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Lawmakers rush to read 9/11 pages

Lawmakers are scrambling to review the 28 secret pages of the congressional 9/11 report that the Obama administration might soon release to the public. There have been 72 requests by members of Congress to read the pages since the new session of Congress began in 2015, according to the House Intelligence Committee, which approves the requests. That’s nearly triple the approximately 25 requests in 2013 and 2014. More.

9/11 survivor recounts escape from World Trade Center

Though the infamous 9/11 attacks are nearly 15 years behind us, every American adult remembers where they were that day. Chapel Hill resident Joe Dittmar will certainly never forget. He was in a meeting on the 105th floor of Two World Trade Center. Of the 54 insurance executives at that meeting, Dittmar is one of seven who made it out alive. More.

Saudis respond to "60 Minutes" report on possible 9/11 link

Saudi Arabia is rejecting a “60 Minutes” report about a classified document that may prove a Saudi link to the 9/11 hijackers. The explosive allegations are contained in a secret section of a report on the terror attacks known as the “28 Pages.” Former members of Congress who have read the document want the Obama administration to declassify the report. More.

28 Pages: Former Sen. Bob Graham and others urge the Obama administration to declassify redacted pages of a report that holds 9/11 secrets

In 10 days, President Obama will visit Saudi Arabia at a time of deep mistrust between the two allies, and lingering doubts about the Saudi commitment to fighting violent Islamic extremism. It also comes at a time when the White House and intelligence officials are reviewing whether to declassify one of the country's most sensitive documents -- known as the "28 pages." More.

Charles S. Hirsch, New York’s Chief Medical Examiner on 9/11, Dies at 79

Dr. Charles S. Hirsch, the New York City chief medical examiner who raced to the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and returned to the morgue with every rib broken to face the monumental forensic challenge of identifying the 2,753 victims of the attacks, died on Friday in Westwood, N.J. He was 79. More.

Top secret "28 pages" may hold clues about Saudi support for 9/11 hijackers

Current and former members of Congress, U.S. officials, 9/11 Commissioners and the families of the attack's victims want 28 top-secret pages of a congressional report released. Bob Graham, the former Florida governor, Democratic U.S. Senator and onetime chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, says the key section of a top secret report he helped author should be declassified. More.

Guilderland crash victim counseled 9/11 firefighters

The woman killed Monday in a crash on Route 155 in Guilderland was a mental health practitioner who helped grieving firefighters after 9/11, her husband said. Ashley C. Taheri, 55, of Voorheesville was driving north near Griffin Laboratory at 10:21 a.m. when she lost control of her 1999 Honda Accord, which spun into the path of an oncoming truck, police said. More.

Ghosts of 9/11 Haunt Europe's Efforts to Stop Next Terror Attack

From terror squads who slip past border controls to the valiant but all-too-improvised emergency response, the backstory of last week’s attacks in Brussels is eerily similar to what happened in the U.S. in the leadup to Sept. 11, 2001. QuickTake Al-Qaeda’s Heirs Virtually every mistake made then by the U.S. national security machine found its analogue in Belgium on March 22. More.