For the first time in ten years, the Sept. 11 sun rose in New York City over a permanent memorial to the victims of 9/11, and in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., thousands paid tribute. NBC’s Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News)

The Obama administration is taking serious the still unconfirmed intelligence tip of a possible al-Qaida plot tied to the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, counterterrorism adviser John Brennan said Sunday.

Nick Folk kicked a 50-yard field goal with 27 seconds left, giving the New York Jets a 27-24 comeback victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the final game of the NFL’s first full Sunday with the commemoration of the 10-year anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks as an emotional backdrop.

Dr. Conrad Murray never considered a plea deal to resolve the involuntary manslaughter charge against him in the death of Michael Jackson, his lawyer said. “Plea bargains are for guilty people,” lawyer Ed Chernoff said.

A church called the Phoenix Goddess Temple has been accused of being a house of prostitution, and a six-month undercover investigation has resulted in the arrests of 20 women and men who worked there, Phoenix police said Friday.

A Tacoma, Washington man who allegedly asked neighbors for permission to dump a dead body in their trash can appeared in court Friday.

An uncle of President Barack Obama who was arrested last month for allegedly operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol has been released from custody.

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Retired New York firefighter John Gates’ life was changed irrevocably by the toxic cloud at Ground Zero. Ten years later, he works to figure out a new path forward—while never forgetting the past. (msnbc.com)