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The latest installmeant of NPR's War Diaries series has the story of a mother stationed in Kuwait whose children and husband are still in the United States.

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.

In one New York City neighborhood, residents have taken unusual steps to support a beloved member of the community. As part of NPR's year-long Housing First series, correspondent Joseph Shapiro reports on how Larry Selman's friends are making sure he's financially secure for life. See a clip from a documentary about Selman and his neighbors.

More than 225,000 U.S. troops are positioned near Iraq and in the Persian Gulf, and thousands more are headed to the region. U.S. commanders say their forces are prepared to carry out any orders from President Bush. From Kuwait, hear NPR's Mike Shuster.

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.

Two of four men were acquitted Friday in a conspiracy to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in 2020, motivated by fury at the Democrat's tough COVID-19 restrictions early in the pandemic.

Award-winning reporter and producer Joe Richman first met Laura Rothenberg when he began recruiting young people to contribute to his Radio Diaries series. Rothenberg died last Thursday at age 22 after a lifelong struggle with cystic fibrosis, but left behind a wealth of insights about her own mortality and a life worth living. Listen to My So-Called Lungs — the documentary featuring Rothenberg's diary entries — first heard on NPR in August 2002.

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.

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.