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By Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Crumbs of a vanilla ice cream sandwich covered Michael McCormick’s 6-year-old son’s mouth as the two sat on the edge of the fountain between the North and South towers of the World Trade Center. McCormick was celebrating his 45th birthday with his family on a warm, late summer Sunday

By Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Days after Lindsay Clancy’s complicated triple-murder trial ended with a hung jury, leaving her fate in limbo, her defense attorney expressed an openness to reaching a plea agreement with prosecutors to avert a second trial – but experts say any negotiations would likely be an uphill battle. In an

By Harmeet Kaur, CNN (CNN) — On Labor Day, President Donald Trump posted a series of maps to his Truth Social account with the state of New Mexico relabeled as “New America.” On the first day of his second term, Trump signed an executive order renaming the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America.” Last

By Mark Morales, Alexandra Skores, CNN (CNN) — Twenty-five years later, John Ryan can still name all 37 Port Authority Police officers who died on September 11. Christopher Amoroso. Antonio Rodrigues. J.D. Levi. Stephen Huczko. He ticks off their names and their special attributes. Sgt. Robert Kaulfers stands out because he was one of Ryan’s

By Lila Dominus, CNN New York (CNN) — Until this year, the annual September 11 commemoration ceremony at Ground Zero has included six moments of silence — one for each of the key fatal moments of that day in 2001. As the names of the nearly 3,000 victims are read aloud, a bell rings at

By Karin Caifa West Chester, Pennsylvania (CNN) – For today’s K-12 students, and even some teachers, the September 11, 2001, terror attacks are history. But for adults who experienced the day vividly, putting the day’s gravity and meaning into classroom lessons can pose challenges. Martha “Marty” Runzer, is a fifth-grade teacher at Glen Acres Elementary

By Jonny Hallam, Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Online influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate must remain in custody in the US while they fight extradition to the United Kingdom to face rape and human trafficking charges, a federal judge in Miami ruled Wednesday. The written ruling from Magistrate Judge Lauren Louis came after an hourslong

CNN By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, Carolina Peguero, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it

By Aaron Cooper, Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — A pilot in the cockpit of the Amazon Air Boeing 767 that overran a runway at Miami International Airport on Sunday and struck two vehicles, killing five, expressed concern about the aircraft’s excessive speed — as alarms sounded in the plane — before it touched down, newly

By Catherine E. Shoichet, Ione Molinares, CNN Washington (CNN) — Soledad Miranda’s eyes fill with tears as she packs boxes for a move she’s hoping she won’t have to make. “I feel defeated,” she says. For 25 years, the program known as Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, has allowed Miranda and around 170,000 other Salvadorans

By Emma Tucker, Gloria Pazmino, CNN (CNN) — New York City released over 170,000 pages of documents revealing officials repeatedly misled residents about the toxic air quality levels after the September 11, 2001, attack on the World Trade Center, just days before the city marks its 25th anniversary. The disclosure reveals the scale of lives

By Nicki Brown, Cindy Von Quednow, CNN (CNN) — Three jurors in Lindsay Clancy’s triple-murder trial suggested in an exclusive interview with NBC10 Boston that the panel was leaning toward finding the Massachusetts mother not guilty by lack of criminal responsibility, but a single male juror prevented the panel from reaching a verdict – even

By Pete Muntean, CNN Miami (CNN) — When the Amazon Air cargo plane barreled off the runway at Miami International Airport this week going nearly 130 miles an hour, there was little to slow it down. The 156-foot-wide jet crushed vehicles, smashed concrete road barriers and tore through navigational equipment. Five people in vehicles were

By Lauren del Valle, CNN (CNN) — Former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky withdrew his petition for a new trial at a hearing Tuesday morning with plans to pursue federal relief, according to a spokesperson for Sandusky. A judge in Centre County, Pennsylvania, accepted the withdrawal of Sandusky’s petition at the state court

By Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The defense attorney for Lindsay Clancy expressed a willingness to work out a plea deal for his client in an interview Tuesday on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” Attorney Kevin Reddington addressed next steps after the case of the Massachusetts mother who argued she should not be held criminally responsible

By Andy Rose, Whitney Wild, CNN Joliet, Illinois (CNN) — An Illinois woman accused of killing her 2-year-old son last week was ordered to be held in jail during a court appearance Tuesday morning as she faces three counts of first-degree murder. Corie Walsh, 40, of Frankfort – an Illinois village southwest of Chicago –

By Gloria Pazmino, Katherine Koretski, CNN New York (CNN) — New York City has released more than 170,000 pages of previously undisclosed records about air quality following the September 11, 2001, attacks, showing city officials at the time knew conditions around Ground Zero were unsafe to breathe despite repeated assurances to the public. Mayor Zohran