotters in discussions to reach possible plea agreement, avoid death penalty trial
Lawyers in the case against five Guantanamo detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001, terror attacks are in discussions with prosecutors to reach a possible plea agreement and avoid a death penalty trial at the Guantanamo Bay military court, according to a person familiar with the matter. More.
New Bern Firemen's Museum honors pivotal time in history by adding a 9/11 memorial
Craven County residents or visitors who may have faced the 9/11 tragic event personally, will now have a place to honor fallen heroes and citizens. The creation of a 9/11 memorial became a reality in downtown New Bern on Thursday morning. More.
Department Store Workers Who Fought to Reopen After 9/11 Now Suffering From Ground Zero Illnesses
Lori Ellis had a front row seat to the horrors of 9/11. As senior manager for operations and merchandising at the Century 21 on Cortlandt Street in Lower Manhattan — mere feet from the twin towers. More.
Exclusive: New FBI documents link Saudi spy in California to 9/11 attacks
Soon after the 9/11 attacks two decades ago, the FBI quietly launched an investigation into a seemingly obscure Saudi Arabian government bureaucrat in Southern California. The man claimed to be nothing more than a Saudi aviation official who innocently happened to befriend two Islamic jihadists in the months before they carried out the 9/11 attacks. More.
Longtime IFD firefighter who assisted at Ground Zero after 9/11 laid to rest
Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department and Indiana Task Force 1 said goodbye on Saturday to a longtime firefighter who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City. Retired IFD Chief Mark Rapp Sr. was a founding member of Indiana Task Force 1. More.
DCNR names 9/11 National Memorial Trail as Statewide Major Greenway
The Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has designated the 9/11 National Memorial Trail as a Statewide Major Greenway. The trail is a proposed 1,300-mile recreational trail linking the three 9/11 crash sites — in New York City; the Pentagon in Arlington, Va.; and near Shanksville, Somerset County. More.
9/11 first responder returns back to quarters
IFD’s engine 7 departs Crown Hill Funeral Home and Cemetery, Saturday, March 12, 2022, during a returning back to quarters ceremony for Chief Mark W. Rapp Sr. Rapp Sr. died of complications from cancer following his time responding to the 9/11 terror attacks. More.
U.S. to miss deadline for release of 9/11 probe documents, court filing shows
The U.S. Justice Department acknowledged on Thursday it would miss a deadline set by President Joe Biden's executive order to review and release documents from the FBI investigation of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, which killed nearly 3,000 people. More.