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Seventy-four years ago today, June 6, 1944, the allies stormed ashore in France to drive the Germans out. Less than a year later, the bloody conflict was over.

A judge in Chesapeake, Va., sentences convicted sniper Lee Boyd Malvo to life in prison without parole. Malvo was implicated in 10 killings that terrorized the Washington, D.C. area in 2002. Malvo's accomplice, John Allen Muhammad, was sentenced to death Tuesday for another shooting. Hear NPR's Bob Edwards and NPR's Brian Naylor.

Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, Jan. 29: Hospital, doctor face 8 wrongful death lawsuits; Suspended drivers can get reinstatement fee...

Appraisal: 1962 & 1963 Mercury Atlas #8 & #9 archive, from Junk in the Trunk 8.

Author Simon Singh's new book teases out the mathematical references hidden in The Simpsons. Singh tells NPR's Scott Simon that the show's writing team includes several trained mathematicians — and that the logical bends and breaks of writing comedy can be very appealing to the mathematically minded.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Wednesday voted to certify results of the Nov. 8th general election. The Secretary of State moved up the date for...

Leaders from around the world join President Bush and President Jacques Chirac in France to commemorate the 60th anniversary of D-Day. World War II veterans also marked the day at services at the American cemetery in Normandy. NPR's Don Gonyea reports.

The rapper/singer storms the NPR Music offices, activating his signature smile and bouncing through five highlights from his catalog — including the smash single "Broccoli."

U.S. employers added 1.8 million jobs in July, down from 4.8 million the month before. The unemployment rate inched down to 10.2%.

The life of President John F. Kennedy, one of our most popular and most mourned leaders.