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The U.S. Fight Against Al Qaeda in Yemen Just Got Harder
FRONTLINE asked four experts to weigh in on how Yemen's political crisis is affecting the U.S. counterterrorism campaign there.
January 28, 2015
Coming in February on FRONTLINE
Is modern medicine failing patients at the end of life -- and what can be done to turn the tide? On Feb. 10, FRONTLINE teams with surgeon and bestselling author Atul Gawande to explore "Being Mortal."
January 28, 2015
Obama Budget Would Double Federal Spending to Fight Superbugs
Drug-resistant bacteria infect an estimated 2 million Americans, claiming about 23,000 lives each year.
January 27, 2015
How Climate Change May Lead to Bigger Blizzards
With every winter storm, including the blizzard hitting the Northeast this week, climate change skeptics return to a familiar argument: If the world is getting warmer, why am I stuck out here, shoveling so much snow?
January 26, 2015
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