The Islamic State simply inspired the deadly assault by two men on an exhibit of cartoons depicting the prophet Mohammed near Dallas last week, CIA veteran Michael Morell says. But it's only a matter of time before the jihadist group is likely to be in a position to direct more elaborate attacks on American soil that could result in mass casualties.

It’s been almost 18 years since 9/11, but more than 1,100 victims — or 40 percent — have yet to be identified. On Thursday, the New York City Office of Chief Medical Examiner announced a woman had been identified through DNA testing. The identity of the woman is being withheld at her family's request. More.

Vin Doherty can recall many stories from Sept. 11, 2001 - ones that come from personal experiences and others told to him by close friends. The retired New York City firefighter shared his memories of being a first responder during the Sept. 11 attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City on Thursday afternoon at Bear Carpet One Floor & Home in Sugarcreek as he presented owner Wayne Wengerd with a shadowbox containing steel from ground zero. More.

Conceived in the days following the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, the September 11th National Memorial Trail has been in the works for nearly 18 years. Over that time, the 1,300-mile, multistate trail has come together through a mixture of roadways, existing trails, and new trails that link the sites of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum in New York, the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., and the Flight 93 National Memorial near Shanksville, Pa.

The final preparations are underway for the September 11th Memorial being built at Cos Cob Park. “We are doing the implementation of the planting of the 9/11 Memorial,” said Roberto Fernandez of Roberto Fernandez Landscaping. More.

Jan Scruggs knew as a young Army infantryman returning from Vietnam that his fellow veterans and his entire country needed a place to go to heal. More than three decades later, the man who led efforts to build the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, said it’s now time such a wall be built for post-9/11 combat veterans, even though service members are still dying in Iraq and Afghanistan. More.

Jon Stewart says he was only a "wingman" to a cancer-stricken Sept. 11 firefighter who helped stage a last-ditch congressional fight to secure future health care for first responders. An impassioned former "Daily Show" host joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio at City Hall to honor retired firefighter Ray Pfeifer with a key to the city. More.