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Iraqi officials say two cruise missiles struck a residential and shopping area in Baghdad, killing up to 30 people. Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks says the Pentagon is investigating the incident. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

U.S. and British forces move closer to Baghdad, but some units are meeting heavy resistance. U.S. military officials say some Americans are dead and a dozen soldiers are missing after heavy fighting at Nasiriyah. And video footage on Al-Jazeera appears to show American prisoners of war. Hear NPR's Lynne Neary and NPR's Steve Inskeep.

Under the new law, anyone harassing a woman going into an abortion clinic will be committing a crime that can be punished with up to one year in prison.

As lead elements of American and British forces push closer to Baghdad, Iraqi units strike along 200 miles of allied support troops and supply lines. The most serious fighting takes place at Najaf and Nasiriyah. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

A Baghdad marketplace is bombed, killing as many as 30 civilians. Iraqi officials blame the deadly attack on U.S. missiles. The Pentagon says it did not target the area, and is investigating whether stray missiles or Iraqi weapons may have been the cause. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten and NPR's Anne Garrels.

Pentagon rethinks its strategy in the U.S. advance toward Baghdad as troops face unexpected levels of resistance from a group of Iraq's irregular forces. The Fedayeen fighters, who dress in civilian clothes and attack U.S. tanks and vehicles from pickup trucks, have slowed the movement of U.S. and British forces. Hear NPR's Tom Gjelten.

Former U.S.Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan dies at the age of 76. The New York Democrat was a scholarly politician who led a colorful and varied life, serving at various times as a U.N. ambassador, Harvard professor, shoe-shine boy and longshoreman. Moynihan died from complications of an infection following a burst appendix. (Please note: audio in this piece has been revised to acknowledge that Sen. Moynihan was born in Oklahoma, not Arizona.)

SpaceX launched three rich businessmen — American, Canadian and Israeli — and their astronaut escort to the International Space Station for more than a week's stay.

Amidst a thick dust storm in Kuwait, American and British troops are on the move toward the Iraq border. Reports say some U.S. units already are inside the demilitarized zone between Iraq and Kuwait. NPR's Mike Shuster reports from Kuwait.

More than 1,500 Turkish troops cross the border into Kurdish-controlled northern Iraq, a move the United States strongly opposes. Turkey says it needs a military presence in the area to secure its borders and prevent the formation of an independent Kurdish state. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.