Unbroken News

Author Laura Hillenbrand spent seven years researching and writing her bestselling book "Unbroken," a portrait of Olympic track star, World War II hero, and Christian role model Louis Zamperini.

Fairy-tale princesses have come a long way, says film critic David Edelstein, as seen in the latest take on Grimm's fable, "Snow White & the Huntsman." For this Memorial Day weekend moment of nature we leave you among the eaglets of the Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York.

New Yorkers left flowers and candles outside the building where six-year-old Etan Patz is said to have been killed 33 years ago.

When I read the obituary for Gordon Manuel this spring in the Bangor Daily News, it really wasn't his years as a television newsman here that came to my mind first.

2."The Passage of Power: The Years of Lyndon Johnson," by Robert A. Caro LBJ's sudden presidency, the Civil Rights Act and war on poverty.

Chorus Abilene will hold auditions for its three youth choirs, for grades 1-12, beginning Saturday and continuing through May 20.

One of the three survivors was former Olympian Louis Zamperini, whose life - including a harrowing 47 days adrift at sea - was documented in the 2010 bestselling book Unbroken: A World War Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand.

2."Wild," by Cheryl Strayed A woman-on-the-verge embarks on an 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.

2."Wild," by Cheryl Strayed A woman-on-the-verge embarks on an 1,100-mile solo hike on the Pacific Crest Trail.