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Rep. Tom Lantos (D-CA) has died. The 14-term legislator was chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee, founding co-chairman of the Human Rights Caucus — and the only Holocaust survivor in Congress.

A deposition from baseball player Andy Pettitte read Wednesday on Capitol Hill contradicts Clemens' denial that he used performance-enhancing drugs. His trainer's testimony also provoked skepticism.

Neither Barack Obama nor Hillary Clinton may have a clear lead in delegates to secure the Democratic nomination, so both are aggressively courting superdelegates. Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio talks about his role as a superdelegate.

Questions of ethics and morality are no longer just for philosophers. Scholars of anthropology, biology, economics and sociology are weighing in on how humans decide what's right and wrong. Philosopher and author Kwame Anthony Appiah says this is nothing new.

In My Father's Heart, author Steve McKee grapples with the legacy of his father, John, who died of a heart attack. McKee, who now has heart disease, has vowed not to surrender to the disease that altered his family forever.

Show highlights today on KRPS include a conversation about the future of deep sea mining this morning at 10 On Point. Megnha with speak with Helen Scales author of numerous books including, "The Brilliant Abyss: Exploring the Majestic Hidden Life of the Deep Ocean, and the Looming Threat That Imperils It.”Also,Join us for two hours of A Musical Offering starting at 1 pm. Host Alan Chapman plays pieces from the Baroque period, from the innovations of Monteverdi to the mastery of J.S. Bach, marks the beginning of “modern” music.

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney dropped out of the presidential race Thursday. It was a rare defeat for an otherwise successful businessman, politician and Olympic Games chairman.

Tornadoes tore through the South on Tuesday night, killing more than 40 people. Lauren Smith, a freshman at Union University in Jackson, Tenn., sought shelter in a bathroom while a tornado ripped through her dorm.

Del. Eleanor Holmes-Norton (D-D.C.) discusses the upcoming primaries in Washington, D.C., and neighboring Maryland and Virginia. The so-called Potomac primaries are set for Tuesday. Holmes-Norton also explains concerns about the role of superdelegates at the Democratic convention.

Barack Obama was in Wisconsin on Tuesday when he got news of his primary victories in the District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. Wisconsin votes in less than a week, and the Obama campaign is looking for a clean sweep of the February states.