National September 11 Memorial & Museum

Metropolitan Museum says it will return Cambodian statues

2013-05-03 14:30:00

The Metropolitan Museum of Art has agreed to return two ancient statues to Cambodia after receiving convincing evidence they had been looted and smuggled out of the country illegally. The 10th century Khmer statues, known as the Kneeling Attendants,...

New York's 9/11 museum to charge fee for admission

2013-05-03 14:00:00

Visitors to National 9/11 Memorial and Museum could pay as much as $25 for admission. While the exact entrance price has yet to be set, museum officials have agreed to charge guests a flat rate, as opposed to a suggested donation used by other area...

National 9/11 memorial in N.Y. now charges $2 for some reservations

2013-04-15 08:10:00

Organizers of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York have begun charging visitors a $2 reservation fee to obtain admission passes. Visitors were previously allowed to reserve a pass for free. The official website for the memorial states� that...

20 years ago, a bomb killed six people at the World Trade Center

2013-02-26 14:48:00

Remember this date: Feb. 26, 1993. Twenty years ago on Tuesday, six people died in a terrorist attack at the World Trade Center in New York. Anniversaries are important, for they help set tragedies apart. The philosopher Walter Benjamin once said what...

100 gifts for under $100

2012-11-22 00:00:00

There's art to the gift of giving. Some folks have mastered it; others not so much. It starts with a good eye and an understanding of your own budget. Worried that you might not have what it takes? Not to fret, we're making things easy this season. From...

Funding for 9/11 Memorial and Museum faces more questions

2012-06-18 08:00:00

The9/11 Memorial and Museum is facing more funding questions as the governors of New York and New Jersey have called on the federal government to step in and contribute more to the management of the site. The two governers have sent a letter to...

150 watch memorial ceremony

2013-05-17 03:14:02

An 18-foot-long steel beam recovered from the World Trade Center site from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was chained to a flatbed in front of Blasco Memorial Library on Thursday afternoon. An American flag was draped over part of it. Some people...

World War II veteran, POW shares experiences of war

2013-05-16 20:23:00

With the number of World War II veterans dying at the rate of more than 600 per day, it was a rare occasion to have two veterans of the conflict together in Chambersburg on Thursday. World War II veteran and best-selling author of “Hell’s...

POW/MIA service set for Saturday at Letterkenny

2013-05-14 04:43:00

The Chambersburg area’s annual POW/MIA Service of Remembrance will be on Armed Forces Day, which is Saturday, at 11 a.m. at the Letterkenny Chapel, 2171 Carbaugh Ave. The service will be followed by memorial dedications at the adjacent Franklin...

9/11 museum will charge admission fee of $20 or more when it opens in 2014, officials say

2013-05-04 13:42:33

NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with hefty operating costs, the foundation building the 9/11 museum at the World Trade Center has decided to charge an admission fee of $20 to $25 when the site opens next year. The exact cost of the mandatory fee has not...

Site approved for 9/11 memorial

2013-03-20 13:56:01

The 9/11 memorial may have found its home in the Huntington Beach Civic Center after council members approved the location Monday night. Other viable locations were addressed, such as Pier Plaza and the corner of Utica Avenue and Main Street. But in a...

Around Town: Course record set at marathon

2013-02-06 12:30:00

A course record was set in the 17th annual Surf City USA Marathon on Sunday. Reigning champ Carla McAlister, 39, of San Clemente finished in a time of 2:56:28, beating the old mark set in 2006 of 2:57:19 by Nadia Noorzia. That's right, she's 39. Tyler...

A view of the National 9/11 Memorial and Museum in New York.

2013-05-03 13:05:00

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2012-11-20 00:00:00

People look at the names engraved into the 9/11 Memorial during ceremonies for the 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on lower Manhattan at the World Trade Center on September 11 in New York City. (John Moore/Getty Images)

2012-09-11 08:19:00