Defying a veto threat from the Obama administration, the House of Representatives Friday passed by voice vote a bill that would allow terror victims of the attacks on September 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia. The Senate passed the measure by voice vote in May. More.
House votes to let 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia
9/11 through a child's eyes: Survivor overcomes PTSD, addiction
MSNBC Should Not Replay Live Footage Each 9/11
You flip on the TV to see the twin towers of the World Trade Center, both with massive plumes of smoke funneling out in front of the bright blue New York morning. Matt Lauer narrates, telegraphing both concern and, somehow, calm. The date is Sept. 11. The year: 2015. Or 2014. Or 2013. More.
9/11’s Second Wave: Cancer and Other Diseases Linked to the 2001 Attacks Are Surging
When Placido Perez closes his eyes, he can still see the World Trade Center towers beneath him. On weekends, he would sometimes fly his red-and-white Cessna along the Hudson River, taking selfies with the towers in the background, stark against a cerulean sky. “I still look at the pictures all the time,” he says. “I remember the good times. It’s what gets you through.” More.
First study examines PTSD & cognitive impairment in World Trade Center responders
New research published by the journal Alzheimer's & Dementia: Diagnosis, Assessment & Disease Monitoring confirms the connection between posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and cognitive impairment - in this case, among those who helped with search, rescue and cleanup efforts following the 2001 World Trade Center (WTC) attacks. More.
Who’s still held at Guantánamo
Here is a list of 60 detainees currently held at Guantánamo, and their status, as of Oct. 25, 2016. Clicking on the name will take you to a U.S. intelligence profile provided to McClatchy Newspapers by Wikileaks, an assessment of each captive drawn up by the prison that their attorneys generally dispute. More.
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund: Still waiting after 15 years
For weeks after the Sept. 11 attacks, Oakwood's Bobby Zahn worked at Ground Zero helping bring electricity to recovery efforts. Nearly 15 years later and recently retired from Con Edison, Zahn has cancer and is one of thousands of New Yorkers navigating the federal Victim Compensation Fund. "I thank God that we have it -- though it would be great if it worked a little bit faster," said Zhan, who was diagnosed with metastatic prostate cancer in 2009.
The 9/11 photo that sent an Australian man on a 15-year search
It was a single snapshot. A tattered flash of color amid acres of toxic grey ash and twisted steel that blanketed Ground Zero of New York’s twin towers on September 11, 2001. A simple family photo, it showed a young woman smiling as she cradled a toddler in an embroidered red dress. More.