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September 11 Hijackers Fast Facts

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the 19 hijackers of September 11, 2001. Timeline September 11, 2001 – Nineteen men hijack four commercial airlines loaded with fuel for cross country flights, to carry out a terrorist attack on the United States orchestrated by al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden. – 8:46

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Prosecutor Jennifer Sprague makes her closing arguments during Lindsay Clancy's murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth

Judge urges jury in Lindsay Clancy murder trial to ‘stay the course’ as it enters Day 4 of deliberations

By Eric Levenson, Nicki Brown and Jean Casarez, CNN Plymouth, Massachusetts (CNN) — The Massachusetts jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial resumed deliberations for a fourth day Tuesday, as they work to decide if prosecutors have proven the 36-year-old murdered her three children beyond a reasonable doubt. Jurors returned to the courthouse here in Plymouth

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Hikers are believed to be missing after a flash flood in the Grand Canyon on Saturday

2 people dead, about 15 possibly missing after deadly flash flooding rips through Grand Canyon. And more rain could come

By Maria Aguilar Prieto, Tyler Ory, Mounira Elsamra, Sarah Dewberry, Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — One of the nation’s most famously arid landmarks succumbed to deadly flash flooding over the weekend, leaving at least two people dead and roughly a dozen unaccounted for as more rain could lash Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona on

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Tim Miller

His daughter’s body was found in the ‘Texas Killing Fields’ decades ago. Now he’ll face a man charged in her death

By Holly Yan, CNN The lush grass blanketing this scenic Texas field belies the grisly horrors discovered underneath and the agonizing mystery that has tormented families for decades – until now. Between 1984 and 1991, the bodies of four young women were found in a rural, isolated 25-acre patch of terrain near Calder Road in

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Gina Jones

Ben Crump built a career demanding justice. Nolan Wells’ death has put his mission — and methods — back under a microscope

By Chelsea Bailey, Ryan Young, CNN (CNN) — Ben Crump’s voice cut through the noise of a crowded convention hall like a thunderclap. “Justice for Nolan Wells,” the attorney shouted late last month as he marched into the room with his fist thrust defiantly into the air. The crowd echoed his call: “Justice for Nolan

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Baby goats with rabies at North Carolina mobile petting zoo prompt calls across multiple counties to contact health officials

By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — Multiple baby goats at a mobile petting zoo in North Carolina were infected with rabies, and authorities are asking anyone who had contact with the animals to reach out to health officials about potential exposure to the rare but deadly virus. Residents in western North Carolina may have been

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Milo Yiannopoulos reacts during a press conference on arrival at the Sydney International Airport on November 29

British far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos has been deported from the US, DHS says

By Elizabeth Wolfe, Eduardo Cuevas, Sydney Bishop, Julia Benbrook, CNN (CNN) — British right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was deported Friday to the United Kingdom, according to a spokesperson with the Department of Homeland Security. Yiannopoulos was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday at a Louisiana airport after overstaying his visa, DHS said. The conservative

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Rekha and Rashi Shashidharan

A New York teenager and mother are among 90 Americans missing in Nepal as families desperately search for answers

By Ayushi Shah, Jessie Yeung, CNN (CNN) — Sitting at home, Shekhar Agrawal dials number after number, hoping one of them might offer clues to the whereabouts of his sister and teenage niece – American tourists who have been missing since catastrophic flash flooding devastated Nepal and Tibet on Wednesday. “This is the crucial golden

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Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday. Marine One carrying U.S. President Donald Trump lifts off from the Ellipse near the White House en route to Joint Base Andrews.

Trump’s Marine One again struggles to communicate with air traffic control before takeoff after similar incident this month

By Pete Muntean, CNN (CNN) — Air traffic controllers at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport again had difficulty communicating by radio with President Donald Trump’s helicopter as it prepared to depart the White House on Thursday, relying on other helicopters in the air to relay messages to Marine One, according to air traffic control audio

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