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Locked Up In America: Christel's Story
Christel Tribble says she wants to be on "American Idol," or maybe even become a detective someday. But in Beecher Terrace -- a housing project where around one in six people cycle in and out of prison every year -- the odds seem stacked against her.
June 8, 2015
What an Estimate of 10,000 ISIS Fighters Killed Doesn't Tell Us
A senior U.S. official said this week that airstrikes have killed 10,000 ISIS fighters. So why does the group continue to expand its territory?
June 4, 2015
Coming in June on FRONTLINE
This month on FRONTLINE: What life is like for children who are "Growing Up Trans." Plus, an investigation uncovering the scourge of "Rape on the Night Shift."
June 4, 2015
Nigerian Military Has Committed "War Crimes" in Fight Against Boko Haram, says Amnesty Report
The Nigerian military has starved, suffocated and tortured to death more than 8,000 people in its quest to eradicate the terrorist group Boko Haram, according to a scathing new report from Amnesty International.
June 3, 2015
With or Without the Patriot Act, Here's How the NSA Can Still Spy on Americans
The provisions of the Patriot Act that were allowed to lapse today represent only part of the vast NSA surveillance apparatus exposed by Edward Snowden.
June 1, 2015
Cleveland's Second Chance at Police Reform
This week marks the second time the DOJ has struck an agreement with Cleveland. Will these reforms last?
May 27, 2015
Syria Got Rid of Its Chemical Weapons -- But Reports of Attacks Continue
Since mid-March, rescue workers and doctors have documented 35 barrel bomb attacks inside Syria that allegedly involved the use of weaponized chlorine.
May 26, 2015
WATCH: Pentagon Had No Plan for When ISIS Took Mosul, Dempsey Says
The Pentagon had no contingency plan in place when ISIS seized control of Iraq's second largest city in 2014, says Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, in an interview for the new FRONTLINE documentary "Obama at War."
May 26, 2015
"The President Blinked": Why Obama Changed Course on the "Red Line" in Syria
When a chemical weapons attack struck near Damascus in 2013, "our finger was on the trigger" to start airstrikes, Gen. Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, tells FRONTLINE. But then, the president had second thoughts.
May 25, 2015
FDA Plan Would Offer Clearer Picture of Antibiotic Use in Food Animals
The FDA currently publishes information on how many antibiotics are sold to farms. It now wants more information on which species they're going to.
May 20, 2015