9/11 anniversary

Middle East 09/13/21, 19:59

A militant Sunni Islamist chief, who many thought was dead, made a video appearance on Sept. 11. Ayman al-Zawahri's video message on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 caught some observers off-guard. The al-Qaeda leader, who was previously rumored to have died several month ago, praised the terrorist group's January attacks on Russian ...

Washington 09/13/21, 18:46

A Washington state high school canceled a student-run football game tribute to 9/11 victims because it was allegedly prejudiced against people belonging to another race. Eastlake High School officials made a last-minute decision to call off the spectacle because the proposed red, white, and blue attire might be considered "racially sensitive ...

U.S. 09/12/21, 16:43

The Army football team commemorated the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by taking the field with American flags in its first home game for the season on Saturday, Sept. 11. Before the Army Black Knights started its game against Western Kentucky, the entire team ran onto the field carrying the ...

New York 09/12/21, 00:08

Former President Donald Trump commemorated the 9/11 anniversary by making a surprise visit to a New York Police Department precinct to show support to the first responders. Meeting with NYPD officers and officials on Saturday, Sept. 11, Trump told them that they could straighten out crime in New York "in one ...

New York 09/11/21, 18:34

Today commemorates the 20th anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks against the United States. Also, it marks the appearance of a true hero, Betty Ann Ong, a flight attendant who alerted the country of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. During her last 25 minutes of life, Betty used the emergency ...

U.S. 09/10/21, 19:51

Former President Donald Trump marked the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks by releasing a video commemorating the event. The video, titled “You will never be forgotten,” was published on the Save America PAC website as all of his social media accounts were suspended. The video does not include Trump’s new speech from ...

New York 09/09/21, 02:10

A widow who lost her 37-year-old husband on Sept. 11, 2001, during the World Trade Center attacks, recalls the pain-filled years that followed and how she became an activist to help preserve the site for a memorial. "Many feel we should all move on, it’s been 20 years. But for some ...

Washington 09/11/20, 19:11

President Trump paid tribute today in Shanksville, Pennsylvania, to the nearly 3,000 Americans who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and highlighted the "extraordinary sacrifice" of the passengers of Flight 93 who bravely stood up to the terrorists. The President gave a heartfelt speech that set ...

2022 Campaign 09/08/20, 18:34

A day etched in the minds of all Americans, 9/11, and there are plenty of reminders around the country to help people reflect on that fateful day. One example is the American flags hung on overpasses on the turnpikes of New Jersey. They have blown in the breeze there for ...

U.S. 09/13/19, 14:16

President Donald Trump warned Islamic terrorists not to return to the United States on the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks commemorated Wednesday at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. During his speech, the president acknowledged that he had scheduled "peace talks" with the Taliban a few days ago, but that ...

U.S. 09/12/19, 07:39

President Donald Trump recalled Wednesday, Sept. 11 during a speech at the Pentagon that he personally saw the second plane hit the World Trade Center during the 9/11 terror attacks that claimed more than 2,600 lives in New York City on Sept. 11, 2001. The president recollected the moment of the ...

U.S. 09/11/19, 18:05

Sept. 11, 2001, is an event that is etched into the minds and hearts of all Americans, and indeed many citizens around the world. As the nation paused on the 18th anniversary of that fateful day, President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump attended a solemn ceremony at ...

U.S. 09/11/19, 14:38

President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump Wednesday observed a moment of silence to commemorate the 18th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the White House lawn. The U.S. president tweeted, “We will never forget 9.11.01.” pic.twitter.com/WqBj8iMQhx — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 11, 2019 Eighteen years later, Americans still remembers ...

U.S. 09/11/19, 09:58

With special ceremonies and memorials on Wednesday, Americans remembered 9/11 to "never forget" 18 years after the deadliest terrorist attacks on American soil. "A beautiful September morning was marred by stark disbelief, agonizing sorrow, and profound suffering," President Trump said in a statement on Tuesday. "America's strength, courage, and compassion, however, ...

Politics 09/10/19, 18:18

A day before the 9/11 anniversary, on Tuesday, Sept. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to expand the administration's capacity to pursue suspected terrorists and their supporters and financial institutions. “Today’s executive order by President Trump adds further muscle to U.S. counterterrorism efforts,” Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said ...

Politics 04/13/19, 06:01

Democratic presidential candidates Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts and Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont defended Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar on Friday night after she faced intense backlash for her 9/11 comments. Omar ruffled feathers when she said “some people did something” in reference to 9/11 during a speech last ...

U.S. 09/12/18, 05:22

Seventeen years ago, America and the world were forever changed. More than a decade and a half before his election as President, Donald Trump was in New York City the day an unprecedented act of terror unfolded across our country. “When the World Trade Center came down, I saw something that no place ...

U.S. 09/11/18, 22:52

Here is the latest and top stories today: Firefighters walk up 110 flights of stairs to honor 9/11 colleagues At exactly 8:46 a.m. every September 11 -- the moment when the first hijacked plane struck the Twin Towers in 2001 -- firefighters around the nation begin their ritual. In stadiums, public buildings and, ...

U.S. 09/11/18, 13:42

SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Tuesday remembered the "band of brave patriots" aboard a Sept. 11 flight that crashed in Pennsylvania, praising passengers and crew members who resisted hijackers and sent a message that the nation would "never, ever submit to tyranny." Trump honored those killed 17 years ...

New York 09/11/18, 13:26

President Trump, at a hushed ceremony in Shanksville, Pa., paid “solemn tribute” to the 40 passengers and crew members of Flight 93 who “stood up and defied the enemy” 17 years ago.  The president and first lady Melania Trump visited the hallowed site Tuesday to commemorate the 17thanniversary of the 9/11 ...