| Saddam No Longer Controls Baghdad, U.S. Says; Iraqis Cheer As Marines Topple Statue of Leader |
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| Liberated by U.S.-led troops, thousands of jubilant Iraqis celebrated the collapse of Saddam Hussein's murderous regime on Wednesday, beheading a toppled statue of their longtime ruler in the center of Baghdad and looting government sites. Full Story
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| AP Photo – JOHN MOORE
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| Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Hails Iraq War Progress, Says Some Leaders May Be Escaping to Syria |
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| U.S. led forces are liberating Baghdad and removing the Saddam Hussein regime from power, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Wednesday, declaring it "a good day for the Iraqi people." Full Story
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| AP Photo – RICK BOWMER
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| U.S. Believes Saddam Was in Baghdad Building During Bombing, Stops Short of Declaring Him Dead |
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| U.S. intelligence had solid information from multiple sources that Iraqi President Saddam Hussein went inside a building and didn't leave before it was struck by an American bomber Monday, U.S. officials said. Full Story
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| AP Photo – JEROME DELAY
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| U.S. Marines Find Suspected Iraqi Torture Chamber in Southern City of Nasiriyah |
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| The Marine patrol thought they found a small police station - a one-story building in this impoverished city in southern Iraq. Full Story
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| AP Photo – ITSUO INOUYE
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| Iraqi Immigrants in U.S. Rejoice Over Signs of Saddam Hussein's Crumbling Regime |
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| Iraqis in Michigan paraded through the streets waving American and Iraqi flags, while others around the nation greeted signs that Saddam Hussein's regime is crumbling with tears of joy. Full Story
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| AP Photo – CARLOS OSORIO
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| Army Lab Screening 2,000 Drugs in Search of Treatment for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome |
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| Scientists hoping a cure is already on the shelf will test at least 2,000 drugs against the frightening SARS virus, although some doubt anything they find will stop the flu-like disease once it gets a foothold. Full Story
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| AP Photo – SUSAN WALSH
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| Eleven Afghan Civilians Killed in Accidental U.S. Bombing Near Pakistan Border |
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| A U.S. warplane called in to support allied Afghans under fire mistakenly bombed a house Wednesday, killing 11 civilians. It was the worst friendly-fire incident in Afghanistan in nine months. Full Story
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| AP Photo – GURINDER OSAN
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| Postal Service Tests Early Detection System for Anthrax at 14 Mail Sorting Sites |
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| The post office is launching a national test of a system to detect any new anthrax attack, 18 months after anthrax-by-mail terrorism killed five. Full Story
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| AP Photo – EVAN VUCCI
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| Dow Dips As Investor Elation Over Quick End to Iraq War Shifts to Worry Over Corporate Profits |
| Wall Street pulled back Wednesday after investors' elation about a quick end to the war with Iraq dissolved into concerns about corporate profits. Stocks tumbled sharply with the Dow Jones industrials forfeiting 100 points. Full Story
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| Hootie Johnson Stands Firm on Issue of Women Members at the Augusta National Golf Club |
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| On the eve of the Masters, Hootie Johnson refused to back down once again on the issue of women members, saying he will not change his mind and that the controversy will not damage the tournament. Full Story
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| AP Photo – DAVID J. PHILLIP
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