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A major U.S. air offensive begins in Baghdad, with hundreds of missiles raining down on Iraq's capital city. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld says the Iraqi leadership is starting to lose its hold on the country. NPR's Ron Elving and Larry Abramson report.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

President Bush meets with the leaders of Britain and Spain Sunday to discuss strategy for an uphill battle to pass a U.N. resolution sanctioning military action against Iraq. The resolution may lack the votes necessary to pass the U.N. Security Council -- and faces veto threats as well. NPR's Vicky O'Hara reports.

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.

In the Azores, President Bush wraps up a brief meeting with the leaders of Spain and Britain, calling Monday a "moment of truth for the world." He says he will not pursue a new U.N. resolution on Iraq beyond tomorrow's scheduled meeting of the U.N. Security Council. Hear NPR's Don Gonyea and NPR's Vicky O'Hara.

President Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar reinforce today's deadline for the U.N. Security Council to endorse the use of force to compel Iraq's immediate disarmament. Meeting with the foreign leaders in the Azores for an emergency summit, President Bush calls today a "moment of truth for the world." Hear NPR's Don Gonyea.