Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the self-proclaimed mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks, and four co-conspirators will be tried in a Manhattan federal courthouse, the Justice Department announced Friday, the most concrete demonstration yet of the Obama administration's desire to reassert the primacy of the criminal justice system in responding to terrorist acts. ...more

November 14, 2009

How do you defend one of the most notorious terrorist figures in history? ...more

November 14, 2009

As they do every year before Thanksgiving, county commissioners Tuesday presented a resolution to local Muslims for distributing food baskets to the needy. ...more

November 11, 2009

He prayed every day at the Muslim Community Center in Silver Spring, Md., a devout Muslim who, despite asking to be discharged from the U.S. Army, according to his aunt, was on the eve of his first deployment to war. ...more

November 6, 2009

Most college students put in a monster study session or two. Marina Levina's students get to spend sessions studying monsters. ...more

November 1, 2009

The victims of the Sept. 11 attacks were remembered today at a ceremony that included a moment of silence, prayers and an honor guard. ...more

September 11, 2009

Gen. David Petraeus, commander of Tampa-based U.S. Central Command, will speak at the city's Sept. 11 commemoration and grand opening of Heroes Plaza in Cotanchobee/Fort Brooke Park. ...more

August 23, 2009

Starting Saturday, reservations for a visit to the crown of the Statue of Liberty on New York's Liberty Island will be accepted. The crown, which was closed after the Sept. 11 attacks, will reopen July 4. About 240 people will be allowed into the crown each day, the U.S. Department of the Interior said. Reservations will open Saturday at 10 a.m. from www. statuecruises.com and 1-877-523-9849. ...more

June 10, 2009

Crafted from pieces of the World Trade Center, a memorial to victims of the Sept. 11 attacks was dedicated Sunday at George M. Steinbrenner Field. ...more

March 30, 2009

Baseball fans going to Sunday's Yankees-Pirates spring training game at Steinbrenner Field might want to show up early to catch a dedication ceremony involving dozens of local firefighters. ...more

March 25, 2009