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.
CIA veteran Morell: ISIS' next test could be a 9/11-style attack
First DHS secretary: Today’s threats worse than post-9/11
The first Department of Homeland Security (DHS) secretary said Sunday that the threats from abroad are worse today than what the United States faced immediately following the 9/11 attacks. Tom Ridge, who served as DHS secretary from 2003 to 2005, painted a bleak picture of the dangers posed by groups like the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The 'Soft Power' of the 9/11 Memorial Museum
In Cities, Museums and Soft Power, Ngaire Blankenberg and Gail Lord demonstrate why and how museums and cities are using their “soft power” to address some of the most important issues of our time.
What is soft power? Soft power is the exercise of influence through attraction, persuasion and agenda-setting rather than military or economic coercion. More.
Islamic State could soon execute 9/11-scale attack in U.S.; FBI warns local cops
Though much Islamic State rhetoric may be bluster, analysts say the terrorist group is sufficiently wealthy and has enough social media savvy that, if unchecked, it likely could execute a 9/11-scale attack in the U.S. a few years from now.
House Speaker John Boehner pressed to extend bill giving healthcare to 9/11 crew
House Speaker John Boehner's recent visit to Ground Zero has riled 9/11 first responders who want the Ohio Republican's help hanging on to expiring health benefits. In New York for a fundraising event, Boehner visited the National September 11 Memorial & Museum Ground Zero on April 26.
Darien's Woodway CC Hosts Voices Of September 11th Golf Outing
New Canaan-based Voices of September 11th will be hosting its inaugural golf outing on Monday, June 8. The event will be held at Woodway Country Club in Darien. The outing is chaired by New Canaan resident Peter Krieger.
Committee members are Linus Cooke, Jerry Fadden, Frank Fetchet, Jack Loop, Jerry Miller, Whitney Williams and Kurt Wolfgruber. More.
At Cortlandt Street Subway Station, Art Woven From Words
The Cortlandt Street station on the No. 1 line, which was wiped off the subway map on Sept. 11, 2001, will be much more than a local stop in Lower Manhattan when it reopens in 2018.
Port Authority marks milestone with meeting at trade center
The view from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's new offices at 4 World Trade Center encompasses the new and the old, the real and the imagined.