A last-second deal in the massive government funding bill will add $1 billion to the World Trade Center health program and buy several years before it runs into a budget crunch, the New York Daily News has learned. More.
Congressional negotiators agree to add $1 billion for 9/11 health fund in end-of-year spending bill
John Feal Pushing For 9/11 Health Funding In Omnibus Bill: ‘I’m Tired Of Going To Funerals’
President Biden is holding a town hall discussion centered on new benefits available to veterans who have been exposed to toxic chemicals, including 9/11 first responders. NBC News Chief White House Correspondent Peter Alexander and 9/11 first responder and President of the Feal-Good Foundation John Feal join Andrea Mitchell to share why this legislation is so significant. More.
Macon man who worked during 9/11 struggles to get therapist
It's been 21 years since the World Trade Center buildings fell on September 11, 2001. A man in Macon was there and developed cancer and PTSD from that horrific day. Daryl Hughes, now retired, was working for the New York Police Department (NYPD) as a detective. More.
Gillibrand pushes to close WTC program funding gap
When 42-year-old Catskill state trooper Ivan M. Morales died at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City from illness linked to the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack in New York City, he became the most recent local first responder at ground zero to die in the line of duty. More.
Sick 9/11 Responders Facing ‘Nightmare’ of Problems
A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the 9/11 attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program. Obtaining medicine and getting other treatment is difficult for people like ex-volunteer firefighter and Marine veteran Dan Moynihan, who spent a month working at Ground Zero. More.
9/11 health program users plagued with problems using new medical providers
A change in the companies managing health care for more than 118,000 people sickened by the 9/11 attacks has proven a nightmare for many enrolled in the program. More.
Retired FDNY Firefighter Denied 9/11 Pension for ALS Gets Help From Late Detective
A retired FDNY firefighter’s fight for a 9/11 pension is getting a little help from a NYPD detective whose death from Lou Gehrig’s Disease was linked to the months he spent at Ground Zero. More.
NYSP retired Sergeant passes away from illness resulting from service during 9/11
State Police have announced the death of a retired Sergeant with the NYSP. Sergeant Ivan M. Morales was a member of the NYPD was assigned with the search of the World Trade Center search and recovery efforts on September 11, 2001. More.