NEW YORK — Pete Alonso has been full of surprises during a memorable rookie season with the Mets. For fans in his new home city, his gesture Wednesday night might be the biggest home run yet. Alonso coordinated the purchase and production of custom 9/11 cleats for Mets players to...
Respects Paid to America's Heroes at Expanded 9/11 Memorial in Clovis
Emotions flowed Wednesday morning in Clovis as about 500 people vowing to "never forget" paid their respects at the newly expanded California 9/11 Memorial. Situated at the business park that formerly housed Pelco, the 18th annual remembrance featured for the first time replicas of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon,...
World Trade Center, Pentagon Replicas at 9/11 Memorial in Clovis
Workers are putting on the final touches on the expanded California 9/11 Memorial in Clovis. Situated at the business park that formerly housed Pelco, the 18th annual remembrance on Wednesday will feature for the first time replicas of the Twin Towers and the Pentagon, at 1/100 scale. The names of...
Twin Towers, Pentagon Replicas Planned for 9-11 Memorial in Clovis
Work begins Thursday on an expansion of the California 9-11 Memorial in Clovis that will include scaled replicas of the Twin Towers and Pentagon, a bronze statue of first responders, and a water feature representing design elements of the National 9-11 Memorial in New York. In addition, there will be...
New Zealand Attack Note Left at Fire at California Mosque
ESCONDIDO — A note referencing the recent terrorist attacks in New Zealand was found at the scene of a possible arson fire at a Southern California mosque, police said Sunday. Nobody was hurt, and members of the Islamic Center of Escondido were able to extinguish the small blaze before firefighters...
Trump Leads Nation in Solemn Remembrance of Sept. 11 Attacks
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. — Standing in the field where the last of the Sept. 11 planes crashed, President Donald Trump praised the "band of brave patriots" who helped bring down the jetliner and saved the lives of countless others in the nation's capital. Trump paid his respects Tuesday at a rural...
Eyewitness to 9/11 Destruction Will Speak at Memorial Event
Andy Isolano was getting ready to go home after putting in a full day's work as a firefighter in New York City when the first plane crashed into the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001. Firefighters working the day shift were dispatched to the crash site, Isolano said. Isolano said he...
New Book Claims CIA & Saudi Arabia Conspired to Shroud 9/11 Details
As the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks approaches, people continue to offer their theories of what happened. Newsweek reports on a new book, The Watchdogs Didn’t Bark: The CIA, NSA, and the Crimes of the War on Terror, looking into the latest theories. “(Authors) John Duffy and Ray Nowosielski...
Say What? MGM Sues Las Vegas Mass Shooting Victims
LAS VEGAS — MGM Resorts International has sued hundreds of victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history in a bid to avoid liability for the gunfire that rained down from its Mandalay Bay casino-resort in Las Vegas. The company argues in lawsuits filed Friday in Nevada and...
Dangerous Sect Acts: America and Terrorism
Closing our borders isn’t going to stop terrorism or prevent terrorists from attacking our country. The bad guys don’t follow the laws and rules that govern our nation — remember, they are criminals.  Do you believe that a man who detonates a bomb in a concert hall or shoots up...