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Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court's independence
Read full article: Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court's independenceThe U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas in exchange for life sentences.
US will appeal judge's ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
Read full article: US will appeal judge's ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penaltyA defense official says the Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid.
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
Read full article: Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and othersA military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid.
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
Read full article: Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynisticThe president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused
Read full article: Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accusedA lawyer for news organizations has urged the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay to unseal the plea deal struck with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others.
Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
Read full article: Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversaryAustrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks
Read full article: Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacksRight-wing activist and influencer Laura Loomer has joined Republican nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks.
Wagner High School pays tribute to namesake who died on 9/11
Read full article: Wagner High School pays tribute to namesake who died on 9/11Lieutenant Colonel Karen Wagner, a 1979 Judson High School graduate, paid the ultimate sacrifice, dying to help those in the 9/11 attack at the Pentagon 23 years ago today.
Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden's
Read full article: Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden'sDonald Trump has emerged from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day.
First responders climb Tower of the Americas in remembrance of 9/11
Read full article: First responders climb Tower of the Americas in remembrance of 9/11In remembrance of the lives lost during the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11 2001, first responders will climb the stairs at the Tower of the Americas twice in downtown San Antonio on Wednesday morning.
9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zero
Read full article: 9/11 anniversary brings Biden, Harris and Trump together at ground zeroSome 9/11 victims’ relatives have appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marks an anniversary laced with election-season politics.
NYC mayor won't say if he backs police commissioner under an investigative cloud
Read full article: NYC mayor won't say if he backs police commissioner under an investigative cloudNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say if he remains confident in the city's police commissioner, days after federal agents seized the cellphones of the head of the police department and at least four other high-ranking mayoral deputies.
Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care
Read full article: Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full careThe first U.S. troops to deploy after the 9/11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later.
'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
Read full article: 'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdictA Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray.
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
Read full article: 9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chiefMilitary-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are in upheaval following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to throw out a plea agreement.
Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
Read full article: Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendantsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind of al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks and two other defendants.
Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions
Read full article: Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutionsThe head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she's hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary's nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others.
Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
Read full article: Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendantsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has overridden a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
Read full article: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guiltyThe man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty.
Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
Read full article: Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uraniumComedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that has left out some of the very first troops who responded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges
Read full article: More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surgesAgents for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday screened 3 million airline passengers in a single day for the first time ever.
Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
Read full article: Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shootingSecond gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades
Read full article: Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decadesAlex Jones has pushed many theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S. government was behind or failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attacks.
Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekend
Read full article: Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekendTravelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend.
How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memory
Read full article: How O.J. Simpson burned the Ford Bronco into America's collective memoryO.J. Simpson's time in a white Ford Bronco during a slow-moving police pursuit 30 years ago still burns bright in the nation’s cultural memory.
Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weapons
Read full article: Two Navy SEALs drowned in the Arabian Sea. How the US charged foreign crew with smuggling weaponsTwo Navy SEALs drowned last month while trying to board a vessel that was intercepted by U.S. naval forces in the Arabian Sea.
NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want’
Read full article: NATO leader says Trump puts allies at risk by saying Russia can 'do whatever the hell they want’NATO's leader is warning that Donald Trump is putting the safety of U.S. troops and their allies at risk.
Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91
Read full article: Bob Beckwith, retired firefighter in famous image with Bush after 9/11, dies at 91A retired firefighter who became part of an iconic image of American unity after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has died at the age of 91.
Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacks
Read full article: Guantanamo panel recommends 23-year sentences for 2 in connection with 2002 Bali attacksA military panel at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has recommended 23 years in detention for two Malaysian men in connection with a deadly 2002 bombings in Bali.
Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' case
Read full article: Jurors deciding how much Giuliani must pay for lies in a Georgia election workers' caseJurors will continue deliberating Friday to decide how much Rudy Giuliani must pay two former Georgia election workers for spreading lies about them that led to a barrage of racist threats and upended their lives.
Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe to southern Nevada
Read full article: Newest, bluest resort on Las Vegas Strip aims to bring Miami Beach vibe to southern NevadaA towering new tower aiming for the vibe of Miami Beach’s venerable Fontainebleau resort is opening on the Las Vegas Strip.
Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial design
Read full article: Families had long dialogue after Pittsburgh synagogue attack. Now they’ve unveiled a memorial designPreliminary designs are being released for an outdoor memorial to the 11 victims of the 2018 Pittsburgh synagogue attack.
New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US military
Read full article: New documentary offers a peek into the triumphs and struggles of Muslim chaplains in US militaryThe small group of Muslim chaplains in the U.S. military tends to the souls and spirits of troops of all faiths and no faith.
Artists' posters of hostages held by Hamas, started as public reminder, become flashpoint themselves
Read full article: Artists' posters of hostages held by Hamas, started as public reminder, become flashpoint themselvesPosters of the people being held hostage by Hamas after its attack on Israel last month have become visible all over the world.
Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
Read full article: Some want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls CongressRep. Patrick McHenry is presiding over the House as speaker pro tempore following the unprecedented ouster of Kevin McCarthy.
A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychotic
Read full article: A 9/11 defendant is ruled unfit for trial after a medical panel finds torture left him psychoticA military judge at Guantanamo Bay has ruled one of the 9/11 defendants too mentally ill to stand trial.
Correction: Guantanamo-9/11 Hearings story
Read full article: Correction: Guantanamo-9/11 Hearings storyIn a story published September 20, 2023, about a hearing regarding a 9/11 defendant held at Guantanamo Bay, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the hearing took place on Wednesday, It was Tuesday.
Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hope
Read full article: Prince William, billionaires Gates and Bloomberg say innovation provides climate hopeBritain’s Prince William and wealthy entrepreneurs Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg promise hope to a warming world.
DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacks
Read full article: DraftKings apologizes for sports betting offer referencing 9/11 terror attacksSports betting company DraftKings has apologized after using the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks to entice people to bet on baseball and football games.
Harris, DeSantis and Giuliani are among politicians marking Sept. 11 terror attacks at ground zero
Read full article: Harris, DeSantis and Giuliani are among politicians marking Sept. 11 terror attacks at ground zeroVice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined New York politicians and mourners at a 9/11 memorial ceremony at ground zero Monday.
In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partners
Read full article: In India and Vietnam, Biden looks past differences on Russia and embraces imperfect partnersPresident Joe Biden has wrapped up a five-day diplomatic sprint through Vietnam and India that put a spotlight on complicated relationships he believes will be crucial for global stability.
The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to Alaska
Read full article: The US marks 22 years since 9/11 with tributes and tears, from ground zero to AlaskaBells tolled at ground zero and solemn tributes unfolded across the country as Americans looked back on the horror and legacy of 9/11.
Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smell
Read full article: Inside the brand new White House Situation Room: Cutting-edge tech, mahogany and that new car smellThe White House Situation Room — a space of great mystique and even higher secrecy — just got a $50 million facelift.
Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiations
Read full article: Biden refuses to grant some of the conditions that 9/11 defendants were seeking in plea negotiationsPresident Joe Biden has refused to approve conditions that lawyers for the defendants in the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks had sought in a possible plea bargain in the case.
The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted
Read full article: The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indictedRudy Giuliani was feted, knighted and named Time magazine’s person of the year for his leadership as New York City mayor after the 2001 terrorist attack.
Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells families
Read full article: Plea negotiations could mean no 9/11 defendants face the death penalty, the US tells familiesPlea agreements under consideration may mean that the suspected architect of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and his fellow defendants never face the death penalty.
Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leave
Read full article: Guantanamo detainees tell first independent visitor about scars from torture and hopes to leaveAt the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, the aging men known by their serial numbers arrived at the meeting shackled.
Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour's deal with Saudi backers of LIV
Read full article: Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour's deal with Saudi backers of LIVEight-time major champion Tom Watson is the latest to want answers on the PGA Tour’s new business partnership with Saudi backers of LIV Golf.
Captivated by the multiverse and alternate realities? Here's a handy guide to some good stuff
Read full article: Captivated by the multiverse and alternate realities? Here's a handy guide to some good stuffIf you like multiverse movies and groove to “The Flash” and the Spider-Verse films, there's lots of stuff to find if you dig deeper.
LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashing
Read full article: LIV Golf-PGA Tour merger reignites not-so-clean debate over sportswashingThe PGA Tour's merger with rival LIV Golf has reignited a debate over sportswashing and drawn critics ranging from current professional golfers to the families of Sept. 11 victims.
Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center reopens at last
Read full article: Greek Orthodox church at World Trade Center reopens at lastMore than two decades after a tiny Greek Orthodox church in lower Manhattan was destroyed by the falling south tower of the World Trade Center, that church’s far grander replacement opened to the public this week in an elevated park overlooking the rebuilt trade center’s memorial plaza.
Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blast
Read full article: Alabama sidesteps compensation for survivor of '63 KKK blastSarah Collins Rudolph lost an eye and has pieces of glass inside her body from a Ku Klux Klan bombing that killed her sister and three other Black girls inside an Alabama church 59 years ago.
First responders climb Tower of Americas on 9/11 to pay tribute to fallen heroes
Read full article: First responders climb Tower of Americas on 9/11 to pay tribute to fallen heroesHundreds of first responders climbed the Tower of Americas Sunday to pay tribute to the heroes who lost their lives 21 years ago inside the World Trade Center.
Former MLB pitcher turned NYC cop Varvaro dies in car crash on way to 9/11 event
Read full article: Former MLB pitcher turned NYC cop Varvaro dies in car crash on way to 9/11 eventA former Major League Baseball pitcher who retired in 2016 to become a police officer in the New York City area was killed in a car crash on his way to work at the Sept. 11 memorial ceremony.
Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror
Read full article: Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terrorPresident Joe Biden marked the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks, taking part in a somber wreath-laying ceremony at the Pentagon in a somber commemoration held under a steady rain.
‘It seems like just yesterday’: US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 attacks
Read full article: ‘It seems like just yesterday’: US marks 21st anniversary of 9/11 attacksAmericans are remembering 9/11 with tear-choked tributes and pleas to “never forget,” 21 years after the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
Saleh knows Jets playing at home on 9/11 has special meaning
Read full article: Saleh knows Jets playing at home on 9/11 has special meaningNew York Jets coach Robert Saleh says the significance of his team playing at home in MetLife Stadium on Sunday is amplified because it's the 21st anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
9/11 Memorial Climb returns to Tower of the Americas on Sunday
Read full article: 9/11 Memorial Climb returns to Tower of the Americas on SundayThe San Antonio 110 9/11 Memorial Climb will pay tribute to 343 fallen firefighters, 70 law enforcement officers and nine emergency medical service technicians who died at ground zero.
United Way volunteers to assemble emergency kits for 9/11 days of service and remembrance
Read full article: United Way volunteers to assemble emergency kits for 9/11 days of service and remembranceThe United Way of San Antonio and Bexar County is creating hundreds of family emergency kits for their 9/11 days of service and remembrance.
The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror base
Read full article: The downside: US strike shows Afghanistan still terror baseThe Biden administration is holding out the CIA operation that killed al-Qaida leader Ayman al-Zawahri as a monumental strike against the global terror network responsible for the Sept. 11 attacks of 2001.
Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in Oregon
Read full article: Sept. 11 families plan protest as LIV tees off in OregonLIV Golf’s first U.S. event was set to begin Thursday, with a group of survivors and families who lost loved ones in the Sept. 11 terror attacks planning to gather at a nearby park to speak out against the Saudi Arabia-funded tour.
A look at big US legal settlements amid Surfside’s $1B deal
Read full article: A look at big US legal settlements amid Surfside’s $1B dealThe proposed settlement of more than $1 billion as compensation for the 98 people who died in a Florida condominium collapse is far from the largest in U.S. history.
A look at acts of public violence in NYC over past 40 years
Read full article: A look at acts of public violence in NYC over past 40 yearsThe shooting this week of 10 people by a man who deployed smoke grenades and fired at least 33 shots in a commuter-packed Brooklyn subway car was hardly the first time New Yorkers have grappled with an act of violence.
Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocity
Read full article: Ex-Afghan president: Biden order on frozen funds an atrocityAfghanistan’s former president has called a White House order to unfreeze $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of 9/11 victims an atrocity against the Afghan people.
Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victims
Read full article: Afghans protest US move to unfreeze $3.5B for 9/11 victimsDemonstrators in Afghanistan’s capital have condemned President Joe Biden’s order freeing up $3.5 billion in Afghan assets held in the U.S. for families of America’s 9/11 victims.
Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victims
Read full article: Biden frees frozen Afghan billions for relief, 9/11 victimsPresident Joe Biden has signed an executive order to split $7 billion in Afghan assets frozen in the U.S. to fund humanitarian relief in Afghanistan and create a trust fund to compensate Sept. 11 victims.
Senate sends Biden big defense bill, plans new war memorial
Read full article: Senate sends Biden big defense bill, plans new war memorialCongress has sent President Joe Biden a $768.2 billion defense bill that makes landmark changes to the way the military handles sexual assaults and keeps women out of the draft.
Report links Colombia police to deaths of 11 in protests
Read full article: Report links Colombia police to deaths of 11 in protestsColombian police killed at least 11 people during protests that broke out in September of last year, following the death of a taxi driver who was beaten to death while in police custody, a report backed by the United Nations found.
Lavatai runs for 2 TDs, Navy's D dominates in win over Army
Read full article: Lavatai runs for 2 TDs, Navy's D dominates in win over ArmyQuarterback Tai Lavatai ran for two touchdowns and Navy’s defense limited Army to 57 second-half yards in the second half in a 17-13 victory in a game played at the Meadowlands to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Orthodox patriarch blesses shrine near 9/11 memorial
Read full article: Orthodox patriarch blesses shrine near 9/11 memorialThe spiritual leader of the world’s Eastern Orthodox Christians has given his formal blessing to a shrine that will replace a small parish church destroyed during the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York City.
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crews
Read full article: Rep. Ocasio-Cortez reintroduces bill for 9/11 cleanup crewsRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and two other legislators have reintroduced a bill in the House to put immigrants who cleared debris after the Sept. 11 attacks on a fast track to legal immigration status in the U.S. Immigrants in New York who worked after the attacks have long asked to obtain legal immigration status as a way to compensate for the subsequent health problems they have suffered.
UK terror-prevention program questioned after lawmaker slain
Read full article: UK terror-prevention program questioned after lawmaker slainThe killing of British lawmaker David Amess is once again fueling concern about a government program aimed at preventing at-risk young people from becoming radicalized.