The symbolic centerpiece of the effort to rebuild ground zero, a 408-foot spire that brings the Freedom Tower to its projected height of 1,776 feet, could be jeopardized by a new technology emerging ...

NEW YORK -- After months of bitter disagreement, the master planner and lead architect for the World Trade Center site yesterday unveiled the design of an iconic new tower that will rise 1,776 feet ...

NEW YORK - The latest design of the skyscraper being built to replace the World Trade Center covers its 20-story concrete base with thousands of glass prisms and tops it with a lighted spire meant to ...

NEW YORK -- The proposed Freedom Tower at the former World Trade Center site, redesigned to address security concerns, will be the world's strongest and safest high-rise building, officials said ...

The Freedom Tower at the former World Trade Center site was supposed to be a glass-and-steel exclamation point on America’s post-9/11 rebound, but after new concerns about an old weapon forced ...

NEW YORK (AP) -- A 20-ton slab of granite, inscribed to honor "the enduring spirit of freedom," was laid Sunday at the World Trade Center site as the cornerstone of the skyscraper that will replace ...

NEW YORK -- Even without the name, the symbolism of the Freedom Tower as an American response to the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks was hard to miss. The original architect designed a twisting form imitating ...