The Madeleine Brand Show

GOP race: Rick Perry drops out, Romney's Iowa win in question and Gingrich ex-wife gives blistering interview to ABC. The Atlantic's Molly Ball weighs in.

KPCC's Multi-American blogger, Leslie Berestein Rojas examines Mitt Romney's Latino roots - his father was born in Mexico.

Marketplace Tech Report's John Moe gives us the latest news in the tech world: Apple announces new initiative to get iPads into classrooms.

Rain in the Pacific Northwest, but clear skies in the Sierra Nevada have opened up rare winter access in Yosemite.

After joking that it looked like a skull, Lauren Kornberg had convinced herself it was a realistic Hollywood prop and was ready to continue hiking. Her mother decided they should investigate.

The Sklar brothers talk about the NFL playoffs coming up this weekend, and offer the latest news from Yao Ming.

Wall Street insiders question government's handling of traders behind the 2008 financial crash.