For more information on the attacks, refer to these links. Readers should be aware that information on these sites may not be the most credible as the situation continues to unfold.
Sites Providing information are: the FBI Web site, as well as the Web site for the Pentagon, which also came under attack Tuesday morning.
• Remarks from President Bush on the attacks, on the White House Web site.
• Federal Aviation Administration page for news on flight conditions.
• The Federal Emergency Management Agency offers general information on terrorism and how the nation responds; a statement posted on the site says the agency is working with the White House and other federal agencies to assist victims of the attacks.
• The State Department’s Office of Overseas Citizens Services will be closed as a result of the attacks; Americans overseas in need of emergency assistance should contact their local embassy or consulate.
• United Airlines home page, with a letter from United Airlines Chief Executive Jim Goodwin.
• American Airlines home page.
• Greyhound Lines, the country’s largest intercity bus line, cancels operations in the Northeastern United States and shuts down terminals within a mile radius of any federal building, according to its Web site.
LOCAL SITES
• Information about what government offices and business are closed as a result of the attacks in Washington, D.C., from the The Washington Post.
• Information from The Associated Press on the status of businesses and public transportation in New York City.
• Information from the city of New York’s Web site. Officials are asking citizens to avoid lower Manhattan, south of Canal Street. Updates on public transportation and schools are also available.
• A personal site asks New York City residents to list their names if they are “alive.”
• Information from the SF Gate Web site for San Francisco and the Bay Area. City Hall is evacuated; schools are closed.
