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Programmer and activist Aaron Swartz was a "complex person," says filmmaker Brian Knappenberger. He tells Swartz's story, including his legal battle and suicide, in a new documentary.

In this vicious election climate, TV and social media are filled with — surprise, surprise — negative ads! Bowdoin College political science professor Michael Franz talks with NPR's Scott Simon.

NPR's Audie Cornish talks with Keith Seitter, executive director of the American Meteorological Society, about the absence of federal scientists slows down life-saving research.

Apple's stock split is the cause of the shake-up at the Dow Jones Industrial Average. But the symbolic shift also represents how Exxon, once a corporate titan, has diminished in stature.

The rupture capped a period of intensifying criticism of coverage and views in the news empire created by his father Rupert Murdoch, such as in The Wall Street Journal and the Fox News Channel.

Australia faces even hotter weather and strong winds which are expected to worsen the crisis. The disaster is heightening scrutiny of what critics say is inaction on climate change by politicians.

Some of the reasons for the surge are expected — heavy rainfalls create lots of pools where mosquitoes can breed. But there are some surprising factors, like the Zika virus.

It's the highest number since 2000, when the country first started to keep records of the disease.

A lack of snow in the Alps is causing headaches for French ski resorts. Some lower altitude resorts have shut runs or even closed permanently. Others are resorting to unusual methods to bring in snow.

In recent municipal elections, candidates from the Green Party won in major French cities such as Paris, Bordeaux, Marseilles and Lyon.