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Who Runs the Islamic State?
From the bodyguard to the media spokesman, meet the new caliph's top men.
October 28, 2014
An ISIS Jailbreak at Abu Ghraib: "Hell Is Coming"
A July 2013 ISIS attack on Abu Ghraib freed more than 500 prisoners -- and came at a crucial time.
October 28, 2014
Watch "Ebola Outbreak" With the Filmmaker
The film is streaming online with a live chat room where filmmaker Wael Dabbous will take your questions
October 22, 2014
Most of the Country is Already Voting in the Midterm Elections
As of today, 31 states have started early voting for the Nov. 4 midterm elections.
October 22, 2014
WHO Report: TB Epidemic "Even Bigger Than We Thought"
Treatment for drug resistant TB hasn’t kept pace, and some nations are facing epidemics.
October 22, 2014
Can Haider al-Abadi Bridge Iraq's Sectarian Divide?
Not without reining in the Shia militias operating on the ground, according to experts who spoke to FRONTLINE.
October 21, 2014
Billions in U.S. Spending Can't Slow Afghan Opium Poppy Production
This comes despite $7.6 billion in counternarcotics spending by the U.S. there over the last decade -- and is projected to increase even more in 2014.
October 21, 2014
Why Voter ID Laws Aren’t Really about Fraud
Proponents say these laws ensure election integrity, but a FRONTLINE analysis found that ID requirements aren't applied equally to all voters.
October 20, 2014
How Should Doctors Help Terminally Ill Patients Prepare for Death?
"You don’t have to spend much time with the elderly or those with terminal illness to see, over and over and over again, how medicine fails the people it is supposed to help," says renowned surgeon and author Dr. Atul Gawande.
October 17, 2014
Representatives Push for Travel Ban at Ebola Hearing
Following the death of the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S., members of Congress questioned officials from several government agencies about the U.S. response to the disease.
October 16, 2014
How Congress Has Tried to Regulate Antibiotic Use in Animals
It's not just the current Congress. For more than a decade, almost every proposed bill has failed.
October 14, 2014
What is the FDA Doing About the Problem?
For nearly 40 years, the FDA has struggled to rein in the use of antibiotics on America's farms. Now, it's trying a new approach.
October 14, 2014