1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (796+ words) Americans are commemorating the 25th anniversary of 9/11, remembering the shock, the dead and the sweeping consequences of the al-Qaida attacks on symbols of U.S. might and prosperity. Friday's milestone anniversary will bring memorial rituals — wreath-laying, flag-flying, moments of silence, vigils and readings…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (862+ words) Brits Michael and Christine Egan both died on the 103rd floor of the south tower on September 11, 2001. Now, 25 years on, Jonathan Egan has been working hard across the pond to make his Yorkshireman father proud The week the Twin Towers fell,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (41+ words) Photos from Sept. 11, 2001, captured the attacks that took place that day in New York and Washington and reshaped the nation. Twenty-five years later, about half of U.S. adults rank 9/11 among the most pivotal events of their lifetimes....

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (441+ words) Venezuela’s former first lady wants to be let out of jail while she and her husband await trial on U.S. drug trafficking charges. Cilia Flores, the wife of ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, “deserves the opportunity to await her trial while…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (107+ words) 9/11 photos that still haunt journalists reporting from Ground Zero as tragedy unfolded independent.co.uk Thank you for registering Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to…...

2+ day, 8+ hour ago   (773+ words) On Sept. 11, 2001, Karen Matthews was inside her Manhattan apartment preparing her three-year-old daughter for preschool when an unfamiliar, thunderous boom echoed outside. Clutching her young child, she stepped onto the street. Onlookers were gazing upward at a gaping hole in…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (867+ words) The lone fire truck racing across the Brooklyn Bridge toward the burning towers has become a defining image of the courage of so many first responders on September 11. The man who took the picture tells Bruce Golding what remains seared…...

2+ day, 15+ hour ago   (405+ words) Ed Fine still uses the black briefcase that was part of the iconic image from 11 September, 2001 Ed Fine was unaware that his image had become famous around the world after it was plastered on the front cover of Fortune magazine....

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (817+ words) Steel drums, flag-draped floats, and the smell of jerk chicken will fill Brooklyn’s Eastern Parkway on Monday, as hundreds of thousands turn out for the West Indian Day Parade, one of the largest celebrations of Caribbean culture in the country....

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (312+ words) The man was allegedly trying to access another tenant’s space in the building, Google said in a statement A Brooklyn man was arrested on arson charges Friday after allegedly setting himself on fire in the lobby of a Lower Manhattan…...