London — A man who was caught on the grounds of the late Queen Elizabeth II‘s private residence with a crossbow two years ago in an admitted attempt to assassinate the British monarch was motivated by a mix of real and fictional events as he sought to “create a new empire,” a British prosecutor has said….
New York City officials have released thousands of previously unseen documents questioning the air quality at Ground Zero following the 9/11 attacks. The city launched its public online portal on Tuesday with more than 170,000 pages of documents from across government agencies dealing with post-9/11 air quality and health risks. The documents provide more evidence that concerns about…
President George W. Bush arrived at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Fla., on a clear September Tuesday in 2001 to celebrate a surge in reading scores. Teacher Kay Daniels’ second-graders were eager to meet him. “It was a beautiful start of the day,” Daniels said. “Moms had done hairs, and uniforms were pressed,…
The small Canadian town of Gander isn’t near much. Located on the island of Newfoundland, Gander is home to around 12,000 residents. Even fewer people lived here on September 11, 2001, when Gander’s far northeast positioning made it an ideal landing spot for grounded flights. “Once you leave Europe in the morning, once you get…
From journalist and former Carter White House speechwriter James Fallows, thoughts on the legacy of 9/11, 25 years after the terrorist attacks: We live through history’s turning points, but with no idea which way history will turn. December 7, 1941, the attack on Pearl Harbor, a date which will live in infamy, marked the end…
There’s a fine line between “never forgetting” 9/11, and “always reminding.” Too much is distasteful, too little is disrespectful. You might think after all this time, there’s no bell left un-rung, no prayer unsaid, no song that hasn’t been sung. After 25 years, the most fitting way we can think of to keep the day…
Film legend Robert De Niro has lived or worked in Lower Manhattan for years. “You know, the East Side is another world to someone like me who’s Lower Manhattan,” he said. So, for De Niro, the attacks on 9/11 hit especially close to home: “I was just about to fly to California. I was at…
One of the most affecting stories to come from the terror attacks of September 11, 2001 – one that instills a faith in humanity in spite of the horrifying events of that day – was about the generosity of the residents of a small Canadian town towards several thousand stranded, anxious travelers. In the wake…
This year’s 9/11 memorial service will be Zohran Mamdani‘s first as mayor of New York City. He says he views it as an “enormous responsibility” at a very somber time, and he wants to make sure the day is about those who were killed, not politics. “It’s about those that were killed that day….
Co-stars and friends of Hayden Panettiere are remembering the actor for her friendship, intelligence and talent after her shocking death at age 36 on Sunday. Panettiere, who had already appeared in dozens of commercials by the time she was 5 years old, starred in “Remember the Titans,” “Heroes,” “Bring It On,” “Nashville” and more. “She…
