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Recovering service members lost 70 years in an Alaskan glacier

For the past decade a team has been searching for 52 servicemen lost when their C-124 Globemaster crashed in Alaska, their remains hidden in ice since 1952, perhaps the longest-running recovery effort in USAF history.

"Van Gogh in America": How the Dutch artist entranced a nation

100 years after becoming the first U.S. museum to buy a work by the Post-Impressionist, the Detroit Institute of Arts' new Van Gogh retrospective (one of the largest ever) explores America's introduction to the artist.

Adam Sandler on why he's drawn to playing unlucky characters

The actor who came of age playing a "man-child" in numerous comedies is getting award buzz for his performance in "Hustle," about a struggling NBA scout scouring the globe for the next great player.

A veteran scoots kindness forward

When Navy veteran Kenneth Jary's mobility scooter broke down, the 80-year-old from Mahtomedi, Minnesota, thought his life had ground to a halt. But Amanda Kline, a young woman he'd met at a coffee shop, started an online fundraiser for him, and within days Kenny got a brand-new scooter. But the charity didn't stop there, and now Kenny's fight against immobility is benefiting other veterans in need.

"Queen Sugar": A TV landmark for women directors

Ava DuVernay, the creator of "Queen Sugar," laid down a pioneering directive for her Oprah Winfrey-backed TV series: To hire only female directors, in an industry where women, particularly women of color, have had few inroads.

Douglas Brinkley: Our planet needs another "Rachel Carson moment"

The historian says Carson, whose writings helped spur the environmental movement of the '60s, should be remembered by voters - and politicians - who need to understand climate change is the primary challenge of our own time.

Why gerrymandering has gotten worse

It's not quite "one person, one vote," when politicians can redraw maps of the voting districts they represent, to ensure safe seats for their party.

This and that: Notes from "Sunday Morning"

Jane Pauley has some suggestions for our viewers.

Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Gallagher, the comedian best known for splattering watermelons with a giant mallet.

Web extra: Ava DuVernay on building her career as a director

The filmmaker, whose credits include "Selma," talks about the challenge of breaking into the industry and how difficult it is for women directors, especially women of color, to have long, successful careers.

Extended Nature Video: Autumn colors in Arkansas

We leave you this Sunday morning with the sights and sounds of autumn at the Ouachita National Forest in Arkansas. Videographer: Scot Miller.

Watch the full November 13 episode!

Hosted by Jane Pauley.

The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (November 13)

Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles for the fall, including works by Barbara Kingsolver and Booker Prize-winner Shehan Karunatilaka.

Book excerpt: "Demon Copperhead" by Barbara Kingsolver

The bestselling novelist is back with her take on Charles Dickens' "David Copperfield" – a story equal parts hilarious and heartbreaking, set in the mountains of southern Appalachia, about an irrepressible boy nobody wants.

Book excerpt: "Chuck Berry: An American Life"

A big, new biography of the father of rock 'n' roll explores what author R.J. Smith calls "the often triumphant, sometimes anguished details" of Berry's career and personal life.

Book excerpt: "The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida" by Shehan Karunatilaka

The Booker Prize-winning comic novel is narrated by the ghost of a war photographer who's granted seven days to figure out who killed him.

Book excerpt: "Dr. No" by Percival Everett

It's not James Bond; it's a clever comic romp about a math professor who specializes in the study of nothingness, whose work attracts the attention of a supervillain.