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The United States is getting ready to start a provisional civil administration for post-Saddam Iraq. It will be headed by a retired general who is sitting in Kuwait with a staff of advisers waiting for the green light to fly to Baghdad. Beyond that, the Pentagon has also flown a controversial exiled Iraqi leader and several hundred of his followers to Nasiriyah, Iraq, to add a loyal Iraqi component to the future administration. NPR's Mike Shuster reports.

Two journalists are killed after U.S. forces fire on their hotel in Baghdad. Pentagon officials say the Army's 3rd Infantry Division targeted the Palestine Hotel, the base for most of the foreign media in the Iraqi capital, in response to sniper fire from the hotel's rooftop. But journalists said they heard no shots from the hotel. Hear NPR's Anne Garrels.

President Bush meets British Prime Minister Tony Blair today in Belfast, Northern Ireland, to plan for new leadership of Iraq. Blair wants a larger role for the United Nations than Bush has indicated would be welcome. Hear from NPR's Melissa Block and NPR's Don Gonyea.

All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie talks with United Nations Assistant Emergency Relief Coordinator Ross Mountain about the situation on the ground in Iraq. Iraqi families currently have enough food to last through the month, and the expected flood of refugees has not yet materialized. But Mountain says the situation could worsen significantly.

Tonight, the women's basketball NCAA semifinals take place in Atlanta, GA. Monday night is the men's basketball championship. NPR Sports Correspondent Tom Goldman joins All Things Considered guest host John Ydstie to discuss some of the highlights of the NCAA matches.

NPR's John Burnett, with the Marine's 1st Division in Iraq, says forward movement of the column was slowed because of a firefight just south of Baghdad. Marine commanders say rifle fire and rocket-propelled grenades appeared to come from Iraqi irregulars -- some wearing black. Attacks such as these have slowed, but not stopped, forward movement of the Marines.

Last night, Navy Lt. Spencer Abbot flew an F-18 Hornet over northern Iraq. His fighter squadron is based aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt, which is sailing in the eastern Mediterranean. With their missions lasting five or six hours, Abbot and his squadron have to refuel their jets in the air -- at night -- as they fly to and from their targets. This is his War Diary entry.

Thoughts from Gus Martinez, an Alaskan park ranger who's helping to bolster security at Mt. Rushmore.

U.S. troops seize Baghdad's main airport, 12 miles outside the city. Pentagon officials are pleased with the gains made, but still fear stronger opposition as they move forward. Saddam Hussein appears on TV to exhort the people of Baghdad to fight back. NPR's Bob Edwards speaks with NPR's Nick Spicer.

Scientists studying Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome say the flu-like illness may be caused by a previously unknown form of the corona virus, which is also causes the common cold. SARS has killed more than 80 people and sickened more than 2,400, mostly in Asia. Hear NPR's Joanne Silberner.