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Searchers Find Remains of 50 People, Officials Say
Searchers have opened pockets of debris that contained the remains of 50 people, officials said yesterday.
Four Days That Transformed a President, a Presidency and a Nation, for All Time
The Bush response to the attacks.
A Hub for Hijackers Found in New Jersey
A Patterson apartment has been identified as a hub for those who planned the suicide missions.
British Detail bin Laden's Link to U.S. Attacks
In the days before the attacks, Osama bin Laden indicated that he was "about to launch a major attack on America," according to a British government document.
Pentagon Activates First Wave of Guardsmen and Reservists
The Pentagon began activating thousands of National Guard and Reserve troops.
In Washington, an Attack on a Symbol of American Power
An airliner crashed into the Pentagon today about an hour after the conflagration began at the World Trade Center.
Stress From Attacks Will Chase Some Into the Depths of Their Minds, and Stay
For some, the ultimate legacy of last week's events will be memories that gradually turn malignant.
Sounds of an Escape From the 71st Floor
Omar Rivera and his guide dog escaped unharmed from the 71st-floor office.
Unusual Security Measures Surround Presidential Visit
Bush arrived in New York City today and received an emotional reception from rescue workers at the devastated site of the World Trade Center.
I.S.P.'s Curb Terrorist Postings and an Anti-Islamic Backlash
For Internet service companies, the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks has meant new scrutiny of the material that their online users can view and post.
A Pledge of Support in a U.S. War Against Terrorists
Pakistan has promised to "cooperate fully" with the United States.
Hopes Are Raised, and Dashed, About Rescue of Firefighters
Hopes turned out to be false, based on mistaken reports.
Buildings Burn and Fall as Onlookers Search for Elusive Safety
The mighty towers were reduced to nothing.
U.S. Identified Some Elements of Hijack Plot in Advance
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said today that his department knew elements of the threat to aviation before last week's terrorist attacks but could not have pieced them together to avert the plot.
Lawmakers Approve $40 Billion in Emergency Aid
Congress unanimously approved a $40 billion emergency aid package for relief and counter-terrorism measures.
In New York, It's Too Soon for Cheering
New York City and the rest of the nation were in no mood to watch any sporting events this weekend.
Europe Moves Against Those Tied to Attacks
The pursuit of the network behind the terrorist attacks in the United States spread across Europe.
An Unimaginable Emergency Put Communications to the Test
The telecommunications system in the country and particularly in New York had experienced what was probably the biggest test ever.
Suspects in Hijackings Exploited Loopholes in Immigration Policy
How the hikackers obtained entry into the country.
Holy Warriors Escalate an Old War on a New Front
The culmination of a decade-long holy war against the United States that is escalating methodically in ambition, planning and execution.
Learning Where Suspects Studied Is 'Trickier Than It Sounds'
One of several flight schools that may have unwittingly trained some of the men suspected of involvement in this week's terrorist attacks.
A Pause to Ponder Washington's Tough Talk
European allies are showing signs of backpedaling.
Thinkers Face the Limits of a Just War
It is in times like these that moral philosophers, theologians and others who study the ethics of modern warfare begin to worry.
Defense Department Says 126 Are Missing, Raising Total of Crash Victims to 190
The Pentagon announced today that 126 service members and civilians were missing and, officials said, presumed dead, raising the death toll from Tuesday's terrorist attack near Washington to 190.
Taliban Reject Pakistan's Call for bin Laden
Afghanistan rebuffed an American demand that the Taliban government immediately and unconditionally surrender Osama bin Laden.
War Against Terror Tests Fragile Relations With U.S.
Saudi Arabia's track record in previous terrorism investigations has been one of keeping its distance from the United States.
Crop-Dusting Planes Grounded in F.B.I. Probe
The federal government grounded crop-dusting planes around the country for today, a move stemming from the continuing terrorism investigation.
Possible Guide for Hijackers Found, Ashcroft Says
An Arabic language document belonging to the hijackers appears to be a spiritual and practical guide to preparing for their attacks.
Renting Wheels and Riding Rails as Skies Stay Off Limits
Federal authorities said today that most planes would remain grounded until extra security measures could be put in place.
Yes, New York Will Prosper Again, but It Needs More Than Moral Support
Before the city and the region recover from last week's terrorist assault, they are destined to go through a tough time.
All of a Sudden, a Jittery Nation of Checkpoints
A swell of homeland defense not seen since World War II rose across the nation.
President, in New York, Offers Resolute Vows Atop the Rubble
Bush met mud-streaked rescue workers and inspected the smoking mountain of rubble that had been the proud World Trade Center.
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Bush Warns That Coming Conflict Will Not Be Short
President Bush told the American military today to get ready for a long war against terrorism, and vowed to "do what it takes to win."
Entombed for a Day, Then Found
John McLoughlin, a 21-year veteran of the Port Authority police, was pulled alive from the mountains of rubble.
U.S. Demands Arab Countries 'Choose Sides'
State Department official today met with 15 Arab representatives and gave them a stark choice: either declare their nations members of an international coalition against terrorism, or risk being isolated in a growing global conflict.
Driven Underground, Officials Stay on the Job
A morning of terrorist attacks forced top officials and a quarter-million federal workers out of their offices.
Thousands Feared Dead as World Trade Center Is Toppled
Hijackers flew jetliners into both towers of the World Trade Center and, less than an hour later, into the Pentagon.
U.S. Identifies 19 Hijacking Suspects
The Justice Department today released the names of 19 individuals it believes were the hijackers.
Conflicting Visions of How to Rebuild Lower Manhattan
City, state and federal officials are jockeying over who should control the rebirth of Lower Manhattan.
Trauma, Felt Directly or Not, Takes a Psychic Toll
Jittery nerves of New Yorkers.
F.B.I. Says 10 Detained Men Have Been Freed in New York
All but one of the people taken into custody on Thursday at Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports have been released.
NATO Says U.S. Has Proof Against bin Laden Group
NATO said today that the United States had provided "clear and compelling proof" that Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization was behind the attacks.
Tape Reveals Wild Struggle on Flight 93
A desperate struggle took place aboard the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania.
Bush Advisers Split on Scope of Retaliation
The Bush administration is struggling with its first high-level quarrels over the scope and timing of its military response.
Waging War in Afghanistan Could Rattle Region
Military strikes could create a dangerous political vacuum in the region, government officials and analysts fear.
At 8:48, Two 'Normal Guys' Are Transformed
Two person's roles in responding to the attack.
Billions Promised by U.S. as Carriers' Layoffs Mount
The airline industry won assurances of billions of dollars in financial help today from Congress and the Bush administration.
Flights Are Cleared to Resume, but the Skies Remain Largely Empty
The skies slowly opened up again today.
Bush to Come to New York When Rescue Effort Eases
White House officials said today that President Bush would visit New York City "at the first opportunity," but that he did not want to hamper rescue operations under way in Lower Manhattan.
F.B.I. Holds Men Traveling With Knives
Two men with box cutters, hair dye and a large amount of cash who were seized by federal authorities on an Amtrak train.
A Ground Zero Diary: 12 Days of Fire, Fear and Grit
A narrative of recent events.
Canada Miffed at Bush Omission
Canada never got a mention in President Bush's speech on Thursday night.
Rational and Irrational Fears Combine in Terrorism's Wake
The continents of safety and danger seemed forever shifted.
Arafat Angrily Insists Palestinians Didn't Rejoice
Arafat angrily rejected tonight any suggestion that Palestinians had rejoiced over the terrorist attack.
U.S. Failed to Act on Warnings in '98 of a Plane Attack
The United States intelligence community was told in 1998 that Arab terrorists were planning to fly a bomb-laden plane into the World Trade Center, but the F.B.I. and the Federal Aviation Administration did not take the threat seriously, a Congressional i
Pentagon Outlines Needs for Fighting Terrorism
The Pentagon is describing what it needs.
Recovered Recorder May Give Clues of a Struggle for Control
Investigators today unearthed the data recorder from United Airlines Flight 93.
For Many, Sorrow Turns to Anger and Talk of Vengeance
More than a few Americans are beginning to obsess about how to get even.
Bush Labels Aerial Terrorist Attacks 'Acts of War'
Bush declared today that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were "acts of war."
2 Planes Crash Into World Trade Center
Article on the crash on the World Trade Center, with eyewitness accounts and information on travel.
As Hard Hats Volunteer in Rubble, City's Building Boom Falls Into Doubt
Construction in Midtown Manhattan has been stalled.
Call by bin Laden Before Attacks Is Reported
Osama bin Laden telephoned his mother in Syria the day before the terrorist attacks to tell her "something big" was imminent, a senior foreign official said tonight.
Nation Plunges Into Fight With Enemy Hard to Identify
Today's attacks plunged the nation into a warlike struggle against an enemy that will be hard to identify with certainty and hard to punish with precision.
New York Requests $54 Billion Package
Pataki and Giuliani announced an ambitious plan, asking the federal government to provide $54 billion worth of incentives, tax breaks and direct subsidies.
Hospital Treks, Fliers and the Cry: Have You Seen . . . ?
Searching for loved ones.
As Rescue Work Continues, Flight Recorders Are Found in Pentagon Rubble
Search and rescue teams uncovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.
Joint The Evacuation That Kept a Horrible Toll From Climbing Higher
Thousands were evacuated safely before both of the buildings collapsed.
F.B.I. Traces Path of 5 in New England
Investigators began trying today to piece together the path of a clutch of terrorists who hijacked two jetliners.
In Europe, Some Say the Attacks Stemmed From American Failings
A debate has begun over whether the inconsistencies of American foreign policy mean that resentment of the United States is inevitable.
Taliban Calls for Talks With U.S.; White House Rebuffs Offer
The leader of Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed a willingness today to talk with the United States about Osama bin Laden. In Washington, the Bush administration brushed aside the Taliban leader's rhetorical offer.
Pentagon Tracked Deadly Jet but Found No Way to Stop It
Military officials in a command center on the east side of the building were urgently talking to law enforcement and air traffic control officials about what to do.
Officials Say 2 More Jets May Have Been in the Plot
Terrorists might have plotted to commandeer two more commercial flights.
Blasts Deal Blow to Northeast Phone Services
The explosions in Manhattan and Washington prompted significant disruptions in telephone service in the Northeast region.
A Somber Bush Says Terrorism Cannot Prevail
President Bush vowed tonight to retaliate against those responsible for today's attacks.
Reaction From Around the World
A list of statements made by foreign dignitaries.
F.A.A. Announces Stricter Rules; Knives No Longer Allowed
Far stricter security guidelines for airports nationwide.
Europe Moves To Toughen Laws to Fight Terrorism
The European Commission proposed drastic changes today in European law enforcement.
Prepare for Casualties, Bush Says, While Asking Support of Nation
President Bush demanded that Afghanistan's leaders immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States.
$2.4 Billion in Losses Are Detailed in Report
The attack cost the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey nearly $1.3 billion in damage and will cost $1.1 billion more in enhanced security measures.
Officials Say Number of Those Still Missing May Be Overstated
The number of people listed as missing and feared lost could fall significantly.
Controllers Say Flow of Information on Hijacked Planes' Course Was Slow and Uneven
The controllers assigned to United Airlines Flight 175 on Tuesday suspected that it had been hijacked.
Debating Whether New Agency Can Command, or Just Link Commanders
At the heart of the debate is whether Tom Ridge will simply coordinate the efforts of these agencies or actually command them.
After Shining Decade, City Dwellers Reassess Face of Their Reality
The damage caused to the self-esteem of a city that has been riding an eight-year high is only beginning to come into focus.
Need for Emotional Counseling Is Expected to Rise
Psychiatric services are in demand.
A City of Quiet: Nothing Is Same One Day After
New York woke up to another day yesterday, but it wasn't another day.
20 Days Later, an Invisible Reminder Lingers
After the terrorist attack, everyone in Lower Manhattan seemed to smell something. Nearly three weeks later, the smell still lingers.
Truckload of Body Bags Hints at the Magnitude of a Grisly Task Ahead
New York is about to undertake the largest number of post-mortem examinations in the annals of forensic medicine.
Companies Pledge $100 Million in Relief
The nation's largest corporations have pledged more than $100 million to relief efforts.
Attack Investigation Runs Through Utah and Its Brigade of Language Experts
Members of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, an elite group of linguists, are trying to translate thousands of hours of interceptions.
Man Traveled Across U.S. in His Quest to Be a Pilot
Profile of one of the suspected pilots.
Investigation of the Conspirators' Largely Quiet Lives Centers on a German University
A small technical university on the southern edge of a wealthy port city unknowingly harbored a cell of Islamic fundamentalists.
U.S. Looks to Help Airlines Left Reeling After Attacks
The Bush administration began preparing a relief package for the airline industry
Cardinal Egan Leads Prayers for Victims, and Applause for Rescuers
Cardinal Edward M. Egan yesterday deplored the "faceless criminals" who attacked the World Trade Center.
Unified State Legislators Pass Tougher Anti-Terrorism Laws
The State Legislature approved a package of new antiterrorism measures today.
New Attitude On Security At Airports
For air travelers and flight crews, there seems to be no such thing as an overreaction.
Famous Faces With Pull Get Into Disaster Zone
Many celebrities have wanted to visit ground zero, the epicenter of the World Trade Center disaster.
One Section of Tower Site Is Reopened, but Few Come
Signs of life came back to the towers and pavement of Manhattan's financial district.
U.S. to Publish Terror Evidence on bin Laden
The Bush administration plans to make public evidence linking Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda network to the terror attacks.
U.S. Says Hijackers Lived in the Open With Deadly Secret
For the last several years, a handful of Middle Eastern men made their way to Florida to learn how to fly.
Bush Delivers Message of Retaliation and Tolerance
Bush asked the public to view Arabs and Muslims living in the United States as American patriots.
A New War and Its Scale
No war plan appears to have been agreed on, and officially the Bush administration insists that no options have been excluded.
Officials Begin Examining Wreckage for Data Recorders
Dozens of investigators began today what they said would be a long, arduous effort to reconstruct the final minutes of United Flight 93.
Hauling the Debris, and Darker Burdens
The rescue operation at ground zero has become a job.
A Homegrown Memorial Brings Strangers Together
Union Square has become the site of a vast homegrown memorial and sit-in.
Blair and Chirac Heading to U.S. for Show of Unity
The leaders of France and Britain were preparing to arrive here this week to show solidarity.
Japan's Prime Minister Pledges Support for American Retaliation
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said today that Japan's armed forces would actively support any American reprisals.
U.S. Widens Policy on Detaining Suspects
The Bush administration announced a major expansion of its power to detain immigrants suspected of crimes.
Bin Laden, on Tape, Boasts of Trade Center Attacks
Report of a videotape showing Osama bin Laden laughing and boasting about the attacks.
Group Struggling to Shed Association With Terrorism
Story about Afghanistan Americans coping in the United States.
Some Foresee a Sea Change in Attitudes on Freedoms
Civil liberties advocates are watching with quiet concern.
U.S. Presses Pakistan to Help Pry a Suspected Terrorist From Afghanistan Haven
The terrorist attacks on the United States appear increasingly likely to touch off a moment of reckoning for Pakistan, which has long supported the fundamentalist Taliban militia in Afghanistan.
Bin Laden Operative Is Linked to Suspects
Federal investigators are examining a possible link between the hijackers who crashed into the World Trade Center and operatives for Osama bin Laden.
Victims of Mistaken Identity, Sikhs Pay a Price for Turbans
Sikhs across the country are struggling to explain to an uncomprehending public that despite their turbans and beards, they are not followers of the Taliban.
Fear and Vigilance as Security Plans
Americans are dealing with continued threats.
U.S. Certain That bin Laden Remains Inside Afghanistan
United States intelligence officials said today that they were certain that Osama bin Laden was still in Afghanistan.
A Mundane Itinerary on the Eve of Terror
For their last night on earth, the pair of terrorists stayed at a Comfort Inn on a sterile strip of gas stations and fast-food joints.
Powell Says U.S. Had Signs, but Not Clear Ones, of a Plot
Secretary of State Powell said today that the administration had received a "lot of signs" that terrorists were planning attacks against the United States.
Poll Finds Majority Back Use of Military
Americans are bracing for the United States to go to war.
Department Promotes 168 to Rebuild Officer Ranks
The Fire Department promoted 168 members Sunday, to help replace the officers lost.
Bush Urges Afghans to Rid Their Country of Taliban
President Bush came close to telling the Afghan people today to overthrow the Taliban government.
Many Come to Bear Witness at Ground Zero
They came yesterday in streams of thousands.
A Plane Left Boston and Skimmed Over River and Mountain in a Deadly Detour
An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
City to Create Commission to Oversee Reconstruction
New York City will form a reconstruction commission with extraordinary powers.
There Is Hope in the Pile, But Little Sign of Survivors
Rescue workers spent a frustrating fifth day yesterday removing bodies and body parts from the pile where the World Trade Center once stood.
With No Miracle in the Rubble, Hope Grimly Shifts to Acceptance
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani gently reminded the world that the chance for more survivors was minuscule.
Administration Considers Broader, More Powerful Options for Potential Retaliation
Options under consideration include more powerful, sustained attacks.
Bin Laden Taunts U.S. and Praises Hijackers
Osama bin Laden appeared in a videotape broadcast worldwide in which he taunted the United States and celebrated the terrorist attacks.
Attacks' Impact on Economy of City Estimated at $90 Billion
The attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center could have a $90 billion to $105 billion impact on the economy of New York City.
A Response to This Crisis Couldn't Be Learned in an M.B.A. Class
There is leadership when the world is wrenched by a calamity of unimaginable dimensions.
For the Fire Department, the First Three Farewells
Like more than 300 comrades, they died in Tuesday's collapse of the World Trade Center.
F.B.I. Says More Warrants Issued
More warrants had been issued for material witnesses in last week's terror attacks.
Families Create Pentagon Memorial
Relatives and friends of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Pentagon created a makeshift memorial Saturday near the site of the devastation.
Scarcity of Afghan Targets Leads U.S. to Revise Strategy
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld bluntly acknowledged today that the difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan was leading the Pentagon to develop a broader, more unconventional type of campaign.
U.S. Is Chasing German Leads on Terror Trail
Investigators have not yet identified any knowing accomplices in the United States or uncovered a broad support network that assisted the 19 hijackers.
New Delhi Eager to Join U.S. in Fighting Terror
India has long felt the bitter hurt of terrorist attacks on civilians.
Horror, Alarm and Chaos Grip Downtown Manhattan
In the chaos following the destruction of the World Trade Center, people who had escaped from the giant office buildings ran northward, ghostlike in their coatings of white plaster dust, many crying and shouting.
Watching Events Unfold and Recalling a Painful Time of Terrorism
For many survivors of the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the disaster scenes from Tuesday's hijackings were an overwhelming reminder of the terrorism that remains a scar on the city's psyche.
Authorities Have Learned the Identities of 18 Hijackers, Attorney General Says
Federal authorities have identified 18 men who hijacked the commercial jets used in Tuesday's terror attacks.
Bush Orders Heavy Bombers Near Afghans
President Bush ordered heavy bombers and other aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan today.
A Nation Binds Its Wound in Red, White and Blue
Countless bandages in red, white and blue.
No Middle Ground
The Bush administration today gave the nations of the world a stark choice: stand with us against terrorism, deny safe havens to terrorists or face the certain prospect of death and destruction.
Three Are Held in Detroit After Airport Diagram Is Found
Federal agents searching for a suspected operative of Osama bin Laden have arrested three men in Detroit.
Envisioning the Future in a Fortress New York
What will it take to make this city's public spaces safe from attack?
Aides Say Bush Was One Target of Hijacked Jet
The White House asserted today that Mr. Bush was a target of the terrorists.
Attacks and Harassment of Middle-Eastern Americans Rising
People of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent are increasingly becoming the targets of harassment and violence.
Bush Tries to Steady Economy Jolted by Attack
Bush predicted today that the economy would rebound "in America in the years ahead," but he faces a Congress and Federal Reserve already divided on policy and partisan lines over how to achieve that goal.
U.S. Force vs. Terrorists: From Reactive to Active
New military thinking and bolder tactics are required, allied experts say.
Mood of Sellers and Buyers Reflect the Devastating Events
The gears of the economy began grinding again, though many of the human beings turning the cranks needed comforting.
On Doomed Flight, Passengers Vowed to Perish Fighting
They told the people they loved that they would die fighting.
The Investigation So Far
The investigation has identified 19 hijackers and uncovered much about their preparations and backgrounds.
Groups Could Help Find bin Laden and Assist American Attacks
The Bush administration is backing efforts to build an internal coalition in Afghanistan against Osama bin Laden and his Taliban supporters.
An Unobtrusive Man's Odyssey: Polite Student to Suicide Hijacker
He was diligent. He was polite.
Inquiry Traces Path of Hijacker Tied to Other Anti-U.S. Attacks
One of the suspected hijackers was tied to two previous attacks by Osama bin Laden's terror network.
Lawmakers See Need to Loosen Rules on C.I.A.
America's spy agencies should be allowed to combat terrorism with more aggressive tactics.
Nations Step Up Efforts to Watch Radical Muslim Elements
The terrorist strikes in New York and Washington have mobilized intelligence and police forces.
A Clear Message: 'I Will Not Relent'
Siding with those of his advisers who favor the broadest possible campaign against terrorism, President Bush told Congress, the nation and the world last night that the forthcoming American effort would not cease "until every terrorist group of globa
What Would 'Victory' Mean?
It was certain that America would retaliate, quickly and terribly.
Bush Freezes Assets Linked to Terror Network
President Bush ordered an immediate freeze today of all assets in the United States of suspected Islamic terrorist groups and individuals.
Afghan Clerics Urge bin Laden to Leave; White House Says Unacceptable
The White House said this morning that the clerics' edict "doesn't meet America's requirements."
A Route Out of Washington, Horribly Changed
An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
New Scares and Transit Snags Hamper City's Return to Normal
New York tried to move toward some semblance of normality, but too often it seemed to fail.
Agency Chief Facing Test of a Lifetime on Assistance
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Joe Allbaugh faces what will almost surely be the biggest test of his life.
Huge Obstacles as the Markets Try to Reopen
The New York Stock Exchange insists that somehow, it will open for business at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
A Vow to Erase Terrorist Networks - bin Laden Is Singled Out
The Bush administration today singled out Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant who operates from Afghanistan, as a prime suspect.
Lost-Income Claims May Exceed $10 Billion
Claims by businesses for lost income and relocation expenses may run to more than $10 billion.
More Reserves Called Up; Bush Consults With Putin
By air and sea, American forces moved into position today for the campaign against terrorism.
Agreement on $40 Billion for Aid and a Response
Congressional leaders and the White House agreed early this morning on a $40 billion emergency aid package.
Four People Flown to New York for Questioning in Connection With Attacks
Federal authorities have flown four people to New York City for questioning.
Rumsfeld Asks Call-Up of Reserves, as Many as 50,000
The Secretary of Defense has recommended calling up as many as 50,000 military reservists.
World Leaders List Conditions on Cooperation
The Bush administration confronted its first significant difficulties today in building a broad international coalition.
Slowly, Families Accept the Ruins as Burial Ground
A sad and inevitable change has swept across the acres of devastation between Liberty and Vesey Streets.
Investigators Explore Boundaries of Everything the Law Allows
Law enforcement officials have extensive powers to detain people when investigating attacks on the country.
As F.B.I. Tracks Hijackers, bin Laden Tie Is Cited
The hijackers were followers of Osama bin Laden, federal authorities said today.
Justice Dept. Identifies 19 Men as Suspected Hijackers
Justice Department officials today disclosed the names of 19 men who they said had commandeered four commercial jets in Tuesday's terror attacks.
Searchers have opened pockets of debris that contained the remains of 50 people, officials said yesterday.
The Bush response to the attacks.
A Patterson apartment has been identified as a hub for those who planned the suicide missions.
In the days before the attacks, Osama bin Laden indicated that he was "about to launch a major attack on America," according to a British government document.
The Pentagon began activating thousands of National Guard and Reserve troops.
An airliner crashed into the Pentagon today about an hour after the conflagration began at the World Trade Center.
For some, the ultimate legacy of last week's events will be memories that gradually turn malignant.
Omar Rivera and his guide dog escaped unharmed from the 71st-floor office.
Bush arrived in New York City today and received an emotional reception from rescue workers at the devastated site of the World Trade Center.
For Internet service companies, the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks has meant new scrutiny of the material that their online users can view and post.
Pakistan has promised to "cooperate fully" with the United States.
Hopes turned out to be false, based on mistaken reports.
The mighty towers were reduced to nothing.
Transportation Secretary Norman Y. Mineta said today that his department knew elements of the threat to aviation before last week's terrorist attacks but could not have pieced them together to avert the plot.
Congress unanimously approved a $40 billion emergency aid package for relief and counter-terrorism measures.
New York City and the rest of the nation were in no mood to watch any sporting events this weekend.
The pursuit of the network behind the terrorist attacks in the United States spread across Europe.
The telecommunications system in the country and particularly in New York had experienced what was probably the biggest test ever.
How the hikackers obtained entry into the country.
The culmination of a decade-long holy war against the United States that is escalating methodically in ambition, planning and execution.
One of several flight schools that may have unwittingly trained some of the men suspected of involvement in this week's terrorist attacks.
European allies are showing signs of backpedaling.
It is in times like these that moral philosophers, theologians and others who study the ethics of modern warfare begin to worry.
The Pentagon announced today that 126 service members and civilians were missing and, officials said, presumed dead, raising the death toll from Tuesday's terrorist attack near Washington to 190.
Afghanistan rebuffed an American demand that the Taliban government immediately and unconditionally surrender Osama bin Laden.
Saudi Arabia's track record in previous terrorism investigations has been one of keeping its distance from the United States.
The federal government grounded crop-dusting planes around the country for today, a move stemming from the continuing terrorism investigation.
An Arabic language document belonging to the hijackers appears to be a spiritual and practical guide to preparing for their attacks.
Federal authorities said today that most planes would remain grounded until extra security measures could be put in place.
Before the city and the region recover from last week's terrorist assault, they are destined to go through a tough time.
A swell of homeland defense not seen since World War II rose across the nation.
Bush met mud-streaked rescue workers and inspected the smoking mountain of rubble that had been the proud World Trade Center.
A centralized and exhaustive resource and archive navigator for all multimedia and articles relating to the attacks.
President Bush told the American military today to get ready for a long war against terrorism, and vowed to "do what it takes to win."
John McLoughlin, a 21-year veteran of the Port Authority police, was pulled alive from the mountains of rubble.
State Department official today met with 15 Arab representatives and gave them a stark choice: either declare their nations members of an international coalition against terrorism, or risk being isolated in a growing global conflict.
A morning of terrorist attacks forced top officials and a quarter-million federal workers out of their offices.
Hijackers flew jetliners into both towers of the World Trade Center and, less than an hour later, into the Pentagon.
The Justice Department today released the names of 19 individuals it believes were the hijackers.
City, state and federal officials are jockeying over who should control the rebirth of Lower Manhattan.
Jittery nerves of New Yorkers.
All but one of the people taken into custody on Thursday at Kennedy International and La Guardia Airports have been released.
NATO said today that the United States had provided "clear and compelling proof" that Osama bin Laden's terrorist organization was behind the attacks.
A desperate struggle took place aboard the hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 before it crashed in southwestern Pennsylvania.
The Bush administration is struggling with its first high-level quarrels over the scope and timing of its military response.
Military strikes could create a dangerous political vacuum in the region, government officials and analysts fear.
Two person's roles in responding to the attack.
The airline industry won assurances of billions of dollars in financial help today from Congress and the Bush administration.
The skies slowly opened up again today.
White House officials said today that President Bush would visit New York City "at the first opportunity," but that he did not want to hamper rescue operations under way in Lower Manhattan.
Two men with box cutters, hair dye and a large amount of cash who were seized by federal authorities on an Amtrak train.
A narrative of recent events.
Canada never got a mention in President Bush's speech on Thursday night.
The continents of safety and danger seemed forever shifted.
Arafat angrily rejected tonight any suggestion that Palestinians had rejoiced over the terrorist attack.
The United States intelligence community was told in 1998 that Arab terrorists were planning to fly a bomb-laden plane into the World Trade Center, but the F.B.I. and the Federal Aviation Administration did not take the threat seriously, a Congressional i
The Pentagon is describing what it needs.
Investigators today unearthed the data recorder from United Airlines Flight 93.
More than a few Americans are beginning to obsess about how to get even.
Bush declared today that the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were "acts of war."
Article on the crash on the World Trade Center, with eyewitness accounts and information on travel.
Construction in Midtown Manhattan has been stalled.
Osama bin Laden telephoned his mother in Syria the day before the terrorist attacks to tell her "something big" was imminent, a senior foreign official said tonight.
Today's attacks plunged the nation into a warlike struggle against an enemy that will be hard to identify with certainty and hard to punish with precision.
Pataki and Giuliani announced an ambitious plan, asking the federal government to provide $54 billion worth of incentives, tax breaks and direct subsidies.
Searching for loved ones.
Search and rescue teams uncovered the flight data and cockpit voice recorders.
Thousands were evacuated safely before both of the buildings collapsed.
Investigators began trying today to piece together the path of a clutch of terrorists who hijacked two jetliners.
A debate has begun over whether the inconsistencies of American foreign policy mean that resentment of the United States is inevitable.
The leader of Afghanistan's Taliban government expressed a willingness today to talk with the United States about Osama bin Laden. In Washington, the Bush administration brushed aside the Taliban leader's rhetorical offer.
Military officials in a command center on the east side of the building were urgently talking to law enforcement and air traffic control officials about what to do.
Terrorists might have plotted to commandeer two more commercial flights.
The explosions in Manhattan and Washington prompted significant disruptions in telephone service in the Northeast region.
President Bush vowed tonight to retaliate against those responsible for today's attacks.
A list of statements made by foreign dignitaries.
Far stricter security guidelines for airports nationwide.
The European Commission proposed drastic changes today in European law enforcement.
President Bush demanded that Afghanistan's leaders immediately deliver Osama bin Laden and his network and close down every terrorist camp in the country or face military attack by the United States.
The attack cost the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey nearly $1.3 billion in damage and will cost $1.1 billion more in enhanced security measures.
The number of people listed as missing and feared lost could fall significantly.
The controllers assigned to United Airlines Flight 175 on Tuesday suspected that it had been hijacked.
At the heart of the debate is whether Tom Ridge will simply coordinate the efforts of these agencies or actually command them.
The damage caused to the self-esteem of a city that has been riding an eight-year high is only beginning to come into focus.
Psychiatric services are in demand.
New York woke up to another day yesterday, but it wasn't another day.
After the terrorist attack, everyone in Lower Manhattan seemed to smell something. Nearly three weeks later, the smell still lingers.
New York is about to undertake the largest number of post-mortem examinations in the annals of forensic medicine.
The nation's largest corporations have pledged more than $100 million to relief efforts.
Members of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, an elite group of linguists, are trying to translate thousands of hours of interceptions.
Profile of one of the suspected pilots.
A small technical university on the southern edge of a wealthy port city unknowingly harbored a cell of Islamic fundamentalists.
The Bush administration began preparing a relief package for the airline industry
Cardinal Edward M. Egan yesterday deplored the "faceless criminals" who attacked the World Trade Center.
The State Legislature approved a package of new antiterrorism measures today.
For air travelers and flight crews, there seems to be no such thing as an overreaction.
Many celebrities have wanted to visit ground zero, the epicenter of the World Trade Center disaster.
Signs of life came back to the towers and pavement of Manhattan's financial district.
The Bush administration plans to make public evidence linking Osama bin Laden and Al Qaeda network to the terror attacks.
For the last several years, a handful of Middle Eastern men made their way to Florida to learn how to fly.
Bush asked the public to view Arabs and Muslims living in the United States as American patriots.
No war plan appears to have been agreed on, and officially the Bush administration insists that no options have been excluded.
Dozens of investigators began today what they said would be a long, arduous effort to reconstruct the final minutes of United Flight 93.
The rescue operation at ground zero has become a job.
Union Square has become the site of a vast homegrown memorial and sit-in.
The leaders of France and Britain were preparing to arrive here this week to show solidarity.
Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi said today that Japan's armed forces would actively support any American reprisals.
The Bush administration announced a major expansion of its power to detain immigrants suspected of crimes.
Report of a videotape showing Osama bin Laden laughing and boasting about the attacks.
Story about Afghanistan Americans coping in the United States.
Civil liberties advocates are watching with quiet concern.
The terrorist attacks on the United States appear increasingly likely to touch off a moment of reckoning for Pakistan, which has long supported the fundamentalist Taliban militia in Afghanistan.
Federal investigators are examining a possible link between the hijackers who crashed into the World Trade Center and operatives for Osama bin Laden.
Sikhs across the country are struggling to explain to an uncomprehending public that despite their turbans and beards, they are not followers of the Taliban.
Americans are dealing with continued threats.
United States intelligence officials said today that they were certain that Osama bin Laden was still in Afghanistan.
For their last night on earth, the pair of terrorists stayed at a Comfort Inn on a sterile strip of gas stations and fast-food joints.
Secretary of State Powell said today that the administration had received a "lot of signs" that terrorists were planning attacks against the United States.
Americans are bracing for the United States to go to war.
The Fire Department promoted 168 members Sunday, to help replace the officers lost.
President Bush came close to telling the Afghan people today to overthrow the Taliban government.
They came yesterday in streams of thousands.
An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
New York City will form a reconstruction commission with extraordinary powers.
Rescue workers spent a frustrating fifth day yesterday removing bodies and body parts from the pile where the World Trade Center once stood.
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani gently reminded the world that the chance for more survivors was minuscule.
Options under consideration include more powerful, sustained attacks.
Osama bin Laden appeared in a videotape broadcast worldwide in which he taunted the United States and celebrated the terrorist attacks.
The attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center could have a $90 billion to $105 billion impact on the economy of New York City.
There is leadership when the world is wrenched by a calamity of unimaginable dimensions.
Like more than 300 comrades, they died in Tuesday's collapse of the World Trade Center.
More warrants had been issued for material witnesses in last week's terror attacks.
Relatives and friends of those killed in the terrorist attack at the Pentagon created a makeshift memorial Saturday near the site of the devastation.
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld bluntly acknowledged today that the difficulty in identifying bombing targets in Afghanistan was leading the Pentagon to develop a broader, more unconventional type of campaign.
Investigators have not yet identified any knowing accomplices in the United States or uncovered a broad support network that assisted the 19 hijackers.
India has long felt the bitter hurt of terrorist attacks on civilians.
In the chaos following the destruction of the World Trade Center, people who had escaped from the giant office buildings ran northward, ghostlike in their coatings of white plaster dust, many crying and shouting.
For many survivors of the 1995 bombing of the federal building in Oklahoma City, the disaster scenes from Tuesday's hijackings were an overwhelming reminder of the terrorism that remains a scar on the city's psyche.
Federal authorities have identified 18 men who hijacked the commercial jets used in Tuesday's terror attacks.
President Bush ordered heavy bombers and other aircraft to within easy striking distance of Afghanistan today.
Countless bandages in red, white and blue.
The Bush administration today gave the nations of the world a stark choice: stand with us against terrorism, deny safe havens to terrorists or face the certain prospect of death and destruction.
Federal agents searching for a suspected operative of Osama bin Laden have arrested three men in Detroit.
What will it take to make this city's public spaces safe from attack?
The White House asserted today that Mr. Bush was a target of the terrorists.
People of Middle Eastern and South Asian descent are increasingly becoming the targets of harassment and violence.
Bush predicted today that the economy would rebound "in America in the years ahead," but he faces a Congress and Federal Reserve already divided on policy and partisan lines over how to achieve that goal.
New military thinking and bolder tactics are required, allied experts say.
The gears of the economy began grinding again, though many of the human beings turning the cranks needed comforting.
They told the people they loved that they would die fighting.
The investigation has identified 19 hijackers and uncovered much about their preparations and backgrounds.
The Bush administration is backing efforts to build an internal coalition in Afghanistan against Osama bin Laden and his Taliban supporters.
He was diligent. He was polite.
One of the suspected hijackers was tied to two previous attacks by Osama bin Laden's terror network.
America's spy agencies should be allowed to combat terrorism with more aggressive tactics.
The terrorist strikes in New York and Washington have mobilized intelligence and police forces.
Siding with those of his advisers who favor the broadest possible campaign against terrorism, President Bush told Congress, the nation and the world last night that the forthcoming American effort would not cease "until every terrorist group of globa
It was certain that America would retaliate, quickly and terribly.
President Bush ordered an immediate freeze today of all assets in the United States of suspected Islamic terrorist groups and individuals.
The White House said this morning that the clerics' edict "doesn't meet America's requirements."
An outline of the plane's path and passengers.
New York tried to move toward some semblance of normality, but too often it seemed to fail.
Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency Joe Allbaugh faces what will almost surely be the biggest test of his life.
The New York Stock Exchange insists that somehow, it will open for business at 9:30 tomorrow morning.
The Bush administration today singled out Osama bin Laden, the Islamic militant who operates from Afghanistan, as a prime suspect.
Claims by businesses for lost income and relocation expenses may run to more than $10 billion.
By air and sea, American forces moved into position today for the campaign against terrorism.
Congressional leaders and the White House agreed early this morning on a $40 billion emergency aid package.
Federal authorities have flown four people to New York City for questioning.
The Secretary of Defense has recommended calling up as many as 50,000 military reservists.
The Bush administration confronted its first significant difficulties today in building a broad international coalition.
A sad and inevitable change has swept across the acres of devastation between Liberty and Vesey Streets.
Law enforcement officials have extensive powers to detain people when investigating attacks on the country.
The hijackers were followers of Osama bin Laden, federal authorities said today.
Justice Department officials today disclosed the names of 19 men who they said had commandeered four commercial jets in Tuesday's terror attacks.