The bill to renew the cash-strapped 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is getting a major boost, with the backing of the top Republican on the House Judiciary Committee. Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), who regularly spars with Judiciary Committee Chairman Rep.
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May 17, 2019
May 17, 2019
A bill aimed at helping September 11th first responders has passed unanimously in the U.S. Senate. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is one of the co-sponsors of the bill. The legislation will help erase some of the problems first responders and their families face when trying to get federal benefits.
May 15, 2019
Survivors of the 9/11 attacks and victims' families are demanding answers from the FBI, calling for the release of government documents they claim will reveal a "Saudi Arabian role." Tim Frolich, who worked as an accountant in the World Trade Center's south tower, explained on "Fox and Friends" W
May 14, 2019
Analysis from attorney and liaison counsel to 9/11 families Andrew J. Maloney on 'Fox & Friends First.' More.
May 13, 2019
Attorney for the families says that despite repeated efforts, the Department of Justice has refused to release redacted portions of FBI transcripts that could allegedly implicate a Saudi government official; David Lee Miller reports.
May 12, 2019
Eighteen years later, Mike Nugent can’t forget how a week-long stint at Ground Zero shaped his life. The current special operations chief of Florida’s Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue holds the indelible memories of his work in the rubble of the World Trade Center’s South Tower, pulling the bodies of
May 12, 2019
The workers who spent their time helping with recovery efforts at ground zero are being commemorated on special-issue transit system MetroCards.
May 10, 2019
There is new information on the number of police officers who have died from 9/11-related illnesses. As the NYPD pays tribute to them on Friday, there's a renewed push to secure more money for the Victim's Compensation Fund.
May 10, 2019
The number of people eligible for help under the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund is surging, even as the fund is running low on money, according to data released Friday.
May 10, 2019
Nearly 18 years after 23 NYPD officers died in the collapse of the World Trade Center, 9/11 remains the single biggest killer of officers in the nation's largest police force.
May 10, 2019
On May 7th, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo honored 63 police officers who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to communities across New York State.
May 10, 2019
A new report shows the 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund is being drained and is desperately in need of a cash infusion. As the number of cancers soar, the number of claims is skyrocketing. In the past year, the number of total claims jumped nearly 30 percent.
May 8, 2019
On Sunday, May 5, the annual interfaith celebration and mass was held outside MCU Park in Coney Island at the Brooklyn Wall of Remembrance. The service was dedicated to members of the FDNY and NYPD who made the ultimate sacrifice on September 11, 2001.
May 8, 2019
Behind chain-link fences, just steps from the World Trade Center reflecting pools, teams of workers assemble a new memorial.
May 6, 2019
In October 2018, an emotional pitch by three kids trying to turn their late father’s invention into a business so deeply resonated with “Shark Tank” viewers, that the siblings sold out all of their company’s inventory within minutes of the episode airing.
May 6, 2019
Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney is ready to turn up the heat on the Met Ball red carpet. The politico will arrive at Monday’s fête donning a bright yellow dress and an official FDNY jacket to raise awareness for the 9-11 Victims Compensation Fund.
May 4, 2019
Hundreds of first responders from around the world honored 9/11 victims Saturday by taking part in the fifth annual New York City Memorial Stair Climb at the World Trade Center.
May 3, 2019
Nearly 18 years after the deadly 9/11 attacks in the United States, the death toll from that horrific series of events continues to rise.
May 3, 2019
New York City Police Officer Patrick Thomas McGovern died Thursday after a two-year battle with cancer tied to his service as a first responder in the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The longtime Pearl River, New York, resident was 43.
May 3, 2019
This book is painful to read. Even with the passage of nearly 18 years, reliving modern America’s most terrible day hits an exposed nerve that you thought had been fully numbed, only to discover that the ache was merely in remission.
