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December 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM

Explosive exchange about 9/11 happens at Secret Service hearing

Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Rep. Pat Fallon got into a screaming match Thursday at a House hearing on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
December 5, 2024 at 8:49 PM
Acting Secret Service Director Ronald Rowe and Republican Texas Rep. Pat Fallon got into a screaming match Thursday at a House hearing on the assassination attempt against Donald Trump.
3 months ago

Harris, Trump meet hours after debate at 9/11 memorial

The two candidates met again at the Sept. 11 memorial as the Harris campaign tried to capitalize on the debate with new ads and the Trump campaign tried to contain the damage.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Harris, Trump meet hours after debate at 9/11 memorial
3 months ago

Families remember those lost on 9/11 on 23rd anniversary

Relatives gathered in downtown Manhattan Wednesday to read the names of those who died in the 2001 terrorist attacks.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Families remember those lost on 9/11 on 23rd anniversary
3 months ago

9/11 pilot’s last heroic flight

ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz sits down with Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville to discuss his mission to intercept a hijacked flight on 9/11.
3 months ago
VIDEO: 9/11 pilot’s last heroic flight
3 months ago

Harris, Trump shake hands again at 9/11 anniversary ceremony

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands again Wednesday morning as they arrived at the 9/11 anniversary ceremony in downtown Manhattan.
3 months ago
Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris shakes hands with Donald Trump, as former Mayor of New York Michael Bloomberg and President Joe Biden look on, during a remembrance ceremony on the 23rd anniversary of the September 11 terror attack on the World Trade Center at Ground Zero, in New York City on September 11, 2024.
3 months ago

John Feal continues his advocacy for those with 9/11 related illnesses and injuries

Feal was a demolition supervisor at Ground Zero when a falling steel beam landed on his foot, requiring partial amputation.
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VIDEO:  John Feal continues his advocacy for those with 9/11 related illnesses and injuries
3 months ago

Kamala Harris, Donald Trump shake hands again at 9/11 anniversary ceremony

Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands again Wednesday morning as they arrived at the 9/11 anniversary ceremony in downtown Manhattan.
3 months ago
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump shook hands again Wednesday morning as they arrived at the 9/11 anniversary ceremony in downtown Manhattan.
3 months ago

Biden, Harris and Trump to attend 9/11 memorial services

To honor the victims of the 9/11 attacks, President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump will attend memorial ceremonies.
3 months ago
VIDEO: Biden, Harris and Trump to attend 9/11 memorial services
3 months ago

Nation marks 23 years since Sept. 11 attacks

Memorial events will take place throughout the day remembering the thousands who lost their lives on that fateful day.
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VIDEO: Nation marks 23 years since the September 11th attacks
3 months ago

The other 9/11 investigation: ANALYSIS

While investigators worked to identify and apprehend the 9/11 perpetrators, Osama bin Laden was committed to assassinating the U.S. president.
3 months ago
The beams of light that comprise the annual Tribute in Light are tested as New York City prepares to mark 23 years since the 9/11 terrorist attacks which brought down the World Trade Center Twin Towers in 2001, on Sept. 5, 2024, in New York City.
3 months ago

More FDNY members have died from World Trade Center illnesses than killed on 9/11

Twenty-three years after Sept. 11, 2001, illnesses linked to the World Trade Center attack have now killed more FDNY members than were killed on the day itself.
3 months ago
Twenty-three years after Sept. 11, 2001, illnesses linked to the World Trade Center attack have now killed more FDNY members than were killed on the day itself.
3 months ago

More FDNY members have died from World Trade Center illnesses than killed on 9/11

Twenty-three years after Sept. 11, 2001, illnesses linked to the World Trade Center attack have now killed more FDNY members than were killed on the day itself.
3 months ago
A firefighter stands outside the FDNY Ten House on the 20th anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City, Sep. 11, 2021.
5 months ago

Plea deal revoked for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revokes plea deal for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin speaks during a joint news conference after a foreign and defense ministerial meeting at Camp Aguinaldo in Manila, Philippines, July 30, 2024.
5 months ago

Stunning twist in case against alleged 9/11 mastermind

Reversing the plea deal for the accused plotters of the 9/11 attack, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has revoked the agreement with the three suspects, putting the death penalty back on the table.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Stunning twist in case against alleged 9/11 mastermind
5 months ago

Defense Secretary rescinds controversial 9/11 plea deal

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin revoked the plea deal bringing the death penalty back on the table for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 terror attacks.
5 months ago
VIDEO: Defense Secretary rescinds controversial 9/11 plea deal
5 months ago

9/11 alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and 2 others reach plea deal

Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Department of Defense announced Wednesday.
5 months ago
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, alleged organizer of the September 11 attacks, shortly after his capture, March 1, 2003.
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Family member of 9/11 victim reacts to plotters reaching plea deal

Three men accused of plotting the 9/11 terrorist attacks reached a plea agreement with prosecutors. Patrick White, the cousin of Louis Nacke II, a passenger aboard United 93, reacts.
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VIDEO: Family member of 9/11 victim reacts to plotters reaching plea deal
5 months ago

9/11 alleged mastermind and 2 others reach plea deal

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, Walid Bin Attash and Mustafa Al Hawsawi reached a deal with military prosecutors to plead guilty to conspiracy and murder charges in exchange for life sentences.
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VIDEO: 9/11 alleged mastermind and 2 others reach plea deal
5 months ago

Plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters

The alleged mastermind behind the attacks and two other defendants have accepted a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. ABC News’ Andrea Fujii explains why some families of 9/11 victims are outraged.
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VIDEO:  Plea deal for accused 9/11 plotters
5 months ago

US reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed

Three of the five 9/11 defendants at Guantanamo Bay, including alleged mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, have reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday.
5 months ago
VIDEO: US reaches plea deal with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed
5 months ago

DeSantis, visiting with 9/11 families, calls for 'transparency and accountability'

Ron DeSantis attended a 9/11 commemoration ceremony at ground zero in New York City on Monday, appearing with more than a dozen people who lost family on Sep. 11
5 months ago
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis arrives ahead of the ceremony marking the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, in New York City, Sept. 11, 2023.
7 months ago

F-16 pilot who was prepared to take on suicide mission to save lives on 9/11 retires

Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville speaks with Martha Raddatz about retiring from the from the U.S. Air Force and reflects on the moment he was asked to stop hijacked Flight 93.
7 months ago
U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Marc Sasseville speaks with Chief Global Affairs Correspondent Martha Raddatz about his retirement and the heroic operation he undertook on Sept. 11, 2001.
10 months ago

Bob Beckwith dies at 91

ABC News’ @DannyNewTV examines the life of the 9/11 firefighter who stood beside President Bush at Ground Zero.
10 months ago
VIDEO:  Bob Beckwith dies at 91
10 months ago

'Hero' 9/11 firefighter known for famous photo with George W. Bush dies

Firefighter Bob Beckwith, remembered for standing with President George W. Bush in an iconic photo at the World Trade Center site in the days after 9/11, has died.
10 months ago
President George W. Bush speaks to rescue workers, firefighters and police officers from the rubble of Ground Zero September 14, 2001 in New York City. Standing with Bush is retired firefighter Bob Beckwith and at right is New York Governor George Pataki.
10 months ago

9/11 firefighter known for famous photo with Bush dies

Bob Beckwith, a retired FDNY firefighter who suited up and ran to help others at Ground Zero, passed away, the Uniformed Firefighters Association said.
10 months ago
VIDEO: 9/11 firefighter known for famous photo with Bush dies
1 year ago

Medical examiner announces Sept. 11 victim’s remains identified

The medical examiner's office announced Thursday it has positively identified a 9/11 victim's remains.
1 year ago
The annual Tribute in Light is illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan on the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City on Sept. 11, 2023, as seen from Jersey City, N.J.
1 year ago

FDNY 9/11 cancer deaths rise to same number killed in attack

There have been 343 FDNY members who have died from 9/11-related illnesses, matching the number of the department's members who were killed in the attack, officials said.
1 year ago
VIDEO: FDNY 9/11 cancer deaths rise to same number killed in attack
1 year ago

Double rainbow appears in New York City skyline on 22nd anniversary of September 11

The two rainbows appeared just after a storm passed through New York state.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  Double rainbow appears in New York City skyline on 22nd anniversary of September 11
1 year ago

Tribute in Light marks 22 years since 9/11 attacks

The Tribute in Light illuminates the New York City skyline in memory of those lost on Sept. 11, 2001.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  Tribute in Light marks 22 years since 9/11 attacks
1 year ago

Remembering those lost on 9/11

America marked 22 years since the terrorist attacks at the Pentagon, Pennsylvania and at ground zero.
1 year ago
VIDEO:  Remembering those lost on 9/11
1 year ago

Ramaswamy commemorates 9/11 after criticism for comments on the attacks

Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy commemorated the 22nd anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks after he got criticized for past comments over them.
1 year ago
Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy speaks during a town hall meeting, Sept. 8, 2023, in Carroll, Iowa.
1 year ago

Biden criticized for marking 9/11 anniversary in Alaska

Former VP Mike Pence said Biden should have been in New York or at the Pentagon.
1 year ago
President Joe Biden speaks at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, Sept. 11, 2023, in Anchorage, Alaska.
1 year ago

Remembering 9-11, 22 years later

Families, survivors and others gathered at the World Trade Center, Pentagon and Pennsylvania to mark the somber anniversary.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Remembering 9-11, 22 years later
1 year ago

President Biden marks 22 years since 9/11 attacks

President Joe Biden lands in Anchorage, Alaska, after the G20 summit to give his remembrance for the 22-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks.
1 year ago
VIDEO: President Biden marks 22 years since 9/11 attacks
1 year ago

9/11: A nation remembers

The remains of two more victims were identified last week as the nation remembers the attacks 22 years later. ABC News’ Derricke Dennis reports.
1 year ago
VIDEO: 9/11: A nation remembers
1 year ago

Remembering the 9/11 terror attacks 22 years later

The names of the victims were read aloud, and moments of silence were held in New York as people honored the nearly 3,000 killed on Sept. 11, 2001.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Remembering the 9/11 terror attacks 22 years later
1 year ago

Remembering lives lost in 9/11 attacks 22 years later

The country reflects on the nearly 3,000 people who died at the Twin Towers, the Pentagon and in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, on Sept. 11, 2001, in the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil.
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VIDEO: Remembering lives lost in 9/11 attacks 22 years later
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22 years later, 2 sets of remains identified from 9/11

Twenty-two years after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, the New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has positively identified two more victims.
1 year ago
Roses stand on the National September 11 Memorial ahead of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 7, 2023, in New York City.
1 year ago

'No words': 9/11 death toll continues to rise 22 years later

The New York City Fire Department has added 43 new names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall.
1 year ago
The annual Tribute in Light is illuminated above the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center as it is set up to mark the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in New York City, Sept. 5, 2023.
1 year ago

Marking the 22nd anniversary of 9/11

A moment of silence is observed to recognize the 9/11 terror attacks that took place in 2001.
1 year ago
VIDEO: Marking the 22nd anniversary of 9/11
1 year ago

9/11 survivor who died in drowning incident on July 4 remembered as 'hero'

Luke Laidley, a 9/11 survivor and dad of three, died on July 4 after jumping into Lake Michigan to help kids struggling in the water.
1 year ago
Lauren Laidley poses with her husband, Luke Laidley, who passed away on July 4, 2023.
2 years ago

George Santos, who claimed mom survived 9/11, invites ground zero volunteer to SOTU

George Santos has invited a former ground zero volunteer firefighter Michael Weinstock to President Joe Biden's State of the Union address on Tuesday
2 years ago
Rep. George Santos leaves the Capitol Hill Club as members of the press follow him on Jan. 31, 2023 in Washington, DC.
2 years ago

Dramatic new details released of Bush, Cheney dealing with 9/11 attacks

The National Archives disclosed declassified notes from a 2004 interview.
2 years ago
President Bush stands with firefighter Bob Beckwith on a burnt fire truck during a tour of the devastation as rescue efforts continue in the rubble of the World Trade Center in New York, Sept. 14, 2001.
2 years ago

FDNY paramedic who responded to 9/11 to be laid to rest after slaying

A New York City paramedic who responded to the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, will be laid to rest on Wednesday, six days after she was stabbed to death.
2 years ago
FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo-Elling is seen in an undated photo. Russo-Elling was fatally stabbed in an apparently random attack, Sept. 29, 2022, in the Queens borough of New York.
2 years ago

Forensic team still working 21 years later to ID remains of those lost on 9/11

Twenty-one years after the Sept. 11 attacks, forensic scientists are still hard at work identifying remains found at Ground Zero.
2 years ago
The remains of World Trade Center victims are behind a wall inside The National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
2 years ago

Former MLB player dies in car accident on way to 9/11 memorial event

A former MLB pitcher who retired and became a Port Authority police officer died in a car accident on his way to a Sept. 11 memorial ceremony on Sunday in New York City.
2 years ago
Anthony Varvaro of the Boston Red Sox poses for a portrait in Fort Myers, Fla., Feb. 28, 2016
2 years ago

Americans gather to honor the memories of 9/11 victims

Families, friends and others attended somber ceremonies on Sept. 11 to honor those who lost their lives 21 years ago.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Americans gather to honor the memories of 9/11 victims
2 years ago

Biden delivers remarks to honor 9/11 victims at Pentagon

President Joe Biden on Sunday participated in a wreath-laying ceremony and delivered remarks at the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Pentagon.
2 years ago
President Joe Biden on Sunday participated in a wreath-laying ceremony and delivered remarks at the 9/11 Remembrance Ceremony at the Pentagon.
2 years ago

Anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks in US

The country pauses to remember the thousands killed during the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.
2 years ago
VIDEO: Anniversary of 9/11 terror attacks in US
2 years ago

‘It’s still very raw, even 21 years later': Retired FDNY chief reflects on 9/11

Retired New York City Fire Chief Joseph Pfeifer reflects on the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks ahead of the 21st anniversary.
2 years ago
VIDEO: ‘It’s still very raw, even 21 years later': Retired FDNY chief reflects on 9/11