Brooke Jackman said on Sept. 10, 2001, that she planned to move from bond trading to social work. Her family has carried on her plans.

Despite a $7 billion effort, experts say a nationwide public safety radio system may never become a reality.

Despite a $7 billion effort, experts say a nationwide public safety radio system may never become a reality.

The Internet evangelist Bill Keller, who called Islam a false faith, said he was creating a Christian center downtown as a counterweight to the Islamic cultural center near Ground Zero.

Despite setbacks and public cynicism, the puzzle that is the new World Trade Center complex is being pieced together — rapidly.

People born on Sept. 11 struggle between mourning the tragedy of the day and celebrating their lives.

Despite setbacks and public cynicism, progress is finally evident at the new World Trade Center complex — just in time for the ninth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

A federal judge, Alvin K. Hellerstein, disallowed the charges, saying the lawyers for the ground zero workers should absorb $6.1 million in legal expenses.

Some expenses passed on to clients are challenged, but firms respond that the costs are what should be expected in a case with a settlement of more than a half-billion dollars.

The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey formally approved an agreement with the developer Larry A. Silverstein for financing of the project.