Ron Fazio Sr. was last seen holding the door for others escaping the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Now his son honors his memory with Hold the Door for Others, a nonprofit that helps people grow and grieve after trauma, crisis and loss. Source link
Retired detective Phil Alvarez, whose brother Luis died of cancer linked to the toxins at Ground Zero, talks about marking 25 years since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and how his organization is working to extend the September 11th Victim Compensation Fund. Source link
Inflation held steady in August, with consumer prices rising 3.4% from a year earlier, matching July’s pace but coming in slightly higher than economists had forecast as gasoline costs kept prices elevated. By the numbers Economists polled by FactSet expected inflation to rise in August at an annual rate of 3.3%. The CPI, a basket…
On Sept. 11, 2001, Vanessa Minter, an American Airlines reservations agent, answered Betty Ong’s call from one of the hijacked planes during the terror attacks. In an exclusive interview with Jonah Kaplan, Minter recalls the flight attendant’s bravery and finally meets Ong’s family 25 years later. Source link
After terrorists attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, America’s attention turned fully to the group’s leader, Osama bin Laden, and his Al Qaeda network, which had found protection in Afghanistan. Correspondent Allen Pizzey reports on a country already devastated by more than 20 years of continuous warfare, which was anticipating further retaliation by…
7m ago Health fallout lingers: “September 11th doesn’t end on one single day” Twenty-five years after Sept. 11, 2001, the casualties are still mounting. Roughly 6,000 first responders, survivors and volunteers have died from illnesses related to the attacks. The New York City Fire Department recently added the names of 36 firefighters who died from related diseases to its…
Twenty-five years after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that killed nearly 3,000 people, the alleged plotters still have not faced a trial. After rejecting prosecutors’ request to begin the trial in January 2027, a military judge at Guantánamo Bay has ordered jury selection for the trial of four alleged 9/11 plotters — including Khalid Sheikh…
Yemen’s special envoy to the United Nations called on support from the international community after the Iran-backed Houthi militant group seized control of the Red Sea port city of Mokha. “This renewed war should alarm us all,” Hans Grundberg, the U.N. special envoy for Yemen, warned at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council…
Delta flight makes emergency landing over “lost pressurization up in the air” – CBS News Watch CBS News Delta Air Lines had four emergency landings this week, two due to reports of cabin fumes and two due to apparent pressurization issues. Kris Van Cleave has details about Thursday’s incident. Source link
A day after President Trump unveiled the idea of sending a $5,000 “Trump Dividend” to every American citizen after the midterm elections if Republicans hold the House and Senate, he’s sharing more details about the plan in an exclusive interview with CBS News Texas political reporter Jack Fink. Mr. Trump says he doesn’t think Congress would need…
