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Schneiderman to Resign Amid Abuse Allegations
Four women said Schneiderman, a vocal "Me Too" advocate, had physically assaulted them.
May 8, 2018
Marines Open Investigation into Active Duty White Supremacist
The probe follows a ProPublica and FRONTLINE report on white supremacists in the military.
May 4, 2018
Ranks of Notorious Hate Group Include Active-Duty Military
A Marine took part in the violent assaults in Charlottesville last summer and later bragged about it online with other members of Atomwaffen, an extremist group preparing for a race war. The involvement of current or former service members -- often with sophisticated weapons training -- in white supremacist groups has long been a concern.
May 3, 2018
May on FRONTLINE: Puerto Rico, Myanmar, Weinstein and MS-13
Our May lineup investigates the blackout in Puerto Rico and the slaughter of the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
April 27, 2018
HHS Official Says Agency Lost Track of Nearly 1,500 Unaccompanied Minors
A top official from the Department of Health and Human Services came under fire in a congressional hearing on Thursday over how the agency tracks unaccompanied minors after they are released to family or other sponsors inside the United States.
April 26, 2018
Why Labor Trafficking is So Hard to Track
In 2016, the Justice Department prosecuted 241 federal trafficking cases -- but only 13 primarily involved labor.
April 24, 2018
Q&A: America's "Invisible" Child Labor Problem
It's difficult to know the scope of unlawful child labor in America, and even more difficult to enforce the law, experts say, because federal regulators don't have enough resources.
April 24, 2018
Inside the Hidden Reality of Labor Trafficking in America
A new investigation tells the story of Guatemalan teens trafficked into America, and forced to live and work in virtual slavery in Ohio to pay off their debts.
April 24, 2018
Remembering Roger Smith from "Poor Kids"
Roger Smith, one of several children featured in the FRONTLINE documentary "Poor Kids," was killed in a car accident after his truck skidded on a frozen overpass and struck a tree.
April 17, 2018
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Trafficked in America
The inside story of Guatemalan teens forced to work against their will on an egg farm in Ohio.
April 24, 2018
As Mississippi Restricts Abortion After 15 Weeks, Revisit "The Last Abortion Clinic"
Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed into law the most restrictive abortion law in the U.S., in terms of weeks of pregnancy after which the procedure is prohibited.
March 19, 2018