The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health has agreed to rehire staffers on programs benefiting firefighters, after the Department of Health and Human Services canceled the World Trade Center Health Program, the National Firefighter Registry for Cancer and more. More.
NIOSH Temporarily Reverses Cuts to Programs Benefiting Firefighters Including 9/11 Survivors
Torture and Secret C.I.A. Prisons Haunt 9/11 Case in Judge’s Ruling
When a military judge threw out a defendant’s confession in the Sept. 11 case this month, he gave two main reasons. The prisoner’s statements, the judge ruled, were obtained through the C.I.A.’s use of torture, including beatings and sleep deprivation. More.
Brett Eagleson to Newsmax: Trump Must Provide ‘Answers’ on Saudi Links to 9/11
Brett Eagleson, president of the group 9/11 Justice, told Newsmax on Tuesday that the Trump administration needs to provide “answers” to the families of the victims of 9/11 about the involvement of an alleged Saudi intelligence agent in the buildup to the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. More.
UN launches network to support victims and survivors of terrorism
The network is a key outcome from the first UN Global Congress of Victims of Terrorism, held in September 2022. It brings together victims and survivors of terrorism, victims’ associations and civil society organizations from across the globe. More.
9/11 Survivors Battle Against Federal Health Care Cuts
Attorney Michael Barasch is heading to Washington this week with survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks with a simple ask for lawmakers: Reverse the Trump administration’s cuts to the federal World Trade Center Health Program. More.
9/11 families demand Saudi government extradite man involved in terrorist attack
A group called 9/11 Justice, which is made up of families of the victims of the September 11 terrorist attacks, held a press conference at FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, where they demanded the Saudi government extradite a man for his role in helping carry out the deadly terrorist attack. More.
At 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K, Long Islanders run, walk and remember
About 4,000 people bundled up on Sunday morning for the 13th annual 9/11 Memorial & Museum 5K Run/Walk, facing strong winds in lower Manhattan to honor loved ones and first responders killed in the attacks. More.
What 9/11 evidence unsealed in court reveals years after the attacks
In its 2004 report, the 9/11 Commission described Saudi national Omar al-Bayoumi as "an unlikely candidate for clandestine involvement with Islamic extremists." More.