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Moussaoui trial revisited on the eve of Sept. 11 anniversary 09/09/2021 05:44pm • FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Zacarias Moussaoui remains the only person ever convicted in a U.S. court in connection with the Sept. 11 attacks. A behind-the-scenes look at the trial Thursday from its lead participants demonstrated how hard it was to bring it to justice. Rob Spencer, the lead prosec Vignettes: Service academy athletes recall Sept. 11 09/09/2021 03:49pm • That September day 20 years ago struck an emotional chord, still does for Chad Jenkins, then a senior quarterback at Army. “It was utter shock,” Jenkins said. “I remember also having a feeling of adrenaline pumping through the veins trying to recognize the magnitude of the event at that tim 'Life just changed': Academy players, ex-coach recall 9/11 09/09/2021 03:48pm • On a clear day, the New York skyline is visible from the top of Army’s Michie Stadium at West Point. So after the second plane hit the World Trade Center, former Black Knights coach Todd Berry ran to the top. Some of his staff members, too. To watch in horror. In fear. In disbelief. The a Giants and Broncos looking to rebound from poor 2020 seasons 09/09/2021 12:36pm • DENVER (5-11) at N.Y. GIANTS (6-10) Sunday, 4:25 p.m. EDT, Fox OPENING LINE: Denver by 1, according to FanDuel SportsBook SERIES RECORD: Giants lead 7-6 LAST MEETING: Giants beat Broncos 23-10 on Oct. 15, 2017 in Denver BRONCOS OFFENSE: OVERALL (23), RUSH (13), PASS (26), SCORING (28). BRONCOS DEFE Nebraska will play another 'guessing game' against Buffalo 09/09/2021 11:58am • LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska goes into its game against Buffalo on Saturday in a situation similar to two weeks ago. The Bulls (1-0) have a new coaching staff, and even though they've put one game on film, the Cornhuskers (1-1) can't be sure what they prepare for will be what they actually see. N Ground zero rebuilding still unfinished, 20 years later 09/09/2021 11:53am • NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after its destruction in the Sept. 11 attacks, the work to rebuild the World Trade Center complex remains incomplete. Two planned skyscrapers, a performing arts center and a church are still unfinished at the site, which plays host Saturday to the annual ceremony honori Subdued 9/11 remembrances reflect Boston's invisible scars 09/09/2021 10:39am • BOSTON (AP) — Tucked in a grove of ginkgo trees, a glass cube at Logan International Airport pays tribute to those lost aboard the two jetliners that took off from Boston and were hijacked by terrorists who flew them into the World Trade Center towers. But it’s mostly silent homage. The memorial NSO performs 'Concert of Remembrance' at Kennedy Center for victims of 9/11, COVID-19 09/09/2021 10:35am • This weekend marks the 20th anniversary of one of the most tragic days in U.S. history. The National Symphony Orchestra performs a "Concert of Remembrance" at the Kennedy Center at 7:30 p.m. Friday, remembering all of the lives lost on that day 20 years ago, as well as the lives lost during t Smithsonian seeking Sept. 11 stories from public for archival record 09/09/2021 07:19am • The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is collecting stories, experiences and memories of the Sept. 11 attacks for an archive as the tragedy nears its 20th anniversary. Through its digital storytelling initiative "September 11: Stories of a Changed World," the Smithsonian seeks to Navy, Air Force will compete Saturday with their eyes on the future 09/09/2021 04:57am • Military academy football works on multiple levels. The three schools compete annually for the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy — Army is the defending champ — on fields ranging from Annapolis, to West Point, to Colorado Springs, in addition to wherever Army-Navy is held (usually Philadelphia, but Before smartphones and social media: How WTOP covered Sept. 11, 2001 09/09/2021 04:14am • Reporters covering the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks told the world the who, what, where, when, how, while searching for the why — those basics haven't changed. But thinking back on how the WTOP news team and I covered the attack on the Pentagon, the ways we got the news, and got it to our audience, h Pentagon chief: al-Qaida may seek comeback in Afghanistan 09/09/2021 03:03am • KUWAIT CITY (AP) — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Thursday the al-Qaida extremist group that used Afghanistan as a staging base to attack United States 20 years ago may attempt to regenerate there following an American withdrawal that has left the Taliban in power. Austin spoke to a smal From election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow 09/09/2021 12:30am • Korey Rowe served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan and returned to the U.S. in 2004 traumatized and disillusioned. His experiences overseas and nagging questions about Sept. 11, 2001 convinced him America's leaders were lying about what happened that day and the wars that followed. The result was “Lo Today in History 09/09/2021 12:00am • Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 9, the 252nd day of 2021. There are 113 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Sept. 9, 1850, California became the 31st state of the union. On this date: In 1776, the second Continental Congress made the term “United States” offi Former President Trump to serve as boxing commentator 09/08/2021 05:11pm • Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to provide commentary from ringside Saturday for an exhibition boxing card headlined by 58-year-old former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield. Trump will be joined by his son, Donald Jr., in Hollywood, Florida, for the alternate feed for the four-bout c