Stein: I wouldn’t have assassinated bin Laden
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein said in an interview published Sunday that she would not have ordered the assassination of Osama bin Laden. Marking the 15th anniversary of the Sept.
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‘The grief never goes away’
The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, with victims' relatives reading their names and reflecting on a loss that still felt as immediate to them as it was indelible for the nation. The 15th anniversary arrives in a country caught up in the campaign, keenly focused on political, economic and social fissures and still fighting terrorism.
Obama urged Americans to embrace diversity
President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation's character as a people drawn from every corner of the world, from every religion and from every background.
Marking 15 years since 9/11, families arrive at ground zero
In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, a woman holds up a photograph during the ceremony commemorating the Sept.
9/11: a oeI just couldna t even believe it.a
It was the type of phone call that an airline executive never wants to receive.American Airlines CEO Don Carty was at his Highland Park home, getting ready for another day at the office, when he received the call from the company's operations center telling him that one of their planes might have been hijacked. "I hung up the phone and my wife was saying, 'What was that about?' And I said, 'I think we've got a hijacking,'" Carty said during an interview at his Dallas office last month, recalling the events of Sept.
Obama calls on Americans to embrace diversity on 9/11
President Barack Obama on Sunday marked the 15th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks by calling on Americans to embrace the nation's character as a people drawn from every corner of the world, from every religion and from every background.
The Latest: 9/11 victims’ relatives moved by loss to do good
11, 2015 file photo, a woman holds up a photograph during the ceremony commemorating the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center site in New York.
On 15th anniversary of 9/11, ‘the grief never goes away’
The U.S. marked the 15th anniversary of 9/11 on Sunday, with victims' relatives reading their names and reflecting on a loss that still felt as immediate to them as it was indelible for the nation. But despite a tradition of putting aside partisan politics for the day, the observance became part of the news of a combustible presidential campaign, when Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton left about 90 minutes into the ground zero ceremony after feeling "overheated," her campaign said.
Groups like Al-Qaeda, ISIS will never be able to defeat US: Barack Obama
Washington, Sep 11: Leading the nation in remembering the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack, US President Barack Obama today said that terror groups like al Qaeda and the Islamic State will never be able to defeat the US and asked Americans not to let "others divide us". "Groups like al Qaeda, like ISIL, know that we will never be able - they will never be able to defeat a nation as great and as strong as America," Obama said at a memorial service for 9/11 victims at the Pentagon.
Sept. 11 Was Also a Turning Point for the U.S. Coast Guard
At a quarter to 9 on the morning of Sept. 11 , 2001, James M. Loy and Richard M. Larrabee were both in meetings.
Editorial: Americans must never forget the 9/11 terror attacks and…
It's hard to believe that 15 years have passed since Muslim terrorists murdered 3,000 people on American soil, grimly shattering the illusion that America and Americans were somehow immune from terror attacks that daily threatened residents in the Middle East and parts of Europe, Africa and Far East. Indeed, the only constants today are that the world is a dangerous place, and that our national security is more important than ever.
Marking 15 years since 9/11
In this Sept. 11, 2015 file photo, a woman holds up a photograph during the ceremony commemorating the Sept.
Fifteen years after Sept. 11, Americans are afraid but don’t want it to cloud their judgment
Visitors look at the waterfalls at the World Trade Center Memorial on Sept. 9 in New York.
15 Years after 9/11, can we Recover our Republic?
The Founding Fathers thought keeping a standing army was a danger to democracy. The great wars of the twentieth century appear to have imbued the United States with a permanent standing army, and this institution has been reinforced by the September 11 attacks.
High school students have never known a world before 9/11 – Sun, 11 Sep 2016 PST
Fifteen years ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as two Boeing 737 passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaida extremists crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, eventually sending a mountain of rubble, debris and bodies to the ground. Fifteen years ago, millions of Americans watched in horror as two Boeing 737 passenger jets hijacked by al-Qaida extremists crashed into the World Trade Center in Manhattan, eventually sending a mountain of rubble, debris and bodies to the ground.
For US and Russia, war in Syria is mainly in the air
The United States and Russia, two former Cold War foes that have brokered a ceasefire deal for Syria, rely mostly on air raids in their separate military campaigns in the war-wracked country. Here are key points about how these two powers are trying to fulfill their military objectives in Syria, where a bloody civil war has raged since 2011.
Obama urges unity on eve of 9/11 anniversary
US President Barack Obama has urged Americans to remain united in the face of terrorist attacks, in a barely-veiled jab at Republican White House nominee Donald Trump 15 years after 9/11. "In the face of terrorism, how we respond matters," Mr Obama said in his weekly radio and online address, delivered on the eve of the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks in the United States.
Obama hails ‘true spirit of 9/11’
Hailing the values and resilience that he says both define and sustains Americans, President Barack Obama on Saturday honored the nearly 3,000 souls that were lost in the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, as well as the bravery of survivors and the emergency personnel who responded, and the work of scores of others who have labored since to keep the homeland safe.
US, Russia agree new Syria truce plan
US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov look toward one another during a press conference following their meeting in Geneva where they discussed the crisis in Syria on September 9, 2016. AFP / FABRICE COFFRINI Geneva: The United States and Russia reached a deal on a new Syrian ceasefire Friday, which, if it holds, could see the first joint military effort by the two powers against Islamic jihadists.
House to vote on Sept. 11 legislation as veto threat looms
This June 16, 2016, file photo, shows an exterior view of the Capitol Building in Washington. The House is slated to vote Sept.