Response to Terror

Afghanistan: Son of cleric convicted in N.Y. bomb plot allegedly has a key role in terror network.

Johnny “Mike” Spann seemed never to have had much doubt about the path he would pursue out of his rural home town.

The wrenching mess that was once the World Trade Center is now the city’s hottest attraction. Far-flung visitors feel a “human need,” as one put it, to absorb the tragedy.

Probe: Senate panel harshly questions Justice official about detentions, tribunal plans and eavesdropping rules.

Victims: Burden of work blamed for errors in tally of dead, missing. One firefighter was buried under co-worker’s name.