Impunity at the Border: Inside US Border Patrol’s ‘cover-up’ unit

Fault Lines investigates secretive units within the United States Border Patrol that have been accused of covering up agent misconduct.

Exit Honduras: A climate in crisis

Fault Lines reports from Honduras on how climate change is upending lives and increasing migration.

houston’s Cancer Cluster

In Houston, Texas, residents of two historically Black neighbourhoods with high rates of certain cancers are seeking answers after learning toxic waste from a nearby railroad yard contaminated their environment.

Sick inside: death and neglect in Us jails

Fault Lines investigates the $12 billion industry of correctional healthcare and asks what is lost when a county hires a for-profit medical company to care for its inmates.

targeted by a text

In "Targeted by a Text", Fault Lines investigates how a powerful technology, Pegasus, is being used to hack into the iPhones of human rights activists, dissidents, lawyers and journalists. After the killing of Saudi dissident Jamal Khashoggi, it was revealed that one of his associates, a Saudi dissident based in Canada, was targeted by Pegasus, a software suite with the ability to take advantage of vulnerabilities in the iPhone's operating system.

Illegal Marijuana Farms Endanger Wildlife on California’s Public Lands

Biologists and law enforcement are pushing to dismantle these unauthorized weed grow sites found on the state's federal and state parks."

the 2018 midterms election special

We followed voters across the country for a special report on Election Day for Midterms 2018. From healthcare to the border to teachers running, this is election coverage that's not about the numbers.

moment of truth: kavanaugh and ford

A Vice News Tonight special report on the testimonies of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

The Farmers Fighting Rural America's Mental Health Crisis

One night in 1992, farmer Jeff Ditzenberger walked into an abandoned house near his farm in Monroe, Wisconsin and lit it on fire. He had no intention of walking out alive. But as the walls caught fire around him, he changed his mind. And he walked out.

Freezing classrooms spark heated debate over Baltimore’s school infrastructure

Baltimore City Public Schools faced outrage from parents after images emerged of students wearing coats in a freezing classroom. More than a third of schools reported a lack of heat this winter during a cold snap, and that’s just one of the many problems plaguing the school system’s crumbling infrastructure, underscoring a larger debate about long-term funding and investment.

white nationalists see violent charlottesville rally as successful turning point

The national fallout continues after three people died and multiple people were injured in the chaos of a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday. The NewsHour's PJ Tobia and Mark Scialla join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss why many see the rally as a turning point, as well as to offer a look at the "antifa" counter-protesters.

WHITE NATIONALIST RALLY IN CHARLOTTESVILLE ENDS IN DEATH OF ANTI-FASCIST ACTIVIST

Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe declared a state of emergency in Charlottesville on Saturday as hundreds of white nationalists and alt-right activists clashed with police and counter-protesters. It was the second rally to protest the city's plan to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee from Emancipation Park.

activists occupy the trees to stop a Pennsylvania pipeline

Hearing chainsaw motors revving in the woods behind her southern Pennsylvania home, Elise Gerhart climbed a white pine 40-feet high. Cutting that tree would have brought her down with it.

Nature knows no borders. Border security can take a heavy toll on endangered wildlife

One of President Trump's key promises rests on building a wall across the U.S.-Mexico border. But how would a continuous barrier stretching from California to Texas affect the wildlife that live there? At least 50 species near the border are already endangered and scientists worry a wall will only accelerate extinction for some.

inside a far-right militia's training camp

Armed militias have long been active on the fringes of American society and continue to rise today.

How increased security affects life for border residents

In a sleepy, no-stoplight town 25 miles from the Arizona-Mexico border, you'll pass surveillance towers, border agents on patrol and checkpoints. This is life along the border, where security has ramped up significantly since 9/11, sweeping up American citizens in its wake.

ANTI-TRUMP PROTESTS BREAK OUT ACROSS D.C.

While many people ventured to the National Mall on Friday to cheer the new president, other groups were not so celebratory. Protests erupted across Washington, D.C., as opponents of President Trump expressed their disapproval, sometimes clashing chaotically with police and leaving damage in their wake. Jeffrey Brown reports.

For these college students, the most difficult test may be basic survival

The biggest challenge for these college students may not be exams or papers, but finding the means to survive. While the University of California system has worked to bring in more first-generation and "non-traditional" students, helping them stay, succeed and meet basic needs like getting enough food requires greater investment.

tribes across north America converge at standing rock, hoping to be heard

Protesters of the North Dakota pipeline celebrated after the Department of Justice temporarily halted the project in federal jurisdictions last Friday. But while some equipment sits idle, construction in other areas continues. William Brangham visits the Standing Rock Reservation, where more than 100 Native American tribes have gathered, to recap a week of protests.

What are PFAs, the toxic chemicals being found in drinking water?

More than 16 million Americans drink water contaminated with toxic chemicals that can be traced to military and industrial sites, according to new research from Harvard University.