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In Atlanta, city wrestles with call to transform policing
In Atlanta, the rare American city with a majority Black police department, crime is the top issue in November’s mayoral election, and the city’s political discussion remains charged, our Local Journalism Initiative partner the StarTribune found.
August 28, 2021
Boeing Is Under FAA Scrutiny Over Reports That It May Hamper Oversight
From our partners at The New York Times: A regulatory official cited concerns about interference with employees assigned to ensure that the company follows safety rules.
August 24, 2021
Flashback: What a Taliban Co-Founder Told FRONTLINE in 2020 About How the Group Would Wield Power in Afghanistan if the U.S Left
In 2020, Afghan journalist Najibullah Quraishi pressed Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on whether the Taliban’s harsh treatment of women and girls had evolved.
August 19, 2021
As the Taliban Sweeps Into Power in Afghanistan, a Look Back at How the U.S.-led War Began.
An excerpt from FRONTLINE’s upcoming film America After 9/11 traces the roots of the U.S. military’s failure in Afghanistan back to the aftermath of the worst-ever terror attack on American soil.
August 16, 2021
Are Federal Sting Operations in U.S. Counterterrorism Cases Legal?
Are FBI sting operations legal? And who’s most affected by them, post-9/11? Here’s a look at the legality of stings and how they’ve been used in the 20 years since 2001.
August 10, 2021
‘A Complex Truth’: Dan Reed on the Liberty City Seven and Counterterrorism in His New Doc, ‘In the Shadow of 9/11’
Dan Reed ('Leaving Neverland') said long-form documentary allows the telling of a story on a human scale. He discussed his new doc examining the Liberty City Seven case with FRONTLINE.
August 10, 2021
A Major Terror Plot Interrupted — or a ‘Setup’?
A new documentary from acclaimed director Dan Reed ('Leaving Neverland') sheds fresh light on the case of the Liberty City Seven, a complex and little-known chapter in the U.S. response to 9/11.
August 10, 2021
Why Utah Police Can Be Forced to Explain a Shooting and How Those Interviews Can Become Public
Police chiefs can force officers to talk after a police shooting, and those interviews — while they can’t be used in criminal proceedings against officers — may become public.
August 6, 2021
Utah Couple Say Internal Police Interview Contradicts Cottonwood Heights on Shooting Death of Son
The new revelations are part of the family’s civil suit. But prosecutors can’t use the information in a criminal investigation.
August 5, 2021
A Utah Prosecutor Says New Self-Defense Law Makes It Harder to Charge Problematic Police Officers
Reacting to calls for police reform, some states have made it easier for prosecutors to criminally charge officers accused of using deadly force when they shouldn’t have. Utah, on the other hand, made it harder.
August 2, 2021
As Biden Announces End of U.S. ‘Combat Mission’ in Iraq, 21 FRONTLINE Docs Provide Context
President Biden said July 26 the U.S. combat mission in Iraq is drawing to a close. These documentaries illuminate the Iraq War and its aftermath.
July 28, 2021
‘A disturbing shooting’: Salt Lake County district attorney says officer was justified in killing handcuffed man
An exasperated district attorney tried to get two points across at a Thursday news conference. The first is that as the law is currently written, Longman’s shooting was justified. The second is that Gill thinks the law should be changed.
July 22, 2021