The Latest: December 2012

Through the first 15 weeks of the NFL season, roughly 10 players per week suffered a concussion. Teams appeared to outdo that pace this past weekend as at least 12 players left games due to possible head injuries. (read more »)

As we approach 2013, we wanted to get a sense of which FRONTLINE films were your favorites in the past … Continue reading → (read more »)

Earlier this week the State Department announced that two former Pakistani intelligence directors are immune from the wrongful death lawsuit filed by the families of Americans killed in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. (read more »)

More than a decade ago, FRONTLINE set out to understand what turned Kip Kinkel, a troubled young man, into a killer. (read more »)

Peter Madoff was sentenced to 10 years in prison on Thursday for his role in the multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme orchestrated by his older brother, Bernie Madoff. (read more »)

Mountaineer & filmmaker David Breashears has created a stunning interactive image that lets you explore Mt. Everest in intimate detail and compare changes for yourself. (read more »)

The foundry is owned by McWane Inc., the Alabama conglomerate that in 2003 became the focus of a FRONTLINE investigation on workplace safety. (read more »)

We talked to CeaseFire's Tio Hardiman about what he'd tell the president's new commission on gun violence. (read more »)

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have taken a toll — but most service members who take their lives have never been deployed. What's going on? (read more »)

Two FRONTLINE films have been awarded 2013 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University silver batons for excellence in broadcast and digital news. … Continue reading → (read more »)

While conventional wisdom suggests that an individual's right to bear arms is enshrined in the Second Amendment of the Constitution, it is, in fact, a relatively recent interpretation, according to New Yorker writer and legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin. (read more »)

According to a new report from the DOJ inspector general, U.S. Pardon Attorney Ronald L. Rogers failed to accurately share key information in the case of Clarence Aaron, whose story we told in our 1999 film "Snitch." (read more »)

Week 15 of the NFL season saw at least seven players removed from games because of possible head injuries, however, two players were allowed back onto the field after appearing to sustain a concussion. (read more »)

A federal appeals court said David Warren, who shot Henry Glover, deserves a new trial. (read more »)

Obama has expanded gun rights during his presidency so far. Will his new call to action bring any change? (read more »)

The dark money group from Citizens United is under investigation in Montana for illegally coordinating with political campaigns. (read more »)

An analysis of the NFL's concussion guidelines by FRONTLINE and ESPN has revealed an array of inconsistencies in how the league tracks, treats and even describes serious head injuries. (read more »)

The reported number of NFL players with concussions this season is on pace to increase more than 9 percent from last year, to an average of nearly nine per week. (read more »)

After three straight weeks in which the number of officially reported head injuries reached the double digits, teams appeared to experience a sharp drop in concussions during Week 14 of the NFL season. (read more »)

Seven Frontline documentaries have been nominated for the 2013 Writers Guild of America Awards, including six films in the category of current events documentary. (read more »)

Immigrants detained in facilities run by the Homeland Security department are a step closer to having the same protections from abuse as other inmates in the U.S., nearly a year after a government investigation found troubling allegations of sexual abuse in some facilities. (read more »)

That brings the total to 50 confirmed cases of a degenerative brain disease found in former NFL, college and high school players. But some critics question whether the scientists are overstating their findings. (read more »)