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NRA Says It Will Back Efforts To Restrict Bump Stocks
The NRA's announcement, its first statement since the shootings in Las Vegas, marked a sharp break from the group's response in the wake of other mass shootings.
October 5, 2017
America's Partisan Divide Grew Wider Than Ever in 2017
America's political divide had already reached record levels during the Obama presidency, but according to the Pew Research Center, the partisan split between Democrats and Republicans is now the widest its been in more than two decades.
October 5, 2017
This Fall on FRONTLINE
From North Korea, to the war on the EPA, to the fight against ISIS, to Russia, we'll bring you new documentaries on some of the most pressing issues facing our country.
October 4, 2017
How North Korea Uses Front Companies to Help Evade Sanctions
While the United Nations has imposed sanctions against North Korea for years, the regime continues to evade international pressure in order to bankroll its rapidly developing nuclear and missiles programs.
October 3, 2017
Who Planned the Assassination of Kim Jong-un’s Half Brother?
The murder of Kim Jong-nam shocked the world. As his assailants go on trial, FRONTLINE explores whether his half brother -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un -- ordered the hit.
October 2, 2017
Why Can't China Control Kim Jong-un? It's Family History.
The arrest of the North Korean leader's grandfather in 1934 sparked a family grudge that lives on more than 80 years later.
October 1, 2017
U.N. Says It Will Investigate Alleged War Crimes In Yemen
The United Nations will soon dispatch a team of experts to Yemen, where two-and-a-half years of war has left more than 10,000 dead and fueled an ever-worsening humanitarian crisis.
September 29, 2017
Boom Town
There used to be one or two earthquakes a year in Cushing, Oklahoma. Now the town shakes hundreds of times each year. FRONTLINE investigates why.
September 28, 2017
Saudi Arabia Lifts Ban On Women Driving. Meet An Activist Once Jailed for Breaking It.
Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday that it will allow women to drive, reversing a widely criticized ban that women’s rights activists had long opposed and fought to overturn.
September 26, 2017
Aaron Hernandez Found To Have Had "Severe" Case of CTE
An attorney for Aaron Hernandez, who committed suicide in April while serving a life sentence for murder, said the former New England Patriots star had one of "the most severe" cases of the brain disease CTE they had ever seen in someone his age.
September 21, 2017
Married Young: The Fight Over Child Marriage in America
She was 15. He was 24. Should they have been allowed to marry?
September 14, 2017