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kuzma/iStock FILE (NEW YORK) — Hours before the 20th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, pretrial proceedings in the case against the five accused orchestrators started and ended on

Kuzma/iStock (OSHKOSH, Wisc.) — Anissa Weier, one of the two 12-year-old girls who said they attacked a friend to please the fictional character “Slender Man,” will be released

Halfpoint/iStock (NEW YORK) — The United States is facing a COVID-19 surge this summer as the more contagious delta variant spreads. More than 655,000 Americans have died from COVID-19 while

Orjan F. Ellingvag/Corbis via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The sky was clear and blue. The gray towers stood, both guarding and welcoming, at the gateway to the nation. Out of nowhere came the

Courtesy Vaughn Allex (WASHINGTON) — Vaughn Allex will never forget the faces of two of the 9/11 hijackers. He looked them in the eye that morning and asked who packed their luggage. Allex

ABC (NEW YORK) — As the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks were unfolding, then-Air Force Lt. Heather Penney was given a mission to intercept hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it reached

Emily Elconin/Bloomberg via Getty Images (MILWAUKEE) — Milwaukee Public Schools, the largest school district in Wisconsin, will give $100 to students who get the COVID-19 vaccine. The

Estifanos Family (NEW YORK) — A friend of the family of a 6-year-old girl who died tragically at a Colorado amusement park is speaking out. “This is a parent’s worst nightmare and

kali9/iStock (HOUSTON) — A 1-year-old girl has died after being left in a hot car all day in the Houston area, authorities said. On Thursday morning, the baby’s mother drove three

traveler1116/iStock (WASHINGTON) — Fencing outside U.S. Capitol is expected to return ahead of the “Justice for J6” rally, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to ABC