New York City: Official toll updated The official count of victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks:

New York: 2,830

World Trade Center: City officials say 158 are missing. The medical examiner’s office has issued 753 death certificates. An additional 1,919 death certificates have been issued without a body, at the request of victims’ families.

Includes all passengers and crew on hijacked planes:

American Airlines Flight 11: 92

United Airlines Flight 175: 65

Washington: 189

Pentagon: 125

American Flight 77: 64 passengers and crew

Pennsylvania: 44

United Flight 93: 44 passengers and crew

The total of 3,063 includes 19 hijackers aboard the four planes.

Washington, D.C.: WTC stamp to debut

The U.S. Postal Service will unveil a special World Trade Center memorial stamp today at a White House ceremony marking six months since the terrorist attacks on America.

The White House ceremony is part of a worldwide day of remembrance that will start at 7:30 a.m. CST at Ground Zero in lower Manhattan.

Gov. George Pataki, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, victims’ families and others will observe a moment of silence at 7:46 a.m. CST, the time the first plane struck the World Trade Center.

The design of the commemorative stamp is being kept secret until today’s White House ceremony.

The special stamp will be worth 34 cents in postage but will cost 45 cents. The extra 11 cents will go to a fund set up by the Federal Emergency Management Administration to aid families of perished World Trade Center rescue workers.

Virginia: Pentagon official urges support for Muslims

Supporting moderate Muslims who abhor terrorism and extremism is a key to winning the war on terrorism, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Saturday.

The Arab-Israeli turmoil hurts the U.S. cause, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz said.

“To win that war against terrorism, we have to reach out to the hundreds of millions of Muslims who believe in tolerance and moderation,” Wolfowitz told a group of news executives at the headquarters of the Gannett Co. Inc. in McLean. “They are on the front lines of this struggle against terrorism. … By helping them to stand up against terrorists, we help ourselves.”

The anti-terrorism campaign is not just a military fight but also “a battle for hearts and minds as well,” Wolfowitz said. Helping moderate Muslims around the world press for political reforms in their countries is key to easing future terrorist threats, he said.

Washington, D.c.: Charity sues for claim of links to terrorists

A Texas-based Muslim charity organization has filed a lawsuit after the Bush administration froze the group’s financial assets for allegedly funneling money to terrorists.

The Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development denies any ties with Hamas, a militant Islamic group that has claimed responsibility for suicide bombings in Israel.

The suit filed Friday in federal district court in Washington contends the Bush administration violated the group’s constitutional rights by shutting down the foundation’s office in December and seizing its assets. The group raised $13 million two years ago and calls itself the largest Muslim charity in the United States.

“Holy Land has no choice but to bring this lawsuit so it can continue the lawful humanitarian work it does in Palestine and throughout the world,” the Richardson-based group said a statement.

“We are reviewing it and will be making a determination on the next step in the near future,” Justice Department spokesman Charles Miller said.