In 2002 President Bush had appointed a commission to look into the September 11 attacks, and two years later it issued its final report. The commission found that the key pre-September 11 failure at the CIA was its not adding to the State Department’s “watch list” two of the “muscle” hijackers (who were trained to restrain the passengers on the plane), the suspected al-Qaeda militants Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar. More.
The September 11 commission and its findings
U.S. Offers Tapes From Bugged Guantánamo Prison Yard as Evidence in 9/11 Case
The government has declassified a secret intelligence program that clandestinely recorded prison yard conversations of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed, who is accused of being the mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, as prosecutors seek to supply evidence that could be used at an eventual trial. More.
As mass shootings multiplied, the horrific human cost was concealed
After a burst of gun violence claimed 13 lives at Columbine High School in 1999, a difficult question confronted a Colorado judge: whether to order the release of autopsies sought by local media under the state’s public records law. More.
Branches of Hope: The 9/11 Survivor Tree
When the World Trade Center fell on September 11, 2001, one tree survived through the wreckage and was given the name "The Survivor Tree"...gives a sign of Hope to many. More.
Parent association plants daffodil bulbs at Elmhurst school in honor of 9/11, COVID-19 victims
Members of a school parent association in Queens planted more than 1,000 daffodil bulbs earlier this month at an Elmhurst school to honor the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and COVID-19. More.
Years later, Jeff Van Gundy remains in awe of 9/11 victim Dan ‘The Man’ Trant
Clark University’s Dan Trant was putting on a first-half show against Nazareth College on that chilly March 1984 evening in Rochester, N.Y. — so much so that Nazareth coach Bill Nelson decided he better do something. More.
New NYPD mobile crime unit dedicated to a detective and 9/11 victim
A new mobile crime unit for the NYPD is dedicated to a detective who lost his life after 9/11. Detective Joseph Paolillo was one of the heroes who worked at ground zero. The Real Time Crimes Center Emergency Response Van will be dedicated to him and his service. More.
Uvalde foundation training volunteers for violence prevention at Santa Rosa schools
A foundation formed after the deadly 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas has set its sights on the Santa Rosa School District. The Uvalde Foundation For Kids announced on Monday that after months of research, the organization is expanding its STOPNOW volunteer patrols around Santa Rosa Schools. More.