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In Baghdad, residents hoard basic supplies and foreign diplomats leave the country in preparation for a possible U.S.-military attack against Iraq. In Qatar, residents have mixed feelings about U.S. troops in the country. Hear reporter Paul Eedle and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

The deadline President Bush set for Saddam Hussein to leave Iraq passes. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with NPR's Brian Naylor at the White House, NPR's Anne Garrels in Baghdad and NPR's Steve Inskeep in the Persian Gulf.

President Bush warns a war against Iraq could take longer than some predict. Initial strikes include about 40 Tomahawk cruise missiles and four precision-guided bombs. In northern Iraq, residents flee in fear of possible Iraqi retaliation by chemical weapons. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Ivan Watson.

An organism similar to viruses that cause measles and mumps may be behind a global outbreak of a new form pneumonia, known as SARS. World health officials also report it looks like the disease is on its way to containment. NPR's Patricia Neighmond reports.

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.

We talk to Eddie Murray.

It's estimated that hundreds of volunteer "human shields" are in Baghdad from the United States and elsewhere. They're placing themselves at installations in an effort to prevent U.S. bombing. NPR's Melissa Block talks to volunteer human shield Ken Nichols O'Keefe, and to Paul Eliopolous, an American who became an involuntary shield when arrested by Iraqis in Kuwait in 1990.

The average rent in Orlando jumped by 21% from 2020 to 2021. Two theme parks are now devoting around 100 acres in hopes of easing the housing crisis.

Dr. Kristyn Gregory returns to TMS.

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.