23+ hour, 53+ min ago   (223+ words) Several families have long alleged that a group of extremist religious leaders in Saudi Arabia gained influence in the Saudi government and aided the hijackers. Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were Saudis, but the Saudi government has long denied any involvement…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (865+ words) Frontman Caleb Followill was working on new music last spring and about to join his bandmates on a European tour when he broke his foot playing with his kids one night before bed. “I thought I was in better shape…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (107+ words) Spectrum News NY1 Get the best experience and stay connected to your community with our Spectrum News app. Learn More Looking back at ‘Portraits of Grief’ series ahead of 9/11 anniversary Recently, Wendell Jamieson, who was the metro editor at The…...

3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (380+ words) As the skyline in Lower Manhattan changed during the reconstruction following the 9/11 terror attacks, the neighborhood around it transformed. Once known as the center of world finance, it’s changed into more of a residential community and tech hub. Carl Weisbrod,…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago   (114+ words) Friday marks 25 years since the Sept. 11 terror attacks. Amid the death and destruction that day, the FDNY and other first responders personified the bravery and courage that came to define New York. Approximately 343 FDNY members died at the World Trade…...

4+ day, 11+ hour ago   (322+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy was in Canada on Thursday for talks with Prime Minister Mark Carney, his latest international trip aimed at locking in future support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Ukraine is under pressure from Russia’s air war,…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (607+ words) Former WSJ reporter Selina Cheng, also chairperson of the trade union Hong Kong Journalists Association, launched a private prosecution against Dow Jones Publishing Co. (Asia) Inc. after losing her job in July 2024. Hong Kong, once considered a bastion of press…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (379+ words) Japan deployed 300 crew members, landing ship JS Kunisaki and three CH-47 helicopters, which arrived in Kalimantan on the island of Borneo. The mission in Indonesia marked the first known overseas firefighting operation carried out by the Japan Self-Defense Forces, or…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (441+ words) The Ralph Lauren womenswear brand is a love letter to the designer’s wife of more than 60 years. Ricky Lauren, his lifelong muse, is present in each of the designer’s collections. At the designer’s New York Fashion Week show, Ricky Lauren…...

5+ day, 9+ min ago   (478+ words) In June, Carmen Robles asked middle schoolers to debate the decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during World War II, actions that killed hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians. “That’s you and I,” she explained to her…...