Sept. 11 attacks

Sept. 11 first responder John Feal (left) and Jon Stewart, former host of The Daily Show, hug after the Senate passed a bill for extending the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund in Washington on Tuesday.

Senate Approves Bill To Prevent Sept. 11 Victims' Fund From Running Out Of Money

7:04pm July 23, 2019

by Merrit Kennedy

President Trump is expected to sign the measure, ending a years-long ordeal for the victims after concerns that the fund was on the verge of running out of money.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) attends a Youth Climate Strike on March 15 in Washington. On Thursday, the New York Post incited criticism by featuring a partial quote by Omar with an image of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack.

'New York Post' Denounced For Publishing Sept. 11 Photo With Rep. Ilhan Omar Words

2:36pm April 12, 2019

by Sasha Ingber

The newspaper's cover featured an image of the 2001 terrorist attack and a partial quote by Omar about the incident. Fellow lawmakers and activists expressed outrage at the paper's editorial decision.

Firefighters work beneath the vertical struts of the World Trade Center's twin towers, in Lower Manhattan, following the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

Sept. 11 First Responder Fights On Behalf Of Others Who Rushed To Help

3:34pm September 11, 2017

by Terry Gross

Demolition supervisor John Feal was working at ground zero 16 years ago when an 8,000-pound piece of steel crushed his foot. After being denied medical compensation, he became an advocate for others.

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Talat Hamdani says her son Salman, pictured here in 1983, was so proud to be an American. Salman died responding to the Sept. 11 attacks in New York City.

A Mother Remembers Her Son, A Muslim-American First Responder Who Died On Sept. 11

9:40am September 08, 2017

Talat Hamdani's son Salman died after the police cadet rushed to the fallen towers to help. The first responder was later wrongfully identified by police and the press as an accomplice in the attacks.

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Sens. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and John Cornyn, R-Texas, speak with Kaitlyn (left) and Terry Strada — whose husband, Thomas, died in the Sept. 11 attacks — after a May 17 news conference concerning the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act in Washin

Congress Overrides Obama's Veto On Sept. 11 Lawsuit Bill

6:07pm September 28, 2016

by Ailsa Chang

The legislation allows families of victims of the Sept. 11 attacks to sue the Saudi Arabian government. The override is the first of Obama's presidency.

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Men attend Friday prayers at a mosque in Edison, N.J.

In Fight Against Islamophobia, Muslim Americans Focus On The Ballot Box

2:37pm September 10, 2016

by Joel Rose

After three Muslims were killed recently in Queens, community leaders in New York and elsewhere say Islamophobia is at a high, even 15 years after Sept. 11. Their solution: getting out the vote.

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A construction worker looks up at One World Trade Center in New York City, the central skyscraper under construction at Ground Zero, a year before its 2013 completion.

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For Those Who 'Worked The Pile' At Ground Zero, Horrors Of Sept. 11 Haven't Faded

8:29am September 10, 2016

by Dina Temple-Raston

In 2001, NPR's Dina Temple-Raston interviewed two men who had been hauling away what was left of the World Trade Center towers. Fifteen years later, she went back to find them.

U.S. Army soldiers take up a position during a patrol in Baghdad in 2007. The U.S. has been waging war nonstop for 15 years since the Sept. 11 attacks. Despite the protracted conflicts and disappointing results, U.S. involvement in multiple wars appears s

Sept. 11 Legacy: One Endless War Against Many Radical Enemies

4:29pm September 06, 2016

by Greg Myre

The U.S. went to war after Sept. 11 and has now been fighting for 15 years, the longest unbroken period in its history. Despite disappointing results, there's broad consensus it should continue.

Former Florida Senator Bob Graham, shown here in 2011, co-chaired the congressional inquiry into possible Saudi government links to the Sept. 11 hijackers. He long advocated releasing the 2002 report, known as the

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Congress Releases '28 Pages' That Looks For Saudi Links To Sept. 11 Hijackers

5:26pm July 15, 2016

by Greg Myre

The 2002 classified report was a source of speculation for years. It points to possible contact between Saudi officials and the Sept. 11 hijackers, but draws no conclusions.

Bretagne, shown here at age 13, worked as a search dog at ground zero after the Sept. 11 attacks. She died Monday at 16, the last known surviving Sept. 11 search and rescue canine.

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Last Known Sept. 11 Search Dog, Bretagne, Dies At 16

9:42am June 07, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

The golden retriever was euthanized Monday in Cypress, Texas, near Houston. Searching through the rubble of ground zero was her very first deployment as a search and rescue dog.