New York and New Jersey lawmakers are asking Congress to provide $12 billion in long-term medical care and monitoring to thousands of Sept. 11 workers who became sick after being exposed to toxic dust and debris at the World Trade Center site. The bill, introduced Wednesday in ...

Eight police officers who died from illnesses related to the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks are recipients of the first distinguished service medals ever awarded by the New York Police Department. Those honored included a detective whose medication use raised questions about the cause of his death ...

New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg went to Congress Thursday seeking long-term care for sick Ground Zero workers and was challenged to justify its cost. Bloomberg, who has made such pleas before, urged a House subcommittee to advance a bill creating a long-term program to treat workers and residents ...