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Drawing on the spirit that spurred volunteers to rush to the burning World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Americans looked for ways to help each other on a day better known for mourning the thousands of people killed in the nation's worst terrorist attack
take sometime today to remember the four hijacked jetliners that crashed into the twin towers, the Pentagon and a Pennsylvania field, killing nearly 3,000 people, most in New York.



But the dog days of August added up to another dismal month
here, as revenue declined 16.3% from a year ago.

In a month that is traditionally one of the best for seaside resort, all 11 casinos reported declines, ranging from 6.9% at the Tropicana Casino and Resort, to nearly 30% at Trump Plaza Hotel and Casino.

Atlantic City is now in the third straight year of falling revenues due to the recession and out-of-state competition.

For the first eight months of the year, revenue is down 15.1% here, to $2.7 billion.


The space shuttle Discovery will stay aloft another day after NASA mission managers scrubbed its second and final opportunity to land Thursday, citing bad weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida.


The landing was scrubbed citing bad weather near Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Thursday.

1 of 2 The next landing opportunity for Discovery will come shortly before 6 p.m. ET on Friday That landing would also take place in Florida.

The shuttle initially was set to land at 7:05 p.m. ET Thursday.




Nine young women in Turkey have been duped into appearing in Internet pornography after starring in a fake "Big Brother"-style reality show.

The 16 to 24-year-olds were locked in a house and filmed round-the-clock for two months.

But instead of fame and fortune from becoming reality TV stars, naked pictures of the women were sold on the Internet.

The Turkish scam was uncovered when one anxious set of parents contacted police.