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Code for America founder and Executive Director Jennifer Pahlka speaks Nov. 10 at<em> The New York Times</em> DealBook Conference at Lincoln Center in New York City.

How Can You Bring Innovation To Government Services? Follow Users

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Jennifer Pahlka, founder and executive director of Code for America, about what it takes to bring innovation to government.

Drivers distracted by their devices are a well-documented, rising cause of traffic crashes, but there are a growing number of pedestrians, too, who can become oblivious to traffic around them.

Distraction, On Street And Sidewalk, Helps Cause Record Pedestrian Deaths

The number of pedestrians killed in traffic jumped 11 percent in 2016, the highest year-over-year increase — in terms of percentage and total number of fatalities — since data has been collected.

Presidential candidate Ljubisa "Beli" Preletacevic, the satirical alter-ego of Serbian college student Luka Maksimovic, poses with supporters in the main square of the Serbian town of Zrenjanin.

In Serbia's Election, The Comedian Is A Serious Contender

Luka Maksimovic has made wild promises and offered cash for votes. "Life must be really bad for us if we are voting for a young comedian running for president under a fake persona," says a supporter.

A van believed to be carrying the body of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Korea's leader, leaves the forensics wing of a hospital in Kuala Lumpur Thursday. Malaysia released the body along with men who had been questioned over Kim's death.

Malaysia Sends Men Questioned In Murder Back To North Korea, Along With Kim's Body

Malaysian diplomats were also allowed to leave North Korea, in a swap that seemingly ends the standoff over the murder of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's half-brother.

Everyone Pays A Hefty Price For Segregation, Study Says

If white people are informed that they are also harmed by America's pervasive racial segregation, will they be moved to try to decrease it?

Malebogo Malefhe was honored with a 2017 International Women of Courage award at the U.S. State Department.

Shot By Her Boyfriend And Now Using A Wheelchair, She Found A 'New Me'

The State Department has honored Botswana's Malebogo Malefhe as a "woman of courage" for inspiring others to stand up to domestic abuse.

A mourner walks through a cemetery in Jinjiang during the Tomb-Sweeping Festival in 2015.

China Preps For Its Big Spring Clean, As The Tomb-Sweeping Festival Approaches

People in China are preparing for Qingming, a national holiday to celebrate ancestors that dates back millennia — but was banned for decades and has only recently been reinstated.

The Flute Enjoys Its Hip-Hop Moment

The instrument is featured in some of the biggest songs on the charts, from Future to Drake. Brendan Frederick of the music site Genius, tells us about the history of that sound in hip hop music.

A young manatee swims at a zoo in France in 2017.

Manatees Escape The Endangered List — But Maybe Too Soon

It seems like quite a win for the marine mammal, which was nearly extinct just a few decades ago. But conservationists say the move could lead to repeal of protections the manatee needs to survive.

Gaëtan Dussausaye, 23, heads the 25,000 member strong youth faction of the National Front nationwide. He says candidate Marine Le Pen's personality plays a big role in the party's popularity among young people.

France's National Front Party Draws Young Voters To The Far-Right

Among 18- to 24-year-olds, Marine Le Pen is by far the No. 1 candidate, with 40 percent of the vote — a startling shift for a country that's traditionally known for its leftist youth movements.

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