New York City's rebound from the 9/11 attacks reached new heights with the opening of Liberty Park on Wednesday. Inspired by the High Line, the 25-foot-high elevated park overlooks Liberty Street near the World Trade Center and 9/11 Memorial. The northern façade features the "Living Wall," a vertical garden spanning almost the entire length of the park. More.

In the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack in Orlando, which left 50 dead and dozens more injured, the House of Representatives acted swiftly to introduce legislation to bolster US counter radicalization efforts in today’s increasingly dangerous threat environment. HR 5471, Countering Terrorist Radicalization Act, introduced by House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA), is comprised of three bills designed to prevent Americans from being influenced by radical Islamist propaganda.

Victims' families, survivors and others affected by the Pulse mass shooting are now being directed to the new Orlando United Assistance Center, which the city of Orlando and Orange County opened Thursday. Previously, people who needed help were going to the temporary Family Assistance Center set up at the Camping World Stadium days after the shooting. More.

Saying “the time is right to seek a new challenge,” Joe Daniels announced on Wednesday that he is stepping down as president and CEO of the September 11 Memorial and Museum. Daniels, 43, has held the position since 2006. In his letter to the Memorial board, Daniels said he would remain on the job “to ensure a smooth transition,” which he said he hoped would be completed by the end of the year. More.

President Barack Obama is again facing dissent from within his administration – this time from Attorney General Loretta Lynch - over his plans to shutter the Guantanamo Bay military prison, according to senior administration officials. Lynch, a former federal prosecutor whom Obama appointed to head the Justice Department two years ago, is opposing a White House-backed proposal that would allow Guantanamo Bay prisoners to plead guilty to terrorism charges in federal court by videoconference, the officials said.

A tribute center that's been hosting tours led by volunteers with personal ties to the Sept. 11 attacks is moving and expanding. "Our mission here is to give a voice to those who lost their voice," said co-founder Lee Ielpi, a retired firefighter who had carried his firefighter son's body out of the debris. "Here, it's firsthand knowledge, from the people who experienced it." More.

A new open space of shade trees and benches at One World Trade Center is expected to open next week overlooking the September 11 Memorial reflecting pools and leading to the doors of the new St. Nicholas Church. About 25 feet above the National September 11 Memorial Museum, the new Liberty Park will be home to “America’s Response,” a bronze sculpture depicting a modern Army Special Forces soldier on horseback. More.

Thousands of firefighters in their dress blues stood at attention and saluted Friday as a flag-draped casket passed carrying two tiny vials of blood, the only known remains of a comrade who died in the Sept. 11 attacks. For 15 years, the family of Fire Department of New York Battalion Chief Lawrence Stack was unable to put him to rest with a Roman Catholic funeral Mass because no trace of his body was found in the rubble of the World Trade Center. More.