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Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court's independence
Read full article: Judge sets date for 9/11 defendants to enter pleas, deepening battle over court's independenceThe U.S. military judge at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has scheduled hearings in early January for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants to enter guilty pleas in exchange for life sentences.
US will appeal judge's ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penalty
Read full article: US will appeal judge's ruling that 9/11 defendants can plead guilty and avoid the death penaltyA defense official says the Defense Department will appeal a military judge’s ruling that plea agreements struck by the alleged mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, and two of his co-defendants are valid.
Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and others
Read full article: Plea deals revived for alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and othersA military judge has ruled that plea agreements struck by alleged Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants are valid.
Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynistic
Read full article: Chicago school board head ousted because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, misogynisticThe president of the Chicago school board resigned Thursday just a week after he was appointed because of social media posts deemed antisemitic, anti-women and lending credence to a conspiracy theory about the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accused
Read full article: Lawyer for news organizations presses Guantanamo judge to make public a plea deal for 9/11 accusedA lawyer for news organizations has urged the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay to unseal the plea deal struck with accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two others.
‘You don’t have to do it alone’: Travis Manion Foundation hosts 9/11 Heroes Run to honor veterans, first responders
Read full article: ‘You don’t have to do it alone’: Travis Manion Foundation hosts 9/11 Heroes Run to honor veterans, first respondersHundreds of runners hit Jacksonville Beach to honor the heroes of 9/11. Travis Manion Foundation hosted the annual run. It was one of 14 runs on Saturday happening around the country.
Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversary
Read full article: Austria carries out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists ahead of 9/11 anniversaryAustrian security forces carried out raids against 72 alleged Islamic extremists this week ahead of the anniversary of the 9/11 attacks in the United States.
US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in view
Read full article: US commemorates 9/11 attacks with victims in focus, but politics in viewSome 9/11 victims’ relatives have appealed to presidential candidates for accountability as the U.S. marks an anniversary laced with election-season politics.
Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacks
Read full article: Laura Loomer, who promoted a 9/11 conspiracy theory, joins Trump for ceremonies marking the attacksRight-wing activist and influencer Laura Loomer has joined Republican nominee Donald Trump in New York and Pennsylvania as he commemorated the anniversary of the attacks.
‘I lost a lot of friends’: Former FDNY firefighter, St. Augustine resident shares his traumatic experience during 9/11
Read full article: ‘I lost a lot of friends’: Former FDNY firefighter, St. Augustine resident shares his traumatic experience during 9/11Billy Keegan, who now lives in St. Augustine, was a 17-year firefighter in NYC on September 11, 2001. He responded to the World Trade Center, arriving shortly after both towers collapsed. He was a part of a search and rescue team for several weeks.
Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden's
Read full article: Donald Trump faces his own debate fallout just months after benefiting from Joe Biden'sDonald Trump has emerged from a rocky debate against Kamala Harris looking to regain his footing with 55 days until Election Day.
NYC mayor won't say if he backs police commissioner under an investigative cloud
Read full article: NYC mayor won't say if he backs police commissioner under an investigative cloudNew York City Mayor Eric Adams has declined to say if he remains confident in the city's police commissioner, days after federal agents seized the cellphones of the head of the police department and at least four other high-ranking mayoral deputies.
Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full care
Read full article: Jon Stewart presses for a breakthrough to get the first 9/11 troops full careThe first U.S. troops to deploy after the 9/11 attacks are suffering from radiation exposure that the government has yet to officially recognize 23 years later.
‘It is like this happened yesterday’: Hundreds join Tunnel to Towers 5K to commemorate 23rd anniversary of 9/11
Read full article: ‘It is like this happened yesterday’: Hundreds join Tunnel to Towers 5K to commemorate 23rd anniversary of 9/11In honor of the 23rd anniversary of 9/11, runners took part in the Tunnel to Towers 5K. It's a memorial run to remember the life of Stephen Siller, who lost his life during the terrorist attack.
'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdict
Read full article: 'Original sin': Torture of 9/11 suspects means even without plea deal, they may never face a verdictA Defense Department disagreement over how to bring to justice the accused mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and four others has thrown the cases into disarray.
9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chief
Read full article: 9/11 hearings at Guantanamo Bay in upheaval after surprise order by US defense chiefMilitary-run hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two co-defendants at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, are in upheaval following Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s decision to throw out a plea agreement.
Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendants
Read full article: Defense chief defends decision to throw out plea deal for 9/11 defendantsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has spoken for the first time on his decision to throw out a plea deal for the accused mastermind of al-Qaida’s 2001 attacks and two other defendants.
Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutions
Read full article: Sept. 11 families group leader cheers restoration of death penalty option in 9-11 prosecutionsThe head of a group of family members of victims of the Sept. 11 terror attacks says she's hearing nearly unanimous praise of the U.S. defense secretary's nullification of plea deals for the accused mastermind and two others.
Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendants
Read full article: Defense secretary overrides plea agreement for accused 9/11 mastermind and two other defendantsDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin has overridden a plea agreement reached earlier this week for the accused mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks and two other defendants, reinstating them as death penalty cases.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guilty
Read full article: Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11 attacks, agrees to plead guiltyThe man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaida’s Sept. 11, 2001, attacks has agreed to plead guilty.
Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uranium
Read full article: Jon Stewart pushes VA to help veterans sickened after post-9/11 exposure to uraniumComedian Jon Stewart is pressing the Biden administration to fix a loophole in a massive veterans aid bill that has left out some of the very first troops who responded after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surges
Read full article: More than 3 million pass through US airport security in a day for the first time as travel surgesAgents for the U.S. Transportation Security Administration on Sunday screened 3 million airline passengers in a single day for the first time ever.
Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shooting
Read full article: Ceremony marks start of rebuilding for Pittsburgh synagogue targeted in antisemitic mass shootingSecond gentleman Douglas Emhoff and Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro are among the dignitaries marking the groundbreaking of a new structure replacing the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh.
Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decades
Read full article: Who is Alex Jones? The conspiracist and dietary supplement salesman built an empire over decadesAlex Jones has pushed many theories over the last three decades, including that the U.S. government was behind or failed to stop the Oklahoma City bombing and the 9/11 attacks.
Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekend
Read full article: Travelers cope with crowds and high prices on the busiest day of Memorial Day weekendTravelers are contenting with big crowds and flight delays on what is expected to be the busiest day of the Memorial Day weekend.