September 11 Attacks

Two decades after 9/11, federal investigators earlier this year formally closed their investigation into three Saudi nationals suspected of helping two hijackers prior to the attacks, according to a previously classified FBI document released by the Justice Department Thursday. The three men were identified as Fahad Al-Thumairy, Omar Al-Bayoumi, and Musaed Al-Jarrah. According to the document, they allegedly provided or…

After a poem honoring the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the 206 names of people with ties to Massachusetts lost on that day were read out at the commonwealth’s commemoration Saturday.

Watch Vice President Kamala Harris’ full speech on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in Shanksville, Penn.

Watch former President George W. Bush’s full speech on the 20th anniversary of 9/11 in Shanksville, Penn.

Here are some of the scenes from the commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks.

The U.S. marked 20 years since the terror attacks of 9/11 at ceremonies across the country.

Chloe Wohlforth was just 16 years old when her father died in the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. Those events continue to shape her life today.

CNBC asked former CIA, military and diplomatic personnel what they feel America has learned — and failed to learn — since Sept. 11, 2001.

In reporting on 9/11, Dawn Kopecki learned how to cover the 2008 financial crisis and, now as CNBC’s Health and Science editor, oversee Covid pandemic coverage.

In 2018, Keith Young’s children took their late father’s Cup Board Pro to “Shark Tank” and walked away with $100,000 and a deal with Williams-Sonoma. Now, Kaley Young discusses how she and her siblings have continued to carry on their father’s legacy.

The names of the more than 200 people with ties to Massachusetts who died in the terror attacks 20 years ago were read out Saturday in a ceremony in Boston marking the solemn occasion.

Virginia Buckingham, who ran Boston Logan International Airport on September 11, 2001, felt a sense of guilt for a long time, wondering if she could really be responsible for the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

Twenty years after checking in two of the 9/11 terrorists onto a flight from Portland, Maine, to Boston, retired ticket agent Michael Tuohey, who worked at U.S. Airways, says seeking out mental health professionals and going to therapy was critical in coming to terms with deep feelings of regret. Early in the morning on Sept. 11, 2001, Tuohey was smoking…

Virginia Buckingham, who ran Boston Logan International Airport on September 11, 2001, felt a sense of guilt for a long time, wondering if she could really be responsible for the worst terror attack on U.S. soil.

Gov. Phil Scott issued a proclamation Friday declaring Sept. 11 Patriot Day in Vermont. The Republican asked people and communities across the Green Mountain State to display the American flag, to try to return to the spirit of unity that swept the nation in the wake of the 9/11 terror attacks. The town of Brandon is going to do its…

Gov. Phil Scott proclaimed Sept. 11 Patriot Day in Vermont.

U.S. government contracts in Afghanistan fueled a system of mass corruption that engulfed the country and, eventually, doomed its fragile democracy. 

When Dave DeConto looks out onto the stadium at Sandwich High School that bears his brother’s name, he sees the future and the past. “So I usually sit here and sort of just take it in and remember what it was like before,” DeConto said. Two decades ago, life changed. “The emotions and the feelings are right there at...