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  • A ceremony across the river in New Jersey honored the almost 1,000 dogs who served during Sept. 11.
  • Scientists have found the gene that drives a virus to kill gypsy moth caterpillars in a particularly gruesome way. The virus forces the caterpillars up to the tops of trees, where they melt and rain down virus onto the leaves below.
  • In Libya, there's growing concern over the vast arsenals of weapons that have flooded the streets since Moammar Gadhafi's ouster. Warehouses of surface-to-air missiles, mortars and anti-tank mines have been looted. U.S. military officials worry the weapons could flow out of Libya and into the hands of terrorists.
  • The day is coming when you'll be able to program a machine to have freshly made pancakes when you stumble out of bed. The Los Angeles Times reports scientists are making progress on 3D food printing machines. The printers work by spitting out liquified materials and building up the product in layers.
  • Only a few events in a lifetime serve as true turning points. There was the day Pearl Harbor was attacked, the day JFK was shot and the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11. How have the events of Sept. 11 resonated through 10 years of American politics?
  • Hope for the future, rather than pessimism about it, characterized the remarks of many of the speakers at events commemorating the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks. Sunday's ceremonies, and the display of political unity they expressed, were very different from what's been going on lately on Capitol Hill.
  • The troubled Charlotte, N.C.-based bank expects many of the cuts over the next few years will come through attrition and eliminating unfilled positions. The move is part of a cost-cutting program that the bank hopes will save $5 billion a year by 2014.
  • Tim Okamura's exhibit "Bronx Brooklyn Queens" explores the complexity and beauty of the soulful New York City woman while imagining her rise to royalty. The collection uses graffiti-infused urban motifs. It runs for one month in N.Y. Okamura discusses inspirations for his work, and how his family's experience in Japanese internment camps has shaped him into the artist he is today.
  • Krugman wrote that "the memory of 9/11 has been irrevocably poisoned" by President George W. Bush and others. Rumsfeld, Bush's Defense secretary, is angry.
  • The president criticizes an unnamed GOP aide for saying Republicans don't want to cooperate on a jobs plan because it would be bad politics for the GOP. He doesn't note that some Republicans, including that aide, also say the plan won't work.
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