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Rendering of the 9/11 Museum (credit: Thinc Design with Local Projects)

9/11 Families, Fearing Flood, Battle Plans For Remains At Museum

More than 11 and a half years later, the battle continues over where to house unidentified 9/11 remains at the World Trade Center site.

2013/04/15

Scott Willens, who joined the U.S. Army three days after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, pauses by the South Pool during memorial ceremonies for the eleventh anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan - Sept. 11, 2012 (credit: Justin Lane-Pool/Getty Images)

Stories From Main Street: First 9/11 Memorial 5K Is Already Sold Out

On September 11, 2001, evil and hatred made many people run away from the World Trade Center. Now, and for years to come, love will bring people back… to run.

2013/04/15

9/11 Memorial in Lower Manhattan (file / credit: Evan Bindelglass / Special to CBSNewYork)

Service Fee At 9/11 Memorial Angers Some Victims’ Families

The memorial has added a $2 service fee to online and phone reservations. But the Memorial Foundation said the fee is temporary.

2013/04/14

Damage at Staten Island's WTC Memorial "Postcards," April 11, 2013. (credit: Peter Haskell/WCBS 880)

Vandals Hit Staten Island’s World Trade Center Memorial

The “Postcards” Memorial on the St. George Waterfront contains 274 plaques in honor of Staten Islanders who died in the 1993 and 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. In recent weeks, officials said some of the plaques have been damaged or removed.

2013/04/11

Rescue Workers At Ground Zero (credit: Beth A. Keiser/AFP/Getty Images)

More Possible Human Remains Found In WTC Debris

Some 2,750 people died at the World Trade Center in the Sept. 11 attacks, but remains of only 1,634 people have been identified.

2013/04/04

Rescue Workers At Ground Zero (credit: Beth A. Keiser/AFP/Getty Images)

Report: 18 Potential Human Remains Found In WTC Debris

A total of 18 pieces that might be human remains were found in debris from around the World Trade Center, according to a published report.

2013/04/03

Rescue Workers At Ground Zero (credit: Beth A. Keiser/AFP/Getty Images)

ME: Possible Human Remains Found In World Trade Center Debris

Of the 2,752 victims killed at the World Trade Center site — previously known as ground zero — 1,634 have been identified.

2013/04/02

Construction workers lower the World Trade Center cross into the 9/11 Museum - New York, NY - Jul 23, 2011 (credit: Mark Lennihan-Pool/Getty Images)

NY Judge Tosses Atheists’ Lawsuit Over Sept. 11 Steel Cross

U.S. District Judge Deborah Batts in a ruling released publicly Friday rejected the arguments of American Atheists, which had sued the National September 11 Memorial & Museum’s operators in 2011 on constitutional grounds.

2013/03/29

Knives Allowed On Planes (TSA)

Schumer Files Legislation To Overturn ‘Foolhardy’ TSA Plan Allowing Knives On Planes

The opposition surrounding the Transportation Security Administration’s decision to allow small knives on airplanes continues to grow.

2013/03/22

Sen. Charles Schumer

Schumer Calls On TSA To Reverse Decision To Allow Small Knives On Planes

Last week, the TSA released new guidelines that will allow travelers to bring small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs, hockey sticks and other sports gear on planes.

2013/03/10

Peter King

Rep. King: TSA Needs To Explain How Undercover Agent Got Fake Bomb On Plane

U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) was appalled by the revelation that an undercover inspector with a bomb in his pants got through two checkpoints at Newark-Liberty International Airport and was cleared to get on a plane.

2013/03/09

This frame grab from the Saudi-owned television network MBC (Middle East Broadcasting Center) shows Sulaiman Abu Ghaith , the spokesman of alleged terror mastermind Osama bin Laden's al-Qaeda network, claiming responsibility for the September 11 suicide attacks in the United States in an undated videotape broadcast by the Dubai-based MBC 17 April 2002. (credit: AFP/Getty Images)

Abu Ghaith, Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law, Pleads Not Guilty To Plotting Against Americans

Moving slowly in a blue prison jumpsuit and shackles, with his thinning hair and greying beard, Sulaiman Abu Ghaith looked markedly different Friday than he did in a video released the day after the 9/11 attacks.

2013/03/08

Undated propaganda video shows al Qaeda spokesman Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, a son-in-law of Osama bin Laden. (YouTube)

Congressman King: Bin Laden’s Son-In-Law Captured In Jordan

A law enforcement source told CBS News that Abu Ghaith is scheduled to be arraigned Friday on a sealed indictment in New York City.

2013/03/07

Screenshot of TSA carry-on baggage policy change (credit: TSA.gov)

New TSA Rules On Knives Draw Fire From Families Of 9/11 Victims

The head of the Transportation Security Administration said Tuesday that air passengers will now be allowed to carry folding knives with blades that are 2.36 inches or less.

2013/03/06

Bradley Fetchet (credit: Bradley J Fetchet Memorial Foundation)

9/11 Victim’s Mom Upset By Use Of His Last Words In ‘Zero Dark Thirty’

A Connecticut woman whose son died in the Sept. 11 attacks at the World Trade Center says she’s upset the Oscar-winning movie “Zero Dark Thirty” used a recording of his last words without her permission.

2013/02/27

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