FBI technician who worked in the Pentagon after 9/11 succumbs to illness he contracted in the aftermath of the terrorist attack
Guantanamo judge bows to prosecution, reinstates joint 5-man 9/11 trial
The military judge in charge of the 9/11 terrorism trial bowed to a Pentagon prosecution protest Wednesday and agreed to go forward with a single, five-man, Sept. 11 death-penalty tribunal. The judge, Army Col James L Pohl, had separated alleged 9/11 plot deputy Ramzi bin al Shibh, 42, on July 24 to have his own trial. More.
LI heroes take 9/11 health care fight to Washington, D.C.
Senate report on CIA program details brutality, dishonesty
An exhaustive five-year Senate investigation of the CIA’s secret interrogations of terrorism suspects renders a strikingly bleak verdict on a program launched in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, describing levels of brutality, dishonesty and seemingly arbitrary violence that at times brought even agency employees to moments of anguish.
Jon Stewart lashes out at hearing on 9/11 responders bill: "You should be ashamed of yourselves"
House clears DHS bill for Obama
The Department of Homeland Security won't run out of money anytime soon.
The House cleared legislation Tuesday that will keep the agency operating through the end of September after a standoff last week threatened to shutter the agency and furlough thousands of workers. The 257-167 vote sends the bill to President Barack Obama for his signature. More.
Town unveils Commack street sign honoring FDNY Lt. Walter F. Malone, who died of 9/11-related illness
Senate to Try Again After Bill on N.S.A. Collection of Phone Records Is Blocked
After vigorous debate and intense last-minute pressure by Republican leaders, the Senate on Saturday rejected legislation that would curb the federal government’s bulk collection of phone records.