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Have Airstrikes Really Killed Half of ISIS' Top Commanders?
The U.S. announced that the coalition's military campaign against ISIS in Iraq and Syria had cost the group 50 percent of its top commanders and 6,000 fighters.
January 22, 2015
How Has the World Warmed Where You Live?
Last year was the warmest year in recorded history. Here's how that change has played out across the globe.
January 22, 2015
New Russia Bill Targets "Undesirable" Foreign Organizations
Observers say the proposed law, which comes during a larger crackdown on dissent and opposition in Russia, could target commercial companies.
January 21, 2015
What Happened When a Major Gun Company Crossed the NRA
Smith & Wesson's fall from grace set an example for the rest of the gun industry.
January 16, 2015
2014 Was the Warmest Year On Record, NASA and NOAA Say
But the main takeaway, say climate scientists, is that it continued an even longer-term trend of rising global temperatures.
January 16, 2015
What Makes Boko Haram’s Atrocities So Hard To Track?
Details about Boko Haram's recent attacks on villages in northeastern Nigeria have been hard to come by. A researcher for Amnesty International explains why.
January 16, 2015
NRA Sues 3 Pennsylvania Cities Over Local Gun-Control Measures
A new Pennsylvania law has made it easier for individuals, as well as groups like the NRA, to sue local municipalities over their gun-control measures.
January 16, 2015
New York City Ends Solitary for Inmates Under 21
Roughly 100 inmates under the age of 21 will be removed from solitary following a decision to end the practice at the city's primary detention facility.
January 14, 2015
How Credible is Al Qaeda's Claim It Planned the Charlie Hebdo Attack?
FRONTLINE asked several experts to weigh in on the credibility of Al Qaeda's Yemen branch's statement.
January 14, 2015
Report: After Citizens United, Outside Spending Doubles
Campaign spending by outside groups, such as super PACs, has more than doubled in the past five years -- and most of it is coming from the super-rich.
January 14, 2015
Putin's Legal Crackdown on Civil Society
In the two years since Putin's return to the presidency, analysts and rights groups say it has become harder for Russians to protest, publish criticism and carry out advocacy.
January 13, 2015
What is the State of Dissent in Vladimir Putin's Russia?
"It’s very hard to imagine a strong opposition movement in a country ruled by Vladimir Putin," says human rights advocate and former world chess champion Garry Kasparov in an interview with FRONTLINE.
January 13, 2015