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Plane Debris from Hijacked September 11 Attacks May Have Been Discovered Near Ground Zero

Drew Weisholtz — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 20:53:00 +0000

Investigators are looking into the possibility that a part of a landing gear from one of the planes which crashed during the September 11 attacks has been found near Ground Zero in New York City. Authorities claim the part was discovered near the back of a building between 51 Park Place and 50 Murray Street. [...]

Fourth Graders Assigned to Draw 9/11 Attacks [POLL]

Jeff Evans — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:49:25 +0000

KFOX 14 in El Paso reports on some upset parents of fourth grade students at Hughey Elementary in El Paso. The parents are upset over a class assignment where students were asked to draw images depicting the 9/11 attacks.

Where Were You on 9/11? Our Staff Shares Our Memories

Leslie Reynolds — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 13:00:36 +0000

September 11, 2001 is one day that no American will ever, ever forget. Whether you were in New York City, at work, at home, at school - you will always remember where you were the moment that you heard about the Twin Towers being hit. Something as traumatic as that is not something that you forget. We asked around at the station to see where people were and how they felt on that day.

Listen to Usher's 911 Call on Trespassing Female Fan

Amy Sciarretto — Wed, 04 Jul 2012 01:00:14 +0000

Usher is calm under pressure or perhaps he was just fearing for his life and remained as quiet as possible for safety reasons. You can listen to the singer’s 911 call to the authorities on June 24, which he placed when a delusional female fan who claimed to be his wife was found wandering (aka trespassing) on his property in Georgia.

911 Dispatcher Falls Asleep and Snores During Emergency Call

Don Deane — Wed, 23 May 2012 20:00:20 +0000

In an incident that’s sure to rattle your faith in emergency services, a 911 dispatcher in Maryland nodded off and started snoring after taking a panicked call from a woman whose husband had stopped breathing. Yeesh. Not a great time to fall asleep on the job, guy. Fortunately for the woman who placed the call, [...]

Woman Breaks Hip in Hospital Lobby, Told to Call 911

Shauna Wright — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 11:30:20 +0000

If you’re going to fall and hurt yourself, you might think a hospital lobby is a pretty lucky place to do it. After all, the building does house doctors and nurses who can tend to you right away.

That’s what 82-year-old Doreen Wallace thought. But she was wrong.

Paul Simon Gives Poignant Performance of 'The Sound of Silence' at Ground Zero [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:00:56 +0000

During Sunday’s ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, Paul Simon gave a haunting acoustical performance of ‘The Sound of Silence’ while some onlookers wept. The song that first propelled Simon and his former musical partner Art Garfunkel into the national spotlight in 1965 was originally written by [...]

College Football Top 25 Weekend Recap – Week Two

Wes Glinsmann — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 22:31:58 +0000

While many of this weekend’s games were just tune-ups for showdowns to come, there were several great battles to keep things exciting, including Michigan’s last-second win over Notre Dame, South Carolina’s shootout victory over Georgia and Auburn stuffing Mississippi State at the goal line to win their 17th straight game.

With that, here are the highlights from the top 25 and other games of interest this week:

Where Were You On September 11?

Leslie Reynolds — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 13:00:26 +0000

September 11, 2001 is one day that no American will ever, ever forget. Whether you were in New York City, at work, at home, at school, you will always remember where you were the moment that you heard about the Twin Towers being hit. Something as traumatic as that is not something that you forget. [...]

The Day Everything Changed 9/11 – Sharing The Impact

J Kay — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 11:00:52 +0000

9/11 is a day that is forever in our hearts and rocked our country to it's core. We had to accept the fact that someone could hurt us without warning. We had to watch the horrible images replay on the news countless times. We had to reevaluate our lives and make hard choices. mlangsam2004, Flickr [...]

September 11 Tribute Songs

Leslie Reynolds — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 19:00:12 +0000

Following the 9/11 attacks, our country became unified in a way that had never been seen before. Everyone was in the dark and unsure of what was to come and people had lost hope. But in a time when there was so much chaos, there was one thing that brought everyone together: music. It doesn't [...]

'Understanding 9/11′ Features Complete, Archived News Broadcasts From Around the World

Shauna Wright — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 16:00:32 +0000

Many television networks will no longer air the most devastating moments of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, lest it upset the families of the thousands of people who lost their lives that day.

But Understanding 9/11: A Television News Archive feels that that footage is essential as a “resource for scholars, journalists, and the public,” and has archived 3,000 hours of it, along with timelines and scholarly analysis.

See Seven Years of 9/11 Memorial Construction in 90 Seconds [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:00:11 +0000

The National September 11 Memorial will be unveiled on the 10th anniversary of the attacks next month. Workers have been toiling at the site for seven years, but this time-lapse video crunches it all down to just a minute and a half. Using footage from live webcam site EarthCam, the past several years of construction [...]

Intruder Calls 911 Before Homeowner Does [AUDIO]

Lucky Larry — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 16:39:45 +0000

A Portland, Oregon woman came home Monday night to find an intruder in her house. So she did the logical thing and called 911.

Little did she know, the intruder had beaten her to the punch.

Worried the returning homeowner would shoot him, Timothy James Chapek -- who had just helped himself to a shower in the bathroom -- had already dialed 911, admitting he had broken into the house, and requesting help from the emergency service.

When help did arrive, police arrested the 24-year old Chapek for trespassing. Read on to hear both calls.