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A federal court is battling Apple over encryption. The Mozilla Foundation launched a pro-encryption campaign. Steve Inskeep talks to Mark Surman, the foundation's executive director.

Since the fall, Colombia has seen about 100 cases of Guillain-Barre syndrome. Most of the patients reported they'd had Zika virus. Researchers are trying to figure out what's going on.

Per capita, Sweden has taken in more migrants than any country in Europe. "The only thing you can do is to help them," says a Swedish volunteer teaching newcomers the language in the town of Ronneby.

Some people say Congress should invest in better paid and higher qualified staff. NPR's Audie Cornish talks with one of them, Lee Drutman, senior fellow in political reform at think tank New America.

The country has oil, natural gas and rivers for hydroelectric power. Yet it's suffering crippling electricity cuts, adding to its economic woes.

SeaWorld announced it will end it's orca breeding program, phase out orca performances and partner with the Humane Society of the U.S. NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with SeaWorld President and CEO Joel Manby and Humane Society President and CEO Wayne Pacelle.

NPR explores the unexpected consequences of a Ford device called "911 Assist," which is a system that can call for help in the event of an accident. The device ratted out a Florida driver who committed a hit-and-run accident by calling the police.

Syrian migrant workers have been going to Lebanon to work in illegal hashish fields for years. Those who leave areas controlled by ISIS are unsure now if they can ever go home.

NPR's Robert Siegel speaks with Chuck Wexler, executive director of Police Executive Research Forum, about the Dallas Police Department's significant reforms and homicide reduction in recent years.

A sniper opened fire at a protest march in Dallas overnight, killing five law enforcement officials and wounding others. The gunmen told police before he was killed that he was working alone, but investigators are continuing to comb through the gunman's electronics and background to determine if that is actually the case.