Ground broken for Flight 93 memorial in Pa. (AP)
Spat over 'terrorists' halts Conn. 9/11 memorial (AP) AP - A memorial to honor a Sept. 11 victim from a small northwestern Connecticut town has been halted by the unexpected conflict arising from his father's insistence it say his son was murdered by "Muslim terrorists." Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by history (AP) AP - Esther Heymann was overflowing with grief for her stepdaughter. Standing in a blustery snow, overlooking the empty field where Flight 93 had crashed a couple of years earlier, she couldn't stop crying. Pa. locals, Flight 93 families united by tragedy (AP) AP - When United Flight 93 crashed on Sept. 11, 2001 in the rolling fields of Shanksville, Pa., the tragedy forever bound local residents with relatives of the flight's 40 passengers and crew members. US Senate defeats Guantanamo Bay trials restrictions (AFP)
Senate rejects bid aimed at Sept. 11 terrorists (AP) AP - The Democratic-controlled Senate on Thursday turned back a GOP-led effort to bar Sept. 11 terrorists from being prosecuted in civilian federal courts. Senate rejects bid to restrict Guantanamo trials (Reuters) Reuters - The Senate on Thursday rejected a measure that would have required prisoners charged with involvement in the September 11 attacks to stand trial in a military court rather than a criminal court. Detainees in NYC post-9/11 reach $1.26M settlement (AP) AP - Five immigrant men who were detained in roundups in New York and eventually deported following the Sept. 11 attacks have reached a $1.26 million settlement with the U.S. government. U.S. settles suit with Muslims in post-9/11 abuse (Reuters) Reuters - The U.S. government will pay $1.26 million to five Muslim men detained for months without charges after the September 11 attacks who sued for unlawful imprisonment and abuse, their lawyers said on Tuesday. You can save this news page by submitting it to your favorite sites:
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AP - The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and a psychiatric nurse who arrived at Fort Hood a day before the shootingHer......
AP - With the words "Let's roll" — the command issued by United Flight 93 passenger Todd Beamer to lead the passenger revolt — U.S. Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and 39 victims' relatives and dignitaries turned shovels of dirt at a groundbreaking ceremony Saturday for a permanent national memorial.
AFP - The US Senate voted Thursday to defeat a measure that would have blocked five Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of plotting the September 11, 2001 attacks from getting trials in federal courts.
