Advocates for 9/11 responders are calling on the state and its Workers' Compensation Board to vigorously track down World Trade Center volunteers who might have been wrongly denied benefits.
9/11 responders, advocates seek workers' comp benefits
Burr, Kaine, Blumenthal Introduce Resolution to “Welcome Home” Post-9/11 Veterans on Veterans Day
US Senators Richard Burr (R- NC), Ranking Member on the Veterans Affairs Committee, Tim Kaine (D-VA), a member of the Armed Services and Foreign Relations Committees, and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), a member of the Armed Services and Veterans Affairs Committees, introduced a resolution to recognize Veterans Day, November 11, 2014, as a special “Welcome Home” commemoration. More.
Firefighter receives honor named for 9/11 responder, friend
Ridgefield firefighter Lt. Rom Duckworth remembers first meeting fellow firefighter Christopher Blackwell at the beginning of his career in 1990. He remembers getting the call to go down to Ground Zero on Sept. 11, 2001 and he remembers the gradual realization that his comrade, who worked for the Fire Department of New York, wasn’t coming back from the destruction. More.
House Republican committee votes to extend 9/11 property insurance against terrorism
A House Republican committee voted to extend a post 9/11 program that helps property owners in New York insure against terrorism — but Democrats say the measure is flawed and will raise insurance costs. Democrats on the House Financial Services all voted against the measure that would extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act. More.
Why the 9/11 Memorial is wrong for New York City
Three years ago, the first pieces of the grand plan were laid: Two vast, deep, black pools where the Twin Towers once stood. Now the fences around the eight-acre Memorial Plaza have come down and the 9/11 Museum has opened. More.
What's next for Libya suspect, on ship and beyond?
The U.S. military got its man, and has handed him over to the Justice Department. What's next for Ahmed Abu Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being a mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks? What's happening on the ship where he's being held? Where is he headed? What does he know? Some questions, answers - and unknowns. More.
"My If/Then Moment": LaChanze Recounts the Divine Intervention Leading Her to the 9/11 Memorial
In 2001 LaChanze lost husband Calvin J Gooding in the 9/11 World Trade Center attacks. Twelve years later, the Tony Award winner for The Color Purple - newly single following a split from second husband Derek Fordjour — began a new Broadway journey in If/Then, a musical about chance, choice and starting over. LaChanze recently honored her late husband by singing "Amazing Grace" at the May 15 dedication of the National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
9/11 Memorial's Evening Closure a Broken Promise, CB1 Committee Says
As darkness falls on the September 11 Memorial plaza these warm summer evenings, security guards go to work with yellow chains and movable fencing, preparing to close off entry to the eight-acre site. At 9 p.m., the time that the plaza shuts down, that task is done and the next job begins: turning away a continuous stream of visitors who are left unhappy and confused. More.