Twenty-five years after September 11, Americans reflect on attack that changed a nation

September 11, 2026 11:13 PM

Twenty-five years after September 11, Americans reflect on attack that changed a nation

Americans marked the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks on Friday with sorrow and somber reflection, honoring the nearly 3,000 people killed when hijacked planes slammed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field in a shocking attack that reverberates to this day. In New York, family members of the victims, many carrying pictures of their loved ones, joined Vice President JD Vance and four former U.S. presidents at Ground Zero in Lower Manhattan. The ceremony b...

President Trump, First Lady Melania attend 24th anniversary of 9/11 attack

September 11, 2025 9:32 PM

President Trump, First Lady Melania attend 24th anniversary of 9/11 attack

US President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump on Thursday attended a solemn ceremony at the Pentagon to mark the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, which claimed 2,977 lives. The attacks occurred after four hijacked planes struck key locations in the United States — two hitting the World Trade Center in New York, one crashing into the Pentagon, and another downed in a field in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. At Ground Zero in New York, the annual tradition of r...