Workers prepare for the Republican National Convention inside the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Fla., on Saturday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

Ted and Gale Franklin live in Leroy Township, Pa., where people have been dealing with flammable gas puddles and tainted well water. Becky Lettenberger/NPR hide caption

Dabba wallahs carry lunchboxes to offices in Indian cities. But the old tradition is changing with modern times. Aijaz Rahi/AP hide caption

Research suggests basic forms of learning are possible while snoozing. iStockphoto.com hide caption

Bundles of Somaliland's own currency bills are laid out by a money-changer on a street in Hargeisa, capital of the unrecognized breakaway republic of Somaliland in northwestern Somalia. Investors are beginning to move into the untapped market in Somaliland, a stable island in a turbulent region. Kyodo/Landov hide caption

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley campaigns in Ann Arbor, Mich., on July 31 for Mitt Romney. Charles V. Tines/AP hide caption

Doctoral student Brett Comstock wears a football uniform as he walks on a treadmill at the Korey Stringer Institute at the University of Connecticut. Craig LeMoult for NPR hide caption

Tiny Grindstone Island has only one official cemetery. Jackie Northam/NPR hide caption