The Latest: July 2012

The Florida killing of Trayvon Martin, an unarmed black teen earlier this year, has brought national attention to the laws … Continue reading → (read more »)

In its 635-page critique, Northern Dynasty described the EPA's report as "seriously flawed, and not grounded in sound scientific analysis." (read more »)

Following a two-year investigation, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Labor, Education and Pensions [HELP] yesterday released a dense and damning report on the for-profit college industry. (read more »)

Imagine a big hole in the ground, similar to the one pictured above. Now imagine that pit filled with up to 10 billion tons of mining waste. (read more »)

Las Vegas Sands insisted it needed approval from Macau authorities in order to give federal investigators documents that it turns out were in the U.S. all along. (read more »)

Read a transcript of our live chat with the Anchorage Daily News' Lisa Demer, "Alaska Gold" writer, director and producer Ken Levis, co-producer Aaron Ernst and reporter Blaine Harden. (read more »)

The Justice Department and the city of New Orleans today jointly announced sweeping reforms to the New Orleans Police Department, the result of a long-awaited consent decree stemming from investigations into police misconduct in the wake of Hurricane Katrina. (read more »)

Eight individuals were charged in the scandal today. Here's what you need to know. (read more »)

Five years after joining the FRONTLINE staff, Series Senior Producer Raney Aronson-Rath has been promoted to Deputy Executive Producer. David … Continue reading → (read more »)

Inside the fault lines of a growing battle in Alaska's Bristol Bay region, which hosts the world's last, great sockeye salmon fishery -- and mineral deposits worth up to $500 billion. (read more »)

The landmark legislation -- which clocks in at more than 2,000 pages -- was meant to rein in a financial system that brought the economy to the brink of collapse in 2008. (read more »)

Starting Sunday, more than 20,000 HIV researchers and activists will gather in Washington, D.C. for the first international AIDS conference to take place in the country in 22 years. (read more »)

President Barack Obama has ordered a new review of a commutation request by Clarence Aaron, a first-time offender sentenced to … Continue reading → (read more »)

Relatives of three Americans killed in U.S. drone strikes in Yemen last fall filed a wrongful-death lawsuit against top CIA and military officials today. (read more »)

"This is the kind of thing that just isn’t going to get a lot of attention initially," said the president, referring to the success of the West Philly High EVX team. (read more »)

Join a live chat about "Fast Times at West Philly High" on 7/18 at 2 p.m. ET with Debbie Morton, the film's producer, team director Simon Haguer and West Philly student and team captain, Azeem Hill. You can leave a question now. (read more »)

Florida officials will be allowed to check potential voters’ names against a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) citizenship database, in … Continue reading → (read more »)

We can’t think of a lede that’s better than the one written today by the Philadelphia Daily News‘ Ronnie Polaneczky: … Continue reading → (read more »)

The $13 million settlement is the latest in the regulatory body's efforts to hold the company accountable for a 2005 refinery explosion, which killed 15 people and injured 170. (read more »)

On Feb. 25, 2010, the head of the Las Vegas Sands subsidiary in Macau sent a colleague an email asking … Continue reading → (read more »)

A decade ago gambling magnate and leading Republican donor Sheldon Adelson looked at a desolate spit of land in Macau and imagined a glittering strip of casinos, hotels and malls. (read more »)

The number of children born with HIV peaked in the 1990s, amid what were called the "twin epidemics" of HIV and crack. (read more »)

Mark Emmert refused to address his compensation with FRONTLINE last year, but a new report sheds some light. (read more »)

Eight films and our fall promotional campaign were nominated for News & Documentary Emmy Awards today. (read more »)

Watch Law and Disorder, FRONTLINE’s investigation into questionable police shootings by the New Orleans Police Department in the wake of … Continue reading → (read more »)

The Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) supervision of programs that receive funding under the Ryan White Care Act … Continue reading → (read more »)

When AIDS first struck, there were no drugs to treat it. People simply died. Now, drugs reduce the amount of … Continue reading → (read more »)

Join a live chat about "ENDGAME: AIDS in Black America" on 7/11 at 2 p.m. ET with Renata Simone, the film's producer/writer/director and a panel of experts and activists featured in the film. You can leave a question now. (read more »)

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The late 1980s marked a turning point in the history of AIDS in the United States. (read more »)

In 1981, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) published a notice that five young gay men in the Los Angeles area had died from an unusual form of pneumonia. (read more »)

Every 10 minutes, someone in the U.S. contracts HIV. Half are black. (read more »)

It cost at least $11.36 billion to guard America's secrets last year, according to a new report. (read more »)

A federal judge has struck down a Department of Education initiative aimed at improving the quality of degrees issued by for-profit colleges (read more »)

For months, Grassley’s staff has been asking questions of three dental chains serving poor children on Medicaid. (read more »)