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Bound by loss, split on justice: 9/11 families reflect 24 years later

Elizabeth Miller and Brett Eagleson both lost their fathers on September 11, 2001. On the 24th anniversary of the day, they remain divided on how justice should be done.

Eleven-year-old Ty Waters channels the energy of Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder and others on his debut album, <em>Only Human.</em>

At Just 11 Years Old, Ty Waters Is Already Building His Pop Legacy

On his debut album Only Human, the young pop artist channels the energy of legends like Michael Jackson in more ways than one.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged 9/11 mastermind, is seen shortly after his capture during a raid in Pakistan in March 2003 in this photo obtained by The Associated Press. The man accused of being the main plotter in al-Qaeda's Sept. 11, 2001 attacks has agreed to plead guilty, The Defense Department said Wednesday.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, accused as the main plotter of 9/11, agrees to plead guilty

Mohammed and two accomplices agreed to plead guilty in exchange for sentences of up to life in prison rather than face a death-penalty trial.

Powder methamphetamine packaged in foil for an illegal street sale. Across the U.S., more and more opioid users report using methamphetamine as well as opioids — up from 19% in 2011 to 34% in 2017, according to one study.

Leader of SWFL drug ring given 11 year-plus federal prison sentence

Genaro Deleon, III, 45, of Lehigh Acres, will serve 11 years and three months in federal prison on conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine charges, joining several other members of his family already sentenced in the same offense in the case.

Defense Department reaches plea agreement with 3 of the men charged in 9/11 attacks

The U.S. Defense Department has reached a plea agreement with three of the five men charged in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks, including alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammad.

Guantánamo plea deals for accused 9/11 plotters are halted by federal appeals court

In a highly unusual legal move, the Justice Department has asked a federal appeals court to stop alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammad from pleading guilty this Friday at Guantánamo-- even though two U.S. military courts have already rejected the Defense Secretary's attempt to block KSM's plea.

Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew, speaking at a conference in Washington, D.C., last month, says the pact announced Thursday will hold countries that want to manipulate their currencies accountable.

U.S. And 11 Other Countries Sign Pact Promising To End Currency Manipulation

The pact would require countries to turn over data about their foreign exchange policies on a regular basis.

FILE - In this April 14, 2020 file photo, Sam Hazen, CEO of HCA Healthcare, speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, in Washington. HCA Healthcare’s second-quarter profit jumped past analyst expectations as patients returned to operating tables and hospital rooms after staying away last year at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nation’s largest publicly traded hospital chain hiked its 2021 forecast on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 after a quarter in which it saw admissions at established locations climb nearly 27% when counting both in-patient and out-patient care. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

HCA Healthcare data breach may affect 11M patients in 20 states

Medical giant HCA Healthcare, which operates 180 hospitals in the U.S. and Britain, says the personal data of about 11 million patients in 20 states may have been stolen in a data breach.Samples of the data, including addresses, phone numbers, emails and birth dates, were posted to an online forum popular with cybercrooks by a hacker trying to sell them.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, seen at the Capitol on Feb. 11, has called for an independent commission to investigate the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection.

Nancy Pelosi Announces Plans For 9/11-Style Commission To Study Capitol Attack

The House speaker calls for establishing an independent panel to investigate "the facts and causes" related to the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. And she says more money is needed to boost security.

A Look At All 11 School Shootings That Took Place In The First 23 Days Of 2018

The New York Times reported that Tuesday's school shooting in Kentucky was the eleventh shooting on school property in 2018 — just 23 days into the year. NPR takes a look at the other 10.

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