NEW YORK (AP) â After years as a private commemoration, the anniversary of Sept. 11 at ground zero now also has become an occasion for public reflection on the site of the terror attacks. An estimated 20,000 people flocked to the memorial plaza on the evening of Sept. 11 last year, the first year the […]
NEW YORK (AP) â Two window washers were trapped on a dangling scaffold nearly 70 stories up the new 1 World Trade Center tower for nearly two hours on Wednesday before firefighters sawed through a thick double-layered window to reach them. The dramatic rescue, coming a little more than a week after the nation’s tallest […]
NEW YORK (AP) â Thirteen years after the 9/11 terrorist attack, the resurrected World Trade Center is opening for business. It’s an emotional milestone for New Yorkers and the nation. Some of publishing giant Conde Nast’s staffers began working at 1 World Trade Center on Monday. The 104-story, $3.9 billion skyscraper dominates the Manhattan skyline […]
The horrific events of the 9/11 attacks in New York and Washington, D.C. will be forever etched into the memories of those who lived through that turbulent time. As America rightly honors the heroic efforts of the first-responders who saved countless lives, history should be equally kind to the efforts of Godwin Ajala. Ajala, a […]
