July 25, 2011  |   The East Asian nation of Mongolia is home to about 3 million people, half of whom make their living off of livestock. Since 1960, Mongolia's average temperature has increased by 3.85 degrees Fahrenheit -- a change faster than the global...

July 20, 2011  |   An ongoing investigation by FRONTLINE, ProPublica and McClatchy Newspapers has brought to light inconsistencies in the government's position on the 2001 case of anthrax-filled letters that killed five people. This interview was conducted on July 19. The...

July 14, 2011  |   MPR Photo/Jeffrey Thompson Updated 6:30 p.m. ET Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton and GOP lawmakers say they have reached a deal to end a budget showdown that has led to the state's government shutdown. Dayton told reporters the shutdown was...

July 14, 2011  |   We've all been there: you're in a heated debate with a friend about a role one of your favorite actresses played five years back. You struggle for 30 seconds, maybe a minute, to bring the memory...

July 11, 2011  |   The practice of child marriage is far more common throughout the world than many might suspect. According to UNICEF, as many as 50 million girls in developing countries were married before they turned 18 and 100 million more are expected...

July 5, 2011  |   In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian tells Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff about viewing the 4th of July fireworks from the White House -- and the upcoming fireworks...

July 4, 2011  |   Fireworks will be illuminating the skies in cities across the country on this July 4 holiday. Among the classic destinations for Independence Day displays, the fireworks show on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., has long been a go-to for...

June 29, 2011  |   Wisconsin's controversial new collective bargaining law takes effect on Wednesday. The law severely diminishes state employee's collective bargaining rights and enacts what is essentially an 8 percent cut in pay for state workers. Salaries are not being directly cut, but...

May 26, 2011  |   QUANTICO, Va. | The handlers at Marine Corps Base Quantico unanimously agree that Rex is the meanest dog they have. He has put six or seven handlers in the emergency room according to current handler, Sgt. David Olszak. "But with...

May 25, 2011  |   Severe weather continues to threaten the lower Midwest just days after the deadliest tornado in 60 years killed at least 122 people in Joplin, Mo. Tornadoes touched down in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning, killing...

May 24, 2011  |   KSMU, based in Springfield, Mo., about 70 miles away from Joplin, has been keeping listeners and readers updated with information about how they can help Joplin residents by donating blankets or offering nursing services. When the tornado hit St....

May 24, 2011  |   In the spring of 2010, more than 500,000 classified documents, including secret diplomatic cables and war logs from Iraq and Afghanistan, appeared on the WikiLeaks website in what was the largest intelligence breach in American history....

May 11, 2011  |   Director Andrew Rossi lived a year at the New York Times for his new documentary "Page One: Inside the New York Times." He attached himself -- and his camera -- to the newly created "Media Desk," at a time...

May 9, 2011  |   The Mississippi River is expected to crest at 48-feet in Memphis, Tennessee Monday night, and the river has already swelled to six times its normal width. Residents spent the weekend sandbagging and police went door-to-door asking people to evacuate their...

May 9, 2011  |   Pedro Gonzalez/LatinContent/Getty Images The drug-related violence in Mexico continues to escalate. Recently, soldiers discovered 11 more bodies in mass graves in the northern state of Durango. Mexican officials have now found 168 bodies in mass graves this month alone,...

May 4, 2011  |   As the world digests the news that Osama bin Laden is dead, we collected reporting from public media outlets for a glimpse at the conversations taking place around the nation about bin Laden and the post-9/11 era. Security and the...

May 3, 2011  |   On Tuesday night, PBS' FRONTLINE will air the first of two stories that delve into al-Qaida in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Correspondents Stephen Grey and Martin Smith explore the Taliban and al-Qaida inside Pakistan. They investigate details of a CIA militia...

April 29, 2011  |   President Obama met with local officials and survivors in Tuscaloosa, Alabama Friday morning and said he had "never seen devastation like this." The president vowed residents would be given aid to help recover from the damage brought by the...

April 22, 2011  |   Earth Day was first celebrated on April 22, 1970, one year after an oil spill off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif. leaked 100,000 barrels of oil into the ocean. At the time, it was the largest oil spill in...

April 21, 2011  |   Two years ago Morgan Spurlock, who starred in and directed "Super Size Me," and regular collaborator Jeremy Chilnick reached their tipping point with advertisements. They were watching the TV show "Heroes" when they were struck by the product placement that...

April 19, 2011  |   Wednesday marks the one year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. The blast killed 11 workers and sent more than 200 million gallons of oil spewing into the Gulf waters for three...

April 18, 2011  |   At least 44 people died when a severe storm system with 50 confirmed tornadoes rolled through the Southeast over three days. The storms started on Thursday in Oklahoma before moving through Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, and Georgia on Friday and hitting...

April 15, 2011  |   Walter Breuning, who for nearly two years was hailed as the world's oldest man, died of natural causes in his home in Great Falls, Mont. on Thursday. He was 114. In 2009, Montana PBS correspondent William Marcus interviewed the Montana...

April 12, 2011  |   Tuesday marks the 150th anniversary of the opening shots of the American Civil War. The military battle between the North and South began when Confederate soldiers fired at the Union-held Fort Sumter, off the shore of Charleston, S.C. See how...

April 11, 2011  |   A new report by California Watch found that hundreds of California's public schools do not meet the legal construction codes for earthquake safety. In the On Shaky Ground multimedia series, investigative reporter Corey Johnson and the California Watch team lay...

April 7, 2011  |   Republican and Democratic lawmakers have until Friday at midnight to agree on a federal budget or force a government shutdown. This would mean that non-essential federal employees will be furloughed, and essential employees will continue to work without pay for...

March 29, 2011  |   Update March 31 | A day after this Frontline report aired, NCAA President Mark Emmert signaled a change in position on compensating student athletes. In an interview with USA Today, he said its an idea worth exploring. Read more on...

March 23, 2011  |   Tuesday's release of the 2010 census data showed a dramatic decline in Detroit's population. Over the past 10 years, the city lost a quarter of its residents, bringing it down to a size similar to the pre-auto boom numbers...

March 18, 2011  |   It's been one week since the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Japan unleashed a devastating tsunami. The twin disasters caused major damage to a nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan, adding a brewing nuclear crisis to the country's...

March 11, 2011  |   AUSTIN, Texas | The agenda for this week's Integrated Media Association conference -- held on the cusp of SXSW -- reads like a menu of new media choices, including social media, strategic partnerships, how to take advantage of mobiles tools...

March 9, 2011  |   Wind turbines, used around the world to provide energy, are often seen grouped together in wind farms in rural parts of Iowa, Texas and Nebraska. But as more towns build turbines to power their own electric grids, communities are reacting...

February 23, 2011  |   The phrase "that which does not kill you only makes you stronger" couldn't be more true for toxinologists, the scientists studying the properties of the world's deadliest venoms in hopes of unlocking their beneficial properties. They are studying the poisonous...

February 22, 2011  |   Updated Feb. 22, 6:30 p.m. ET Chicagoans head to the polls on Tuesday to vote for the city's first new mayor in more than 20 years, and the candidates are in their final push for voters' support. On the final...

February 21, 2011  |   The revolution that led to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's resignation after three decades in office was fueled by a group of young adults, some of whom used social media as a tool to organize. With thousands of Twitter followers, one...

February 18, 2011  |   Updated 7:00 PM ET| Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker held a press conference late Friday evening addressing the ongoing protests over a bill that would eliminate collective bargaining for Wisconsin state workers. Watch his statement below: Walker responds to questions from...

February 17, 2011  |   Protesters fill the Wisconsin State Capitol Rotunda on Wednesday, demonstrating against Gov. Scott Walker's proposal to eliminate collective bargaining rights for many state workers. Mark Hirsch/Getty Images Updated 3:17 p.m. ET |...

February 14, 2011  |   On Monday, an international crew of six men landed on "Mars." They stepped onto a wide plane of red dust, sand and rock beneath a black and starry sky, where they will conduct experiments for the next week. The only...

February 9, 2011  |   Starting Monday, "Jeopardy!" viewers will witness a classic three-day man vs. machine match. In a John Henry, or better yet, Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov-style competition, the quiz show's two most successful players, Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter, will compete...

February 2, 2011  |   A massive snowstorm covered a 2,000 mile long stretch of the nation on Wednesday, hitting hardest in the Midwest. Flights are grounded throughout the region, a Tulsa, Okla. newspaper canceled printing for the next two days, and Missouri's Interstate 70,...

January 26, 2011  |   Reactions continue to roll in regarding President Obama's latest State of the Union address , plus the pair of responses from the GOP. Here is a roundup of reaction stories...

January 24, 2011  |   On Monday, Jared Loughner, the alleged shooter in the Jan. 8 rampage that left 6 dead and 13 injured in Tucson, Ariz., was arraigned in federal court in Phoenix. He faces five federal charges: attempted assassination of a Congress member,...

January 20, 2011  |   Several governors throughout the country have announced their budget proposals for 2011. Education is one of the many public services already strapped-for-cash state governors are proposing to take funds from to alleviate budget woes. Here's a round-up of state budget...

January 18, 2011  |   NOVA has enlisted the help of New York Times technology reporter David Pogue to answer the question: 'What will the future be made of?' The new miniseries called "Making Stuff" is a four-part look at the materials and innovative technologies...

January 17, 2011  |   In honor of Martin Luther King Jr., we have compiled archival videos, documentaries, commentaries, discussions and reports about his life, legacy and the Civil Rights movement....

January 11, 2011  |   Much of the media's attention has been focused on the community of Tucson, Ariz., since a gunman opened fired on a crowd gathered to see U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz., on Saturday. Christopher Conover...

January 11, 2011  |   When last year's earthquake struck Haiti, more than 4,000 inmates escaped from prison. They easily slipped into the streets of the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, hiding in the city's slums and tent cities. A crippled police force found themselves once again...

January 10, 2011  |   In this week's edition of the Political Checklist, Political Editor David Chalian and Senior Correspondents Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff reflect on Saturday's shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, D-Ariz, and 19 others at a political meet-and-greet in Tucson on Saturday....

January 3, 2011  |   For many of the newly-elected governors assuming leadership this week, the traditional honeymoon period is going to be marred by a grim dose of reality. Governors in places like Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, New York and California are inheriting state...

December 28, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; Editor's note: In one portion of the footage, the Larsen Ice Shelf is misspelled. In late January 2002, the Larsen Ice Shelf, a piece of ice approximately the size of Manhattan, began breaking up. By the...

December 23, 2010  |   The journalists who bring you The Rundown blog were debating last week what gift we could give you, our loyal readers, for the holidays. One thing sprang to mind that is almost universally enjoyed this time of year: George Frideric...

December 20, 2010  |   Watch the full episode. See more Independent Lens. A new Independent Lens documentary, "The Calling," follows seven young Americans entering into the ministry in the Muslim, Jewish, Protestant and Catholic faiths. The four-hour film, which airs in two parts...

December 6, 2010  |   The 9th Circuit Appeals Court in San Francisco hears arguments Monday in a challenge to Proposition 8, the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The case is being heard by a randomly selected panel of three judges: Judge Randy Smith,...

December 2, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; Pioneered by Senators Orin Hatch, R-Utah, and Dick Durbin, D-Ill., the DREAM Act seeks to provide a path to citizenship for people brought to the United States illegally as children. On Tuesday, Senate Democrats issued their...

November 21, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; Radiolab is hard to define. The hour-long radio program, co-hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich and produced by WNYC in New York, draws on philosophy, literature, popular culture, and even religion to explain scientific phenomena....

November 15, 2010  |   <!-- _pap_embed; //--><!]]> The House Ethics Committee convened this morning to deliberate the charges against Rep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y. The proceedings got off to an interesting start when Rep. Rangel walked out of the room a mere forty minutes after...

November 15, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; Today is the first day of the lame-duck session of the 111th Congress. What will (and what won't) they accomplish in the next few months before a new, more Republican Congress is sworn in? Gwen Ifill...

November 9, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog ; Two years after being elected, President Obama has returned to his boyhood home of Indonesia. The shortened trip, only 24 hours, is the second stop on his 10-day Asia tour. Despite still reeling from a...

November 3, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; One of the big questions leading up to Tuesday's election results was, "How will the Tea Party fare?" Tuesday's was the first national election since Tea Partiers became a political identity in the spring of 2009....

November 2, 2010  |   For many who have been following and covering this campaign season, election day is the culmination of months of campaign ads and political analysis. Several of our public media colleagues have decided to add something a little lighter to their...

November 2, 2010  |   As voters are casting their ballots across the nation, our public media colleagues are continuing their excellent coverage of local and state races. Here are a few places to find updates on what's happening in your area throughout the day...

October 26, 2010  |   DetectFlashDecision_Blog; The past decade was one of rapid growth for BP, a company that now dominates the oil industry. Mergers expanded the BP empire and cost-cutting helped keep shareholders happy. The newest collaboration between Frontline and ProPublica...

July 8, 2010  |   An experimental plane powered only by solar energy completed 26 hours of non-stop flying over Switzerland Thursday. The Rundown took a look at the feat and asked for some reactions to the Solar Impulse test flight from around the air...

June 29, 2010  |   Five years ago, Frontline/World correspondent Amy Costello reported on a new kind of water pump being developed in southern Africa. The "PlayPump" operated like a merry-go-round, with the added benefit of pumping clean water into a tower that the whole...

June 21, 2010  |   Nearly 40 years ago, a group of French doctors and journalists created an international humanitarian organization to bring medical aid to those who were most vulnerable. Now operating in more than 60 countries, Doctors Without Borders dispatches...

June 3, 2010  |   On Thursday morning, six astronauts will be locked in a 550 cubic-meter windowless complex in Moscow. The mission: to simulate the experience of a real trip to Mars and back. The "voyage" will take 520 days, roughly 12 months longer...

April 21, 2010  |   On March 20 the Plastiki, a 60-foot-long catamaran made entirely of recycled plastic, set sail from San Francisco bound for Sydney, Australia. The vessel is the brainchild of environmentalist and British banking heir David de Rothschild. The Rundown spoke with...