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Preventing another 'Miracle on the Hudson' emergency

10 years ago
In 2009, four 8-pound geese forced US Airways pilot "Sully" Sullenberger to make a gut-wrenching decision and land in the Hudson River, saving 154 people. Seven years later, bird strikes on aircraft are still a threat. Here's what's being done about it.

Raw footage shows chaos, confusion and fear on 9/11

10 years ago
On September 11, 2001, two filmmakers making a documentary about a New York firefighter found themselves instead documenting the attacks in Lower Manhattan. Right after the first plane crashed, Jules Naudet followed FDNY rescue crews into the burning North Tower of the World Trade Center. His brother Gédéon Naudet filmed back at the firehouse before making his way to Ground Zero. The video they captured would later become a documentary: "9/11." The brothers, along with retired firefighter and filmmaker James Hanlon, spoke to CNN about their experiences.

SEAL Team 6 rescue attempt fails

10 years ago
A few days after a US and Australian professor were kidnapped from American University in Kabul last month, US Special Operations Forces from SEAL Team 6 attempted to rescue them but failed to find them at the location they went to, according to three administration officials.

15 years later, Americans feel more anger and fear

10 years ago
Fifteen years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans are increasingly worried that terrorists will strike in the days around the anniversary, and they are more likely than five years ago to feel fear and anger when they think about what happened that day, according to a new CNN/ORC Poll.

The missing flag returns to NYC

10 years ago
On September 11, 2001, amid the burning ashes of the World Trade Center, three New York City firefighters hoisted a small American flag removed from a nearby yacht. It was 5 p.m. on a day that would radically change the course of history.

Woman falls overboard on cruise

10 years ago
The US Coast Guard is searching for a woman who fell overboard from a Carnival cruise ship early Wednesday, according to a news release.

9/11 images are seared into memories

10 years ago
Shortly after September 11, 2001, photographer Steve McCurry stored his processed film of the destruction in a filing cabinet at his Manhattan studio. He did not look at the images closely again for 10 years.

Hillary Clinton, one of the 'Humans of New York'

10 years ago
Hillary Clinton spoke candidly in interviews published Thursday about perceptions that she can sometimes come off as "cold or unemotional," describing her struggle to control her emotions without seeming "walled off" and speaking in personal terms about what it's like to campaign as a woman.

Who owns Wells Fargo anyway?

10 years ago
Wells Fargo -- which was slapped with a $185 million fine for creating millions of fake accounts, and charging its customers fees for years -- is also America's most valuable bank.
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