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In the current version of the Fitnet App, the camera of an exerciser's smartphone captures data from him (upper left), while a prerecorded trainer guides him through a workout. A clock (bottom center) shows elapsed time. The orange dots (upper left) indicate he's following her routine well, as judged by the camera and phone's app. The app can also estimate the exerciser's number of steps.

Fitness App Aims To Deliver Live Feedback From A Personal Trainer 24/7

The Fitnet app uses your phone's camera to analyze your workout and give feedback. Next step is a live trainer on the other end. The hitch: Your Internet speed likely needs to be 40 times faster.

A group of Rohingya men who fled Myanmar to seek a better life in Bangladesh now eke out a living as laborers, Constantine says. He photographed them in 2009.

Eye On The Invisible: A Photographer's Quest To Spotlight The Stateless

Greg Constantine has spent 10 years documenting the world's stateless people. They live without passports, without ID cards, without dignity — but not without hope.

Lori Saldaña announces her candidacy for San Diego mayor, Jan. 28, 2015.

Three’s Company In San Diego Mayoral Race

San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer was widely thought to be coasting to re-election on June 7. But now with two high-profile challengers — former Assemblywoman Lori Saldaña and former City Councilman Ed Harris — Faulconer has been forced to defend his record in office.

Mohammad and Linda Jomaa al-Halabi, along with their five daughters, are among the fewer than 1,000 Syrian refugees who have been resettled in the U.S. They left Syria in August 2012 and arrived last year in Baltimore, where they live now.

Of 4 Million Syrian Refugees, The U.S. Has Taken Fewer Than 1,000

The U.S has sent humanitarian aid to help Syrian civilians, but only a small number of refugees have been allowed into America. Now the U.S. says it will increase the number of those admitted.

A child in South Sudan studies in a school. Fewer than half of the school-age kids are in school in South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries, which has also been plagued by war.

In South Sudan, A Struggle To Get, And Keep, Kids In Schools

Nearly 2 million school-age children live in South Sudan, but more than half don't attend school. Violence, displacement, destroyed schools and a shortage of teachers are all part of the problem.

Teacher Kim Song Bo lectures at a new school that is training students to make prosthetic limbs. Classes are held at the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

An Artificial Limb Can Bring Hope — But Who's Going To Make It?

That's the question in Bangladesh, where there aren't enough clinicians to make prosthetic devices for accident victims and others in need. Now there's a school to fill the gap.

The President Wants Every Student To Learn Computer Science. How Would That Work?

Adding a new, complex, technical subject to the curriculum won't be easy. We hear from students, teachers, entrepreneurs and educators about the challenges.

'Rogue Elephant' Asks: Is Democracy Right For India?

Journalist Simon Denyer has been covering India's tumultuous political scene for most of the past decade. He tells NPR that Indian voters are tired of government corruption — but not of democracy.

The Special Management Unit at Lewisburg prison, which was created in 2009 for "dangerously violent, confrontational, defiant, antagonistic inmates," has received many complaints about its use of restraints on inmates.

Inside Lewisburg Prison: A Choice Between A Violent Cellmate Or Shackles

At one of the toughest prisons in America, doubling up inmates in cells designed for solitary confinement can lead to violence, and for some who refuse a cellmate, handcuffs and chains.

To Beat Insomnia, Try Therapy For The Underlying Cause Instead Of Pills

A review of the medical evidence finds that therapy can break the cycle of chronic sleeplessness by addressing the anxieties that cause many people to stay awake.

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