Judge orders renegotiation of 9/11 settlement (AP)

Retired New York City firefighter Keith Delmar, who testified in court, suffering from a variety of respiratory ailments is seen outside Manhattan federal court, Friday, March 19, 2010, in New York. A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement of more than a half-billion dollars for people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal to compensate 10,000 police officers, firefighters and other laborers didn't contain enough money for the workers. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)AP - A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal settlement that would have given at least $575 million to people sickened by ash and dust from the World Trade Center, saying the deal shortchanged 10,000 ground zero workers whom he called heroes.




Judge in NY orders more talks on 9/11 deal (Reuters)
Reuters - A U.S. federal judge on Friday delayed a $657.5 million settlement for workers who suffered health problems after the September 11, 2001, attacks, saying the process must be transparent and lawyers fees should not be drawn from the funds.

Ground Zero workers settlement unfair: judge (AFP)

A firefighter walks up the ramp from the site of the World Trade Center after ceremonies marking the third anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York City. A US judge said Friday a proposed 657-million-dollar health settlement for some 10,000 people who worked at Ground Zero after 9/11 is unfair and must be renegotiated.(AFP/POOL/File/Bebeto Matthews)AFP - A proposed 657-million-dollar health settlement for some 10,000 people who worked at Ground Zero after the September 11 attacks was too low and must be renegotiated, a judge ruled Friday.




Fed appeals court won't rehear Ashcroft lawsuit (AP)
AP - A federal appellate court said Thursday it wouldn't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Lawyer: Man drunk during fire at 9/11 remains site (AP)
AP - A defense lawyer says a Harvard Law School graduate accused of setting a fire at a New York City chapel that temporarily housed the remains of Sept. 11 victims was so drunk he barely remembers being there.

Holder: Osama bin Laden will never face US trial (AP)

FILE - This April 1998 picture shows al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Afghanistan. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday, March 16, 2010 that bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive. (AP Photo)AP - Attorney General Eric Holder told Congress on Tuesday that Osama bin Laden will never face trial in the United States because he will not be captured alive.




Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes (AP)
AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests.

Obama nears compromise on Guantanamo trials (AFP)

A US military trooper standing in front of an old airplane hangar used for media activities at Camp Justice, site of the US war crimes tribunal compound at Guantanamo Bay US Naval Base, Cuba, in 2009. President Barack Obama appears near a compromise to allow military tribunals to move forward for the alleged September 11 plotters in exchange for a deal to close Guantanamo Bay.(AFP/Pool/File/Brennan Linsley)AFP - President Barack Obama appears near a compromise to allow military tribunals to move forward for the alleged September 11 plotters in exchange for a deal to close the Guantanamo Bay detention center.




Workers urge faster rebuilding at ground zero site (AP)

Laborers hoping to help rebuild the World Trade Center site hold a rally to urge for quicker action on the project, Tuesday, March 9, 2010 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)AP - Hundreds of construction workers raised a rallying cry of "Build it now!" on Tuesday, gathering with elected officials at the World Trade Center site to urge a quick rebuilding of the complex.




9/11 suspects should face civilian court, U.N. envoys say (Reuters)

In this photo of a sketch by a courtroom artist, and reviewed by the U.S. military, family members of victims of the September 11, 2001 attacks, (R) observe courtroom proceedings during hearings for the five alleged September 11 co-conspirators, inside the courthouse at the Camp Justice compound for the U.S. war crimes commission, at Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, July 16, 2009. REUTERSJanet Hamlin/PoolReuters - United Nations human rights investigators called on the Obama administration on Tuesday to prosecute the accused September 11 masterminds in a civilian court, declaring that U.S. military tribunals would not be fair.




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