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Why Is It So Hard for Doctors to Talk to Patients About Death?
When a young mother was terminally ill, Dr. Atul Gawande offered advice to give her family hope. In "Being Mortal," he says he now regrets it.
February 10, 2015
How the NSA Spying Programs Have Changed Since Snowden
The government says it's made reforms to its surveillance programs. But how much is really different?
February 9, 2015
Who Killed the Nuns?
In 1992, five American nuns were killed Liberia's brutal civil war. FRONTLINE and ProPublica investigate why no one has been held responsible.
February 6, 2015
Pope Francis to Bishops: Don't Protect Abusers
In letter to church officials, Pope Francis said there is "absolutely no place in ministry for those who abuse minors."
February 5, 2015
New Bill Seeks to Curb Suicide by Military Veterans
The legislation was passed unanimously in Congress in a rare moment of bipartisanship.
February 4, 2015
Declassified: U.S. Backs Down From Secrecy on Afghanistan Spending
Watchdogs say the decision will help efforts to fight corruption in training of Afghan security forces.
February 3, 2015
S.&P. to Pay $1.38 Billion for Once Rave Ratings of Toxic Mortgages
The ratings giant's agreement with the Justice Department settles allegations that it knowingly understated the risk behind many of the financial instruments that caused the financial crisis.
February 3, 2015
Questions Over Brain Disease Again Stymie NFL Concussion Settlement
A federal judge has declined for a second time to sign off on a proposed settlement between the league and thousands of former players.
February 2, 2015
Hitchcock and the Holocaust: "Memory of the Camps"
FRONTLINE first broadcast the director's "lost Holocaust film," which is at the heart of the new HBO documentary "Night Will Fall," in 1985.
February 2, 2015
CDC Urges Measles Vaccinations as Number of Cases Exceeds 100
Director Dr. Thomas Frieden blamed a lack of vaccinations for the resurgence of a disease that the CDC said was eliminated in the U.S. in 2000.
February 2, 2015
How Is American Money Being Spent on Afghan Security Forces? It's Classified
The military's decision to classify information that had previously been publicly available was described as "unprecedented" by the government watchdog for Afghanistan reconstruction.
January 29, 2015
Concussions in the NFL: How Worried are You?
For football fans everywhere, the NFL’s concussion crisis has raised uncomfortable questions about what it means to love a sport that’s been shown to cause lasting harm to its players.
January 29, 2015