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Fierce sandstorms near Baghdad reduce visibility and cause delays for U.S. forces advancing toward the capital. The Army's 3rd Infantry Division makes its way within 70 miles of Baghdad; outside the holy city of Najaf, small-scale skirmishes continue between U.S. and Iraqi forces. Hear NPR's John Burnett and NPR's Eric Westervelt.

U.S.-led forces continue to face resistance as they advance to Baghdad. At least 10 soldiers are reported killed in fighting around the southern town of Nasiriyah. And U.S. military officials say an American Apache helicopter has gone down. Hear NPR's Jennifer Ludden.

U.S. military officials are investigating the grenade attack at Camp Pennsylvania in Kuwait that killed one U.S. soldier and wounded more than a dozen. An American soldier is being held as a suspect. Hear NPR's Lynne Neary and Time magazine correspondent Jim Lacey.

President Bush is expected to deliver Saddam Hussein an ultimatum when he addresses the nation tonight (8 p.m. EST): go into exile or face an imminent U.S. attack. The United Nations orders its personnel out of Baghdad. And Europeans are dismayed that war has apparently overtaken diplomacy. NPR's Vicky O'Hara and NPR's Sylvia Poggioli report.

A large contingent of Saddam Hussein's most battle-ready forces, along with 1,000 vehicles, moves toward U.S. Marines in central Iraq. Marine officers say the elite Republican Guard units are heading south out of Baghdad on a route that avoids advancing U.S. Army forces, taking them directly to the Marines. Hear NPR News.

As night falls on Baghdad, Iraqi forces set fire to oil-filled trenches in an effort to shield the capital city in smoke. Iraqis brace for a new aerial onslaught following sporadic daylight bombing. Images of Saddam Hussein fill Iraqi television, but officials reject questions about the Iraqi leader's status or whereabouts. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

The Washington Post reports that U.S. intelligence officials believe Saddam Hussein was present Wednesday when a 2,000-pound "bunker-busting" bomb struck an Iraqi command center. Officials say Saddam may have been injured in the attack. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten. Mar. 21, 2003

Charles Donohoe, the leader of a North Carolina Proud Boys chapter, has pleaded guilty to conspiracy and agreed to cooperate with the federal investigation into the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol.

More explosions are heard in Baghdad Saturday on the fourth day of bombing by U.S.-led forces. But the air assault is less intense -- and targets are more widely spread -- than the furious bombardment unleashed a day earlier. Hear NPR's Lynn Neary and Baghdad-based reporter Paul Eedle.

Battling a fierce sandstorm, U.S. forces continue their drive north toward Baghdad. The Army's 3rd Infantry Division makes its way within 50 miles of the capital, where it encounters some of the strongest resistance in the six-day campaign. And the U.S. military sends in helicopters to attack an elite Republican Guard division near Baghdad. Hear NPR's Eric Westervelt.