Accused 9/11 Mastermind And 4 Others To Be Tried In New York
From the Washington Post: Khalid Sheik Mohammed — the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks — and four co-defendants will be tried in federal court in New York instead of a...
View ArticlePaterson Clashes With Obama On 9/11 Terrorist Trial, Then Backtracks
From NY Daily News: ALBANY – Gov. Paterson Tuesday morning tried to downplay his disagreement with President Obama’s decision to hold the 9/11 terror trial in New York City. RELATED: Accused 9/11...
View Article9/11 Victims' Families Criticize Attorney General For Trial Plans
From the NY Post: WASHINGTON — Attorney General Eric Holder faced tough questions during a Senate hearing yesterday, but the toughest of all came after the lawmakers filed out of the room. Alice...
View ArticleObama Administration Considers Moving Site Of 9/11 Trial
From NYTimes.com: WASHINGTON — Facing mounting pressure from New York politicians concerned about costs and security, the Obama administration on Thursday began considering moving the trial of the...
View ArticleHearing May Decide Fate Of Planned Mosque Near Ground Zero
From CNN: New York’s Landmarks Preservation Commission will hold a hearing Tuesday to decide whether a century-old building near ground zero is worth preserving. The hearing is expected to be...
View ArticleCBS, NBC Reject “Kill Ground Zero Mosque” Ad
Proposed site of Ground Zero Mosque FROM: NYDailyNews.com: A conservative political action committee blasted the CBS and NBC networks Wednesday for rejecting its ad imploring Americans to fight the...
View ArticleWade Apologizes For Controversial 9/11 Comments
MIAMI (AP)—Dwyane Wade (notes) is apologizing for using the words “World Trade” while answering a question about the upcoming Miami Heat season. Wade used the phrase Sunday before the annual charity...
View ArticleI Still Love George W. Bush
While our sister site asks if a bad husband can be a good father, I’m convinced that a good man has been perhaps the worst president of all time. George W. Bush is a good man. All evidence suggests...
View ArticlePanel Vote Clears Way For Ground Zero Mosque
The Mosque near Ground Zero is a go. The Landmarks Preservation Commission cleared the way for the controversial project Tuesday by voting unanimously against protecting the 152-year-old building that...
View ArticleAilings 9/11 Responders To Obama: “Why Have You Failed Us?”
Ailing 9/11 responders slammed President Obama on Tuesday for sounding off on the Ground Zero mosque while keeping silent on a $7.2 billion health care bill. “Why have you failed us? We thought you...
View ArticleSept 11: At Ground Zero, Structures Rise And Life Returns
As New York prepares to observe the ninth anniversary of September 11, state leaders have a message for the world: Life is returning in a very robust way to ground zero. While much of the world’s news...
View ArticleGovernment Passes Health Bill For 9/11 Emergency Workers
A bill to provide medical benefits and compensation for emergency workers who were first on the scene of the September 11, 2001, terror attacks won approval Wednesday from the U.S. House. The measure...
View Article9/11 Health Bill Falls Short In Senate Test Vote
WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans on Thursday derailed a bill to aid people who got sick after exposure to dust from the World Trade Center’s collapse in the Sept. 11 attack. Supporters were three votes...
View ArticleNew Movie “MOOZ-Lum” Explores Black Muslims And Prejudice
There is a new trailer for “MOOZ-Lum,” which stars Nia Long, Evan Ross and Roger Guenveur Smith. The movie is about a Black Muslim family and a young Muslim man’s experience with prejudice and racism...
View ArticlePres. Obama Signs 9/11 First Responders Bill Into Law
HONOLULU — President Barack Obama said Sunday he was honored to sign a bill to provide aid to survivors of the Sept. 11 attacks and first responders who became ill working in the ruins at the World...
View ArticleNicki Minaj 911 Assault Call Released By Dallas Police
DALLAS — Police have released audio of the 911 call from the Dallas hotel Nicki Ninaj was staying at after an alleged altercation between her and a man that resulted in her face being bruised. In the...
View ArticleSecurity On Rise Nationwide For 9/11 Anniversary
WASHINGTON – The federal government is escalating security around the country in preparation for the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks and conducting confidential briefings with state and...
View ArticleRising From Ashes! Black 9/11 Survivor Defeats Crack Addiction
NEW YORK — A woman who had her two children taken away from her resulting in a battle with crack addiction and depression after the 9/11 attacks, has finally shaken off her demons. Marcy Borders, 38,...
View ArticleOne Of Many! Black 9/11 Survivor Speaks On Bin Laden’s Death
CONNECTICUT — Many of the 9/11 victims we know and hear about are white. But there are plenty of African Americans ones and a Connecticut station was able tog et a hold of one. Melvin Esdaile of North...
View ArticleBrooklyn Grandmother Who Survived 9/11 Dead At 69
New York — Josephine Harris, a 69-year-old grandmother from Brooklyn whose story of survival during the September 11 terrorist attacks received nationwide attention, has passed away. On 9/11,...
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