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Poll: Wealthy, College-Educated Less Likely to Want Kids to Play Football
A new poll reveals deep divides by money, education, gender, politics and age. How will it affect the pipeline of football players?
December 10, 2014
Appeals Court Casts Cloud Over Future of Insider Trading Cases
The reversal of two high-profile insider trading convictions may make it harder for prosecutors to rid the practice on Wall Street.
December 10, 2014
FRONTLINE Expands Investigative Reporting Capacity with New Hires
The Enterprise Journalism Group, funded by the Ford Foundation, includes two producers who previously worked at CBS’s "60 Minutes" and a former "Wall Street Journal" reporter.
December 10, 2014
The CIA Torture Report: What You Need To Know
The CIA's use of enhanced interrogation practices was worse and more widespread than the CIA admitted, according to a Senate investigation. Also: it didn't work.
December 9, 2014
Madoff's Inner Circle Faces Sentencing for Largest Ponzi Scheme in History
The first of five members of Bernard Madoff's inner circle to be convicted in connection to the epic fraud case has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.
December 8, 2014
NFL Sees a Drop in Concussions, But Problems Linger
NFL head injuries are down in 2014, as compared to the previous two years, but the league still struggles to keep some concussed players off the field.
December 5, 2014
Should the U.S. Meet Terrorists' Demands for Hostages?
An Al Qaeda group's threat to kill journalist Luke Somers raises the debate over whether to meet terrorists' demands if it may set hostages free.
December 4, 2014
Putin Remains Defiant As Russian Economy Wavers
Observers were looking for any softening in Putin's stance since low oil prices and sanctions began taking a toll on the Russian economy, but the strident tone of his state-of-the-nation address suggests he may be preparing to double down on his policies.
December 4, 2014
Superbugs Killing Thousands of Newborns in India
A new study says 58,000 Indian infants died last year from antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
December 4, 2014
Will Congress Gut Law to Eliminate Prison Rape?
Some senators want to eliminate penalties for states who won't comply. It's the latest setback for a decade-old law intended to curb what the UN says is a "widespread" problem in U.S. prisons and jails.
December 3, 2014
Was the Sony Cyberattack North Korea's Strike Back at Western Media?
North Korea's government considers Western films a threat because they undercut Kim Jong-un's efforts to limit his citizens' exposure to the outside world.
December 2, 2014
Coming in December on FRONTLINE
Our lineup of FRONTLINE classics explores human behavior -- both naughty and nice.
December 2, 2014