• Sept. 11: Ground Zero
Photos: World Trade Center graffiti

The words on beams, walls and stairwells of the skyscraper that replaces the twin towers lost on Sept. 11, 2001, form the graffiti of defiance and rebirth.

Cranes install base of spire on roof of 1 WTC

Workers at the rising 1 World Trade Center on Tuesday installed the first piece of the spire that will make the 104-floor skyscraper the tallest in the Western

First section of WTC spire hoisted atop building

The first section of the spire that will crown One World Trade Center has been hoisted atop the building. It was lifted onto the 104-story building on

Photos: America remembers: Sept. 11

On Sept. 11, 2001, nearly 3,000 people were killed on America's worst day of terrorism as 19 al-Qaida terrorists hijacked four passenger jetliners.

Fewer 9/11 families on hand for 11th anniversary

Americans paused again Tuesday to mark the 11th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks with familiar ceremony, but also a sense that it's time to

At ground zero, can there be a politics-free 9/11?

The Sept. 11 anniversary ceremony at ground zero has been stripped of politicians this year. But can it ever be stripped of politics?

WTC memorial magnificent, but at a steep price

The anticipated cost has bothered some critics and raised concerns even among the memorial's allies that the budget may be unsustainable without a hefty

Final steel beam lifted at 4 World Trade Center

Construction workers removed their helmets and looked on teary-eyed as the final steel beam of 4 World Trade Center was lifted into place Monday, the first

With an asterisk, WTC is back on top in NYC

One World Trade Center, the giant monolith being built to replace the twin towers destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks, will lay claim to the title of New York

Videos: Ground Zero rebuilding time lapse

Construction on the new One World Trade Center in New York is moving along.

Online graphic warns of al-Qaida return to NYC

A mock movie poster warns al-Qaida wants to return to New York City, but authorities say there's no evidence of an actual threat.

Onetime 9/11 hero gets prison

A former government official hailed for helping two people escape the World Trade Center on Sept. 11 has been sentenced to prison after being convicted of

9/11 families want to get list of kin

Sept. 11 victims' relatives who say a museum is no place to put unidentified victims' remains went to court Wednesday to press for access to a city-maintained

Name misspelled on 9/11 memorial

The name of a man killed in the Sept. 11 attacks is misspelled on the memorial at the World Trade Center site.

9/11 memorial plaza opens to public

Exactly 10 years ago, ground zero was a smoking, fire-spitting tomb, a ghastly pile of rubble and human remains. On Monday it was a place of serenity.

Photos: America Remembers Sept. 11

Ten years has arrived. And with it, memories.

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Remembering 9/11/2001

A look back at images from the past 10 years.

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  • Mixtape | Musicians Respond to 9/11

Mixtape | Musicians Respond to 9/11

Artist from every music genre respond to the attacks that took place on …

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