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A criminal investigation is under way in the wake of a fire that left at least 96 people dead at a Rhode Island nightclub. Owners of The Station say the band Great White, whose performance at the club included a pyrotechnics display, is responsible for the disaster, but investigators have yet to assign blame. NPR's Chris Arnold reports.

The Bush administration thinks it might have a treasure trove of information about al Qaeda following the Saturday arrest of Khalid Shaikh Mohammed. He's allegedly the mastermind of the Sept. 11 attacks and a man long sought by the United States. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports, and NPR's Melissa Block talks with Tim McGirk who's following the story for Time Magazine.

NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe briefs a congressional committee on options for the International Space Station while the space shuttle fleet is grounded. NASA's options, he says, are limited. Meanwhile, the probe into Columbia's demise continues. Hear reports from NPR's Joe Palca and NPR's Richard Harris.

President Bush gives Saddam Hussein and his sons 48 hours to leave Iraq or face "the full force and might" of the American military "at a time of our choosing." In a prime-time address to the nation, Mr. Bush says: "The United Nations Security Council has not lived up to its responsibilities. So we will rise to ours." Hear NPR coverage and analysis.

U.S. expedition forces sweep across Kuwait's border into southern Iraq, preparing the battlefield for larger assaults. Airstrikes continue in Baghdad as the U.S. military tries to take out key Iraqi defenses there. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

In his first briefing since the war began, Gen. Tommy Franks, commander of U.S. forces, says American and British troops are pushing rapidly into Iraq. He says thousands of Iraqi soldiers have surrendered or deserted and negotiations with Iraqi officials are ongoing. NPR's Jennifer Ludden reports.

An entire division of 8,000 Iraqi soldiers surrenders in southeastern Iraq, according to the Pentagon. Iraq's 51st mechanized division was the main defender of the key port city of Basra. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

In the first U.S. combat death, a U.S. Marine is killed in southern Iraq. Earlier, four U.S. Marines and eight British soldiers are killed in the accidental crash of a U.S. helicopter near the Kuwait-Iraq border. Hear NPR's John Burnett.

Anti-war protests are held in many U.S. and world cities. The White House says a weekend summit between President Bush and two key allies seeks a peaceful resolution to the Iraq issue. But senior administration officials tell The Washington Post it's too late for diplomacy. And U.S. bombers take out an Iraqi radar facility. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

President Bush makes a surprise announcement aimed at getting Middle East peace efforts between Israelis and Palestinians back on track. The move seems designed in part to demonstrate that the administration is not completely distracted by Iraq. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea, NPR's Melissa Block and Henry Siegman of the Council on Foreign Relations.