Americans were going about their business on a beautiful, sunny day with clear blue skies. Some people probably had not yet start their workday, rushing to get a cup of coffee or grab the elevator. At ...

There are four types of anthrax infection: cutaneous (through the skin), inhalation (through the lungs; the most deadly), gastrointestinal (through digestion) and injection anthrax. Injection anthrax ...

According to the FDNY, more members have died from 9/11-related illnesses than were killed in the attacks themselves. A total of 19 hijackers begin passing through security at various airports. 7:59 a ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -Victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks and the August 7, 1998 bombings of two U.S. embassies in East Africa cannot seize $3.5 billion of Afghanistan central bank assets to ...

WASHINGTON — A divided federal appeals court on Friday threw out an agreement that would have allowed accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed to plead guilty in a deal sparing him the risk ...

A generational shift has been taking place at the annual Sept. 11 remembrance ceremony in New York City. By Carol Rosenberg Carol Rosenberg reports on national security issues for The Times. Tommy ...

Americans and American institutions have long been leading targets for terrorist organizations around the world. Since 1970, terrorism has claimed more than 5,600 ...

Osama bin Laden had made targeting the United States a top priority of his al-Qaida terrorist organization. Al-Qaida translates from Arabic as "the base" – a base that bin Laden hoped to use to ...