Lawyers

• White House to Veto Bill Allowing 9/11 Victims To Sue Saudi Government

  A bipartisan bill that allows families victimized by the 9/11 terrorist attacks to sue Saudi Arabia ran into sharp setbacks, as the White House threatened a veto and a GOP senator privately sought to block the measure.

• Republican candidates Bush and Trump clash over 9/11 remarks

  Republican presidential candidate Jeb Bush transitioned from defense to offense on Sunday after criticism from rival Donald Trump that his brother, former President George W. Bush, carried some blame for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.

• Pentagon says security at bases in U.S. highest in four years

  The U.S. military has ordered security at its bases around the United States to the highest level in nearly four years, Army Colonel Steve Warren, a Pentagon spokesman, said on Friday.

• United, American owe World Trade Center developer billions: lawyer

  The developer rebuilding the World Trade Center in New York told a federal appeals court on Wednesday that he is entitled to recoup billions of dollars from two airline companies, even though he has already collected $4 billion in insurance money for the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks that destroyed the site.

• U.S. Supreme Court rejects September 11 environmental appeal

  The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to revive a New York real estate developer’s lawsuit against the leaseholder of the destroyed World Trade Center and two airlines seeking environmental cleanup costs related to the Sept. 11, 2001 hijacked airliner attacks.

• Flag that flew over U.S. Capitol on 9/11 destroyed in memorial fire

  The flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on Sept. 11, 2001, was destroyed in a fire at a 9/11 memorial complex in Pennsylvania, authorities said Saturday.

• Obama leads U.S. in remembrance of September 11 victims

  Led by President Barack Obama, Americans commemorated the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks on Thursday by observing moments of silence for the thousands killed that day at New York City's World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field.

• With World Trade site largely rebuilt, New York marks September 11

  Until a few months ago, the part of New York City where crowds will gather on Thursday morning to mark the 13th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks on the United States had been mostly fenced off to the public.

• Sifting of WTC Debris: 11 Years On, New York City Will Examine Through Rubble, Prompting Reactions From Victims' Families

  The New York City medical examiner said it has started sifting construction debris from the World Trade Center site in an effort to find any human remains from the 9/11 terrorist attacks where over 2,750 people died. Thus far, 1,634 have been identified. The work began Monday, and is expected to continue for about 10 Weeks on Staten Island.