Appeal Rejected On 9/11 Victims’ Remains
Washington (CNN) -- The Supreme Court has rejected efforts by some families of 9/11 victims to ensure material from the fallen World Trade Towers is treated respectfully because it could contain ashes of those who perished in the terrorist attacks. The justices opened their new term Monday, issuing orders in several thousands cases that had piled up over their three-month summer recess. Among the cases was a lawsuit against New York city officials who were responsible ...
Final Sift of World Trade Center Rubble Yields Remains
Washington - Remains of victims have been discovered in the rubble of the World Trade Center nearly nine years after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, a news report said.Seventy-two bone fragments were found in about two dump trucks of debris that had yet to be sifted by forensics experts, US television's ABC News reported Tuesday, citing the New York Medical Examiner's Office.The office said DNA testing was likely to identify some of ...