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The Sick Hero: 3 Health Issues of 9/11 First Responders

Millions of Americans and people around the world were stunned as they watched on television news of two commercial passenger planes that crashed into the World Trade Center twin towers on September 11, 2001. As the rest of the world watched in shock, more than 90,000 Americans sprung to action and volunteered to help look for survivors. More.

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.

The Sick Hero: 3 Health Issues of 9/11 First Responders

Millions of Americans and people around the world were stunned as they watched on television news of two commercial passenger planes that crashed into the World Trade Center twin towers on September 11, 2001. More.

9/11-Related Cancer Claims FDNY EMS Chief

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 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.