Developers of the Freedom Tower will break ground on the 1,776-foot skyscraper at the World Trade Center site on July 4, The Associated Press learned Wednesday. "On July 4, as we commemorate the ...

As for the Freedom Tower, no one expects steel to arrive for at least a year. The cornerstone, however, remains on display at ground zero. For NPR News, I'm Andrea Bernstein, in New York.

The design for New York City's Freedom Tower, originally created by architect Daniel Liebeskind, has undergone a facelift to include more safety precautions against terrorist attacks. The building ...

A trio of daredevils who parachuted off New York’s Freedom Tower in September released amazing footage Monday of their 105-story flight from the roof to the street below. But as breathtaking ...

The second date marks the day this block of granite was laid with great ceremony as the cornerstone of the new Freedom Tower at Ground Zero. “Today, we, the heirs of that revolutionary spirit of ...

While foundation work trudges along, our attention turns skyward, to the building's 408-foot spire that will bring the Freedom Tower's overall height to 1776 feet. While architect David Childs has ...