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  • Designed as both a park and a place of remembrance, families of the victims are already using the new memorial for both purposes.
  • Solemn scenes from the Sept. 11 memorials in New York, Pennsylvania and at the Pentagon.
  • Aaron Brown wasn't supposed to be on the air at CNN for another few weeks. But on Sept. 11, 2001, he found himself reporting from a roof for 17 hours. Brown became a calm voice that day, as he guided millions through a national tragedy as it unfolded just 30 blocks away.
  • Kate Bralauer, 11, has never seen the Manhattan skyline with twin towers. But 9/11 matters to her.
  • On the forefront of Sept. 11th's legacy, U.S. service members commemorated the 10th anniversary of the day in Afghanistan.
  • NATO's decision to intervene in Libya was a new kind of operation for the alliance. And now that Moammar Gadhafi has been driven from power, there's a debate about whether NATO will undertake similar action in the future.
  • In his work with the dying, a psychiatrist asks patients to write a formal narrative of their life — a document they can pass on to whomever they choose. He's noticed that the stories people tell about themselves as they face death are often very different than the stories they tell at other points.
  • Hope for the future, rather than pessimism about it, characterized the remarks of many of the speakers at events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Sunday's ceremonies, and the display of political unity they expressed, were very different from what's been going on lately on Capitol Hill.
  • President Obama says for all that's changed in the decade since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, America's character as a nation has endured, stronger than ever. Obama spoke at a memorial concert in Washington, D.C. Sunday night, marking the 10th anniversary of the attacks. It was one of many ceremonies held across the country, honoring a decade of loss and survival.
  • The day is coming when you'll be able to program a machine to have freshly made pancakes when you stumble out of bed. The Los Angeles Times reports scientists are making progress on 3D food printing machines. The printers work by spitting out liquified materials and building up the product in layers.
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