Friday, September 11, 2026

The impacts of 9/11

How the terrorist attacks resonate with Americans a quarter of a century later. ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌  ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ 
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Friday, September 11

From Gen Z to the Greatest Generation, Americans told USA TODAY about their memory of 9/11.

Ariana Torrey

It's been a quarter-century since 9/11. And the memories still echo.

The worst terrorist attack in U.S. history still resonates with families of the 2,977 victims and in the tens of thousands of survivors and first responders who live with 9/11-related health issues. That day also sticks with those who weren't there but witnessed it on television screens, or lived in its shadow as they grew up.

In some ways, Sept. 11 was 25 years ago, and also yesterday. Here are three ways:

Health issues still linger: Twenty-five years after returning to the Pentagon, Susan Lukas says toxic exposure shapes her life. A bill bearing her name could help others like her. NYC air quality records were recently released by the Mamdani administration.
Many Muslims fear a new backlash 25 years after the attacks: Muslims across the country say they experience rising Islamophobia and face concerns about their First Amendment right to religious freedom. 
It's one of those days that people remember: We asked USA TODAY readers where they were, what they did and how they felt.

Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page explains how 9/11 reverberates throughout America.

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Alison Crowther, photographed Aug. 3, 2026 at her home in Nyack, N.Y., holds a painting of her son Welles Crowther, who has become known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.”
Air travelers wait in TSA security lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on March 27, 2026.
Associated Press photographer Richard Drew stands at the north reflecting pool at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site Sept. 3, 2026. On Sept. 11, 2001, Drew took what came to be known as the “Falling Man” photograph of a victim of the 9/11 attack falling from one of the towers.
Candles place and repeatedly lit over days after 9/11 flicker over the landscape of Union Square Park Between 14th and 18th Streets and Broadway and Park Avenue. Even around 1 a.m., the park is filled with people drawn to the candles.     Mourners and protestors have gathered continuously at the park since the terrorist attacks.
J.D. Blanton of Starr Fire Station 4 in Anderson County, S.C., carries a hose with names of 343 firemen from New York, during the 911 Walk to Remember Sunday, September 8, 2024. The event, started from Rock Springs fire station for 2.5 miles to Belton fire station, with ceremonial bell ringing from each walker showing support for the lives lost on September 11, 2001.
Alison Crowther, photographed Aug. 3, 2026 at her home in Nyack, N.Y., holds a painting of her son Welles Crowther, who has become known as the “Man in the Red Bandana.”
Air travelers wait in TSA security lines at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City on March 27, 2026.
Associated Press photographer Richard Drew stands at the north reflecting pool at the National September 11 Memorial at the World Trade Center site Sept. 3, 2026. On Sept. 11, 2001, Drew took what came to be known as the “Falling Man” photograph of a victim of the 9/11 attack falling from one of the towers.
Candles place and repeatedly lit over days after 9/11 flicker over the landscape of Union Square Park Between 14th and 18th Streets and Broadway and Park Avenue. Even around 1 a.m., the park is filled with people drawn to the candles.     Mourners and protestors have gathered continuously at the park since the terrorist attacks.
J.D. Blanton of Starr Fire Station 4 in Anderson County, S.C., carries a hose with names of 343 firemen from New York, during the 911 Walk to Remember Sunday, September 8, 2024. The event, started from Rock Springs fire station for 2.5 miles to Belton fire station, with ceremonial bell ringing from each walker showing support for the lives lost on September 11, 2001.

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