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It took less than one minute from the time a second plane struck the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, for Fox News anchor Jon Scott to utter the name of Usama bin Laden on air. Scott’s chilling, eerie intuition before the towers collapsed seems remarkable two decades later – while the Al Qaeda founder has been known as the terrorist who masterminded the attacks for years, many Americans didn’t even know who bin Laden was at the time. "I still remember the events of that day so vividly. It seems like it happened, you know, a couple of...

A Florida man convicted in one of a series of suspected killings that became known as the “Hog Trail Murders” in the 1990s was put to death Thursday, becoming the state’s 15th person executed this year. Daniel Owen Conahan Jr., 72, was pronounced dead at 6:12 p.m. after receiving a three-drug lethal injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He had been sentenced to die for the 1996 kidnapping and strangling of Richard Allen Montgomery, whose mutilated body was found in a wooded southwest Florida area where authorities found the remains of at least six people over a three-year span....

On September 12, just one day after the 25th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) will convene its annual conference, CAIRCon, in Washington, D.C. The notable timing has brought renewed attention onto CAIR itself. The organization has faced years of controversy over its history and affiliations, including terrorism-related designations or restrictions in Texas, Florida, and the United Arab Emirates that have raised questions about CAIR’s support for organizations such as Hamas, and its leaders’ praise for antisemitic events such as October 7. Its continued partnership with academic figures under scrutiny for antisemitism, such...

The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape US Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody. The case dates back to 2018 when Judge Shelley Joseph was accused of colluding with the immigrant’s attorney and a court officer to allow him to escape out a back door of the courthouse after a hearing on charges that included drug possession. The decision by the Supreme Judicial Court follows a recommendation for the reprimand by a hearing officer for the Commission on Judicial Conduct. It concluded that...

A few months after 9/11, freeper Starrgaizr took it upon himself/herself to collect the links to the many threads that were posted on this site on that day, from the first post about the first plane that crashed into the World Trade Center, on through into the night.Here are the Free Republic threads from September 11, 2001.Some of you may recognize many of the names on these posts. They are part of real world history, frozen in cyberspace and time, a memorial to what happened on that day as we saw it on this site.

His push to rebuild the Twin Towers — and the Freedom Tower design he never got credit for. “This country is different today, and it’s going to be different than it ever was for many years to come.” --Donald Trump, Sept. 11, 2001. A lot has been made about the special occasions President Trump has presided over during this term: America 250, the FIFA World Cup, and the ensuing Summer Olympics coming to Los Angeles in 2028. However, another important, albeit more somber, event Trump will preside over is the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Any ordinary native...

I was in New York in the spring of 2002, as I often was then, representing National Right to Life as a registered NGO at the United Nations. On a day off from fighting the death cult at the UN, a group of us went down to Ground Zero. The ruins, the destruction, the death- it was overwhelming. I’m glad I went, but I did not go back for another 21 years. I had friends visiting in New York in the Fall of 2023, and one of their must-sees was, of course, a visit to Ground Zero. I went for...

A Minnesota State Fairgoer was savagely attacked by a group of “young men” who fractured his jaw in multiple places — turning his night out with friends into a “hellish nightmare,” his fianceé claimed. Sammy Kimbrough, 45, was left in critical condition and needed emergency reconstructive surgery Saturday night after the brutal assault that knocked him unconscious and left him bloodied at the annual event in St. Paul, Minn. “Last night, Sammy was brutally assaulted by a group of young men in a completely senseless act of violence,” Kimbrough’s fianceé Heather Hoffman wrote on Facebook Sunday. “Anyone who knows Sammy...

I have been a member of Free Republic since February 20, 1998, and from day one I began working on my profile page. As of today it is almost where I want it to be. Yet, the one part that stands out is my personal tribute to the memory of September 11, 2001. In this memory are many, many images from that day, and some which followed. After the images is a list of the names (listed in groups alphabetically) of each and every person who died that day in New York City, the Pentagon, and in the field of...

September 11, 2001, was just an ordinary Tuesday. That morning at around 8:30 a.m. on the East Coast, most people were either at work or on their commute. Kids were settling in at school. Whether the TV or radio news was background chatter or the focus, suddenly there were interruptions announcing that at 8:46 a.m. an American Airlines Boeing 767 (with 20,000 gallons of jet fuel) had crashed into New York City’s World Trade Center’s North Tower. The jet hit between the 93rd and 99th floors of the 110-story skyscraper. Hundreds of people were instantly killed, and others were trapped...

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Viewer discretion advised: this material contains distressing real-world events. If you are studying aviation history, CVR analysis, or the events of 9/11, this animation aims to provide an accurate and respectful reference. The transcript is shown for historical, educational, and documentary purposes, helping viewers understand how the situation unfolded and how passengers and crew responded during the hijacking. Spelling and phrasing have been kept as close as possible to the original investigative sources, with only minimal formatting for readability.

Today is a serious and somber day , the 25th Anniversary of the most evil attack on America since Pearl Harbor. I debated with myself if I should post another silly thread today. I decided I'm not going to let America's worst enemy ruin a fine tradition. So today's silly theme is Alien Invasion.

Henry Hyde had the rare gift of making a grave argument without becoming a grave man. He could thunder on the House floor and charm a room with humor. When Congressman Hyde spoke about unborn children, he did it with a tenderness that never sounded rehearsed. He was brilliant, warm, funny, stubborn when he needed to be, and absolutely clear about why he had come to Washington. He came to defend life. As we prepare to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his Hyde Amendment, the proper tribute is not praise alone, but a clear account of the man who forced...

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Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced today the cancellation of all remaining shows on their 2026 tour. In a statement earlier today through management, we learn… “It is with great regret that Alison Krauss & Union Station have announced the cancellation of our upcoming tour dates. After consulting with medical professionals, Alison has been advised to take a period of vocal rest to ensure a full and healthy recovery

Chicago’s low physical exposure to coastal climate disasters like hurricanes and adaptation to weather risks contributed to its high rank. This doesn’t mean things will be good here, one expert said — they’ll just be “less bad” than other places. CHICAGO — Chicago faces lower risks from climate change — and is better prepared to handle hostile impacts from changing weather patterns — than any other city, a report assessing the resiliency of the world’s major cities found. AlphaGeo, a Singapore-based artificial intelligence company that forecasts geographical risks, graded the adaptiveness of 72 of the largest cities around the...

Des Plaines police said the 21-year-old man fatally shot by police Wednesday afternoon was "armed with an electric hedge trimmer." Police said officers responded just after 2:30 p.m. Wednesday to the 2000-block of East Touhy Avenue for a report of a domestic disturbance. It was reported that a man, later identified as Ayham Babidi, was acting violently and breaking windows at a home. The first arriving officer stopped near the home and encountered Babidi in the front yard with the hedge trimmer. "The subject immediately began approaching the officer brandishing the electric hedge trimmer in a threatening manner," police said....

Overton@overton_news·1hThis might go down as the best speech of the entire convention.RFK Jr. brought the American Airlines Center to its feet with one of the most honest realizations about President Trump.The audience couldn’t stop cheering the moment they heard it.KENNEDY: “The day that President Trump was shot in Butler, Pennsylvania, within three hours of his shooting he called me and asked me for a meeting.”“And during the series of talks that followed, I realized that everything that I had heard about President Trump and everything I believed about him, from the mainstream media, was a lie!”“Everything!”[Whole place erupts]Bobby brought the...