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The U.S. has had 47 vice presidents, and of those only 14 ever became commander in chief. With Presidents Day just around the corner, we salute those who never rose higher than second in command, proving it's possible to be a heartbeat away from the presidency and yet as functional as an appendix.

May 1 is when high school seniors have to send in their deposits to colleges to signal their decision to go there. Morning Edition visits Gonzaga High School in Washington, D.C. to hear from Eli Clarke at the College Counseling Office, and two high school seniors, about their choices.

Investigators are following every lead after yesterday's bombings at the Boston Marathon. Host Michel Martin speaks with Don Borelli, a former FBI special agent on terrorism, to hear how investigators piece together a crime like this, and determine who is responsible.

Put away that old Rand McNally map — it's time for a new way to see what America really looks like.

An international team of disease detectives are in China to investigate an outbreak of a new strain of bird flu, H7N9. The biggest puzzle right now is where these infections are coming from, as testing poultry has turned up very few infected birds.

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Congressman Joaquin Castro about the resignation of Kirstjen Nielsen, the director of the Department of Homeland Security.

Rachel Martin talks to Andrew Card, former chief-of-staff to President George W. Bush, about the impact of the Trump administration turnover. Card says it's disrupting to the cadence of government.

The 2020 Democratic candidate and mayor of a majority-white Indiana city has gone on urban radio and spoke to a major civil rights group and has addressed why he once said "all lives matter."

New Mexico lawmakers are set to pass what could be the country's most aggressive push for 100 percent clean energy. It's happening even as the state is in the middle of a record-setting oil boom.

Law enforcement officials, prosecutors and members of Congress are expected to keep up inquiries into the president's campaign, inauguration, business and other topics.