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9/11 attacks still reverberate as US marks 21st anniversary The attacks have cast a long shadow into the personal lives of thousands of people who survived, responded or lost loved ones, friends and colleagues. Read more >

Biden honors 9/11 victims, vows commitment to thwart terror Sunday's ceremony occurred a little more than a year after President Joe Biden ended the long and costly war in Afghanistan that the U.S. and allies launched in response to the terror attacks. Read more >

Current and former military leaders call for Space National Guard, express frustration with lawmaker opposition Current and former leaders in the National Guard believe lawmakers’ denial of a reserve group under the U.S. Space Force is undermining the new branch’s mission. Read more >   Okinawa reelects governor who opposes US troop presence Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki, who is backed by opposition parties, was certain to win his second four-year term, according to exit polls by major Japanese media. Read more >   Russia hits power stations after Ukraine counteroffensive Russia attacked power stations and other infrastructure Sunday, causing widespread outages across Ukraine as Kyiv's forces pressed a swift counteroffensive. Read more >

Families of 9/11 victims sue Saudi Arabia The families want to expose how 19 al-Qaida hijackers — 15 of them Saudi nationals — crashed four jets, killing nearly 3,000 in one day, got financial help. They are suing Saudi Arabia to force some type of admission. Read more >   Queen Elizabeth II's coffin takes long road through Scotland The procession was a huge event for Scotland as the U.K. takes days to mourn its longest-reigning monarch, the only one most Britons have ever known. Read more >   White House alarm rises over Europe as Putin threatens energy supply While White House aides do not believe a recession in Europe would necessarily cause one here, a complete shutdown of Russian oil exports would seriously harm the U.S. economy. Read more >   Families of victims of Air Force crash in Washington state 60 years ago return to site seeking peace The crash of Mourn 79 remains the deadliest aviation crash in Spokane County, Washington, history, yet there are no obvious visual clues guiding potential visitors to this logged expanse where metal met mountain. Read more >   First and only responders: Ukrainian firefighters at the front Firefighters are generally considered noncombatants under the rules of war, but departments are fully engulfed by the battle for Ukraine. Read more >   Alabama veteran saves 2 women from burning house A southeast Alabama man says he was just following an instinct to do the right thing when he saved two women from a burning home. Read more >

 

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