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The author reports on the sleep habits of Americans by discussing various statistics regarding the amount of sleep people receive. According to the article, men and women between the ages of 45-54 receive less sleep than any other age group, 17% of people spent as much money on their mattress as they did on their last vacation and in 2000 13% of parents slept with their infants.

The article maps out and discusses how the most complex attack ever conceived turned the tide of World War II. U.S. CG-4A: Carried 15 soldiers or about 9,000 lbs. (4 metric tons) of equipment. Most broke apart on landing. C-47 Transport: Workhorse aircraft also carried paratroopers but not while towing gliders. Air Armada: Allied bombers and fighters flew more than 14,000 missions on D-day, pounding German troop concentrations and strong points along the beaches. D-day objective line: The goal was for the Allied armies to link up and reach this point by the night of June 6. "Bloody Omaha": More than one-third of the first wave of soldiers were killed or wounded fighting to cross an obstacle-strewn beach while heavy fire rained down from the cliffs.

Presents a two-page chart map which describes how Jessica Lynch's convoy ran into trouble. Pieces of equipment on the convoy; Points along their route where mistakes were made.

An obituary for Washington Redskins football player Sean Taylor is presented.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including Kevin Dubrow, the lead singer for Quiet Riot, Hall of Fame horse jockey Bill Hartack, and structural engineer Herbert Saffir.

A photograph tribute to the late mime artist Marcel Marceau is presented.

The article presents an obituary for opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.

The article presents obituaries for several notable persons, including painter Elizabeth Murray, photographer Joe O'Donnell, and New York Yankees shortstop and baseball announcer Phil Rizzuto.

The article presents an obituary for Bill Walsh, former National Football League (NFL) coach of the San Francisco 49ers.

This article presents the Milestones feature noting the deaths of several celebrities. Philip Baloun, party planner to the rich and famous, has passed away as has former Indian Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, Matchbox toy inventor Jack Odell, and John Szarkowski, who was the chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City for 29 years.

The article presents obituaries for several notable people including professional wrestler Chris Benoit and his family, Serena Wilson, a choreographer who popularized belly dancing in the 1960s, and former Swiss ambassador to the U.S., Edouard Brunner.

The article presents an obituary for Mstislav Rostropovich a Russian cellist and maestro.

An obituary for Russian ballerina Nina Vyroubova is presented.

Focuses on feng shui expert Pun Yin's assessment of President Bill Clinton's chi (Chinese for energy) as seen from the layout of the United States Oval Office. Reason why steamy subjects overshadow President Bill Clinton's term; Recommended redecoration of the Oval Office.