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Rep. Henry Hyde (R-IL) announces that after 32 years in Congress, he will not seek re-election next year. The 81-year-old Hyde, who is in poor health, is known for his opposition to abortion and for leading impeachment efforts against President Bill Clinton.

U.S. Air Force Maj. Kate McGraw works in the mortuary at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware, where the remains of American troops arrive from Iraq. McGraw talks about learning to cope with her emotions and work in a military morgue.

Speaking to Marines at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina, President Bush says "a vise is closing" on Saddam Hussein's regime and that the United States "will not stop until Iraq is free." Bush also offers condolences to families of Marines killed in the war with Iraq. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

One Marine dies and 20 more are wounded in battles on the streets of Baghdad. And more Marines are injured in a suicide bombing. Meanwhile, crowds roam the streets, some looting government offices, others cheering on U.S. troops. NPR's Anne Garrels reports.

The CDC revises estimates of the number of SARS cases in the United States. The new number is much lower than previous counts, since the CDC no longer includes in the total those "suspected" of having the illness. NPR's Joanne Silberner reports.

The U.S. military searches near Karbala for the pilot of a jet fighter shot down by an Iraqi surface-to-air missile. And the Pentagon is probing conflicting reports on the fate of a downed Black Hawk helicopter crew. Hear NPR's Nick Spicer.

Retired U.S. Gen. Jay Garner sets up office in Baghdad as Iraq's new civil administrator. Garner says his first priority is restoring basic services such as water and electricity. NPR's Melissa Block talks with NPR's Scott Simon in Baghdad.

States struggling to meet their testing requirements under the No Child Left Behind act are increasingly struggling with scoring problems and testing delays. Officials say the problems stem from the limited number of companies that provide tests and testing services.

Former New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was among those giving emotional testimony at the sentencing trial of Zacarias Moussaoui about the horror of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Prosecutors want Moussaoui to get the death penalty for his role in the attacks. The defense will try to show that Moussaoui deserves a life sentence.

Members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee had questions and criticism Monday for John Bolton, President Bush's nominee as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Democrats fault Bolton for his past vocal criticism of the international body.