Sept. 11: 10 Years Later
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Court case reveals details of secret flights
The secret airlift of terrorism suspects and American intelligence officials to CIA-operated overseas prisons via luxury jets was mounted by a hidden network of U.S. companies and coordinated by a prominent defense contractor, newly disclosed documents show.
Americans abroad warned ahead of 9/11 anniversary
The U.S. has issued a worldwide travel alert ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. The alert cautions Americans about the continued threat posed by al-Qaida and other groups.
For presidents, the legacy of Sept 11 has no end
The country has moved on. To the presidents who lead it, Sept. 11 never ends.
PROMISES, PROMISES: US safer, but not safe enough
We are safer, but not safe enough.
Feds warn of small airplane terror threats
The FBI and Homeland Security have issued a nationwide warning about al-Qaida threats to small airplanes, just days before the anniversary of the 2001 terrorist attacks.
The post-9/11 'new normal' looks much like the old
In the crucible of Sept. 11, no one could imagine things would ever be the same again.
Post-9/11, emergency radios still not connected
Amid the chaos of the Sept. 11 attacks in 2001, emergency responders found they could not communicate with each other. That problem persists 10 years later, according to a review of the 9/11 Commission's recommendations.
After 9/11, African anti-terror laws grew, abused
After a Nigerian attempted to blow up a U.S. jetliner and a homegrown terror group bombed and killed at will, Nigeria has passed a sweeping anti-terrorism bill.
Study questions link between WTC dust exposure and cancer
Two major medical studies have failed to find significant increases in deaths or cancer among people exposed to dust from the World Trade Center.
9/11 Memorial to feature StoryCorps oral histories
The national oral history project StoryCorps plans to honor each person killed on 9/11 with a recording by a friend or family member that will be part of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum.
The painful, public journey of the 9/11 families
In some of the nation's most wounded days, it became a deeply personal, wrenchingly public and wholly uncharted identity: "Sept. 11 family member."
AP Interview: NYPD boss expands counterterror role
Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly sits at the head of a conference table in a top-floor office that looks like a cross between a Fortune 500 boardroom and a Best Buy sales floor. He's calling up security-camera feeds that appear on wall-to-wall flat screens.
Clergy prayer ban at 9/11 event faulted
Christian conservatives are condemning Mayor Michael Bloomberg's decision to bar clergy-led prayer at the 10th anniversary commemoration of the terrorist attacks, calling the program an insult. Others wonder whether the mayor is trying to dodge the potentially thorny issue of including a Muslim representative.
9/11 light tribute still dazzles; future cloudy
The first time they flipped the switch on the ethereal spectacle known as the Tribute in Light, ground zero was still a disaster zone. Six months had passed since the World Trade Center fell. New Yorkers still felt sick and dazed, and they had grown weary of funerals.
9/11 an inspiration to young US military recruits
Casey Owens remembers this about Sept. 11, 2001: he was home from school sick, lying in his mom's bed and watching cartoons on TV. He was 7 years old.
10-year Pearl Harbor anniversary reflects 1950s US
After the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, newspapers from Boston to Bakersfield, Calif., reached into the distant past to find the words to capture the moment for their front pages. One typical headline blared: "A New Day of Infamy."
Terror conviction rate high in US, with questions
It's a stellar record by the numbers: Nine out of 10 major terrorism cases tried in U.S. federal courts over the past decade have been successful. But they may not tell the whole story of the government's war on terror.
For parents and kids alike, 9/11 left its imprints
David Rand cheerfully acknowledges he's an overprotective father. An ex-Marine who served in Afghanistan and Iraq, he's also a single dad to 5-year-old Emma.
AP IMPACT: 35,000 worldwide convicted for terror
At least 35,000 people worldwide have been convicted as terrorists in the decade since the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States. But while some bombed hotels or blew up buses, others were put behind bars for waving a political sign or blogging about a protest.
New York, USA; Post-9/11 decline and rebirth
For Kevin Wolford, the last decade has been a descent from security to loss. Once steadily employed as a roofer in a booming area of Florida, now his unemployment checks are gone, and he's used up most of his savings and his 401k. He and his wife are separated, partly because of finances.
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