Obama's Speech on Bin Laden's Death
President Obama gave a statement last night, with little advance warning, on the dramatic U.S. attack on Osama Bin Laden. His statement confirmed rumors that had been swirling around Twitter and...
View ArticleMuslim-American 9/11 First Responder Overlooked by Memorial
For his bravery on 9/11, first-responder Mohammad Salman Hamdani was cited in the Patriot Act as an example of Muslim-American valor. After the body of the 23-year-old police cadet was found in the...
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An End to Health Coverage for 9/11 Workers?
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview.Police officers and firefighters sign up to face danger in the line of duty, but those who came to the scene of the Twin Towers on September 11,...
View ArticleHouse Passes Health Bill for 9/11 Responders
The House passed a health-care bill that will benefit first responders sickened at the World Trade Center site on 9/11.The bill passed 268 to 160, with 13 Republicans on-board. The bill was defeated...
View Article9/11 Rescue and Recovery Workers Settle with City
More than 10,000 rescue and recovery workers who filed a lawsuit against New York City have given their approval to a multi-million dollar legal settlement with the city, clearing the way for cash...
View ArticleFor Cancer-Stricken, 9/11 Health Benefits Are Just Out of Reach
Kirk Arsenault, 47, was a top-rate demolisher when he was hired to remove debris at Ground Zero after the September 11, 2001, attacks.Now, he says he takes 27 types of medication to treat a host of...
View ArticleGillibrand: Keystone Pipeline 'Poison Pill' for Payroll Tax Cut
Recap from It's a Free Country.Welcome to Politics Bites, where every afternoon at It's A Free Country, we bring you the unmissable quotes from the morning's political conversations on WNYC. Today on...
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Police Officers Demand City Share WTC Cancer Rate Data
Union officials representing police officers are demanding that the city release data on the cancer rate among police officers who worked at Ground Zero immediately following the September 11 attacks....
View ArticleOn bin Laden Anniversary, Romney and Giuliani Visit 9/11 First Responders
A year to the day after a team of Navy SEALs stormed Osama bin Laden’s compound in Pakistan, Mitt Romney was visiting firefighters in New York.On the anniversary of the al-Qaeda leader’s death, Romney...
View ArticleFeds to Rule on Cancer Aid for WTC Dust Exposure
A federal health official is expected to announce soon whether people with cancer will be covered by an aid program for anyone sickened by World Trade Center dust.An advisory committee recommended in...
View ArticleOpen Phones: Utility Workers and First Responders
Are you working on Sandy recovery? Call in with your stories. What are you seeing and what do you know? We want to hear stories from the utility crews, the police, the volunteers, the journalists, and...
View ArticleFight Over New Jersey Train Derailment Enters Courtroom Phase
The fight over a southern New Jersey train derailment and chemical spill last year is heading to the courtroom.First-responders are filing a lawsuit Wednesday claiming Conrail was negligent in the...
View ArticleOnly 112 People Have Received Payouts From 9/11 Bill — Out of 55k
About 55,000 emergency responders and others have applied for financial help from the James Zadroga September 11th Victims Compensation Fund.But according to a new report, only 112 people have learned...
View Article3 Firefighters Die from 9/11-Related Illnesses in 1 Day
Three retired firefighters died on Monday from 9/11-related injuries.Fire Lieutenant Howard Bischoff and firefighters Robert Leaver and Daniel Heglund all worked at Ground Zero immediately following...
View ArticleFederal Lawmakers, First Responders Push to Make 9/11 Zadroga Act Permanent
A group of federal lawmakers gathered in the nation’s capital on Tuesday to announce a push for permanent extension of legislation that offers medical and financial help to first responders and...
View ArticleSenator Gillibrand on Zadroga Bill Renewal
Following the lobbying in DC with Jon Stewart, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) talks about her efforts to get support in Congress for the permanent renewal of the Zadroga bill to assist those...
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The history of U.S. police deaths in the line of duty
NYPD salute during New York State Roll Call of Heroes at 34th Annual National Peace Officers’ Memorial Day Services on the US Capitol. Photo by Getty ImagesThe U.S. has lost an estimated 20,789 police...
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Brenda Berkman: NYC's First Female Firefighter. September 11 Responder. Artist.
Back in the late 1970’s, Brenda Berkman sued the city claiming the fire department’s physical exam discriminated against women and won. Then in 1982, Berkman became the first female firefighter in New...
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Fifteen years after 9/11, illnesses compound for first responders
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioBy Sam Weber and Laura FongWhen Ken George was sent to the site of the World Trade Center after the attack on Sept. 11, 2001, he thought he was going to be directing...
View ArticleI Can't Fix It: A First Responder and Heroin
Mark Strickland knew he wanted to be a first responder when he was five years old. "It was a way to help people," he told me. "You're giving everything you've got to help people in distress, no matter...
View ArticleWarning System Down: California’s Deadliest Fires
Wildfires raged across Northern California in October, burning through the state’s famed Napa and Sonoma wine regions. In all, more than 170 blazes ripped across an area the size of Maryland and...
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