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Brevard Community Band "Concert in the Round"

The Brevard Community Band, under the direction of Jamie Hafner, performs a "Concert in the Round" Sunday afternoon at 3 in venerable Strauss Auditorium…

Giselle is pursuing a career in family medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. For her, hiding her problems with anxiety and depression was not an option.

A Med Student Decides To Be Upfront About Her Mental Issues

When Giselle decided to apply to medical school, people told her to hide the fact that she has struggled with anxiety, depression and a suicide attempt. She thinks it will help her be a better doctor.

Baylor University President Kenneth Starr runs onto the football field before a 2011 game against Texas Christian University in Waco, Texas. Starr became president of Baylor in 2010.

'As A Matter Of Conscience,' Ken Starr Resigns As Baylor University's Chancellor

Starr has been under fire over the university's handling of allegations of sexual assault on campus. The university had previously removed him from the presidency.

A Los Angeles policeman and sheriff's deputies investigate a fatal shooting at UCLA on Wednesday.

2 People Die In Murder-Suicide Shooting On UCLA Campus

The murder victim was identified as a professor of engineering. The incident put the UCLA campus on lockdown for hours.

Some of the passengers' belongings and parts of the wreck of EgyptAir flight MS804 are seen as more wreckage found north of Alexandria, in Egypt on May 21. On Wednesday French and Egyptian investigators announced a ship had picked up a ping that appears to be from a flight recorder from the plane, which crashed on May 19.

Ship Picked Up Pings From EgyptAir Flight Recorder, Investigators Say

A French company and an Egyptian agency say the ship Laplace has picked up signals that appear to belong to a flight recorder from EgyptAir MS804, which crashed into the Mediterranean last month.

Akiva Schaffer, Andy Samberg and Jorma Taccone play the hip-hop trio The Style Boyz in the film <em>Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping. </em>

The 'Best Fake Rappers Out There' Satirize Breakout Success In 'Popstar'

Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer describe themselves as "frappers" — fake rappers. Working together as The Lonely Island, they created a comic film about pop-music documentaries.

The pair of galaxies NGC 1531/2, engaged in a spirited waltz, is located about 70 million light-years away toward the southern constellation Eridanus (The River).

Does The Size Of Space Freak You Out?

Space is so crazy big that it should make you realize most of the day-to-day stuff we sweat just doesn't matter — and that is a very good thing, says astrophysicist Adam Frank.

NC Senate Budget Includes Overhaul Of Water Runoff Regs

Budgets are supposed to be focused on taxes and spending. But the North Carolina Senate has a reputation for sliding major policy changes into its...

<em>Forbes</em> says that Elizabeth Holmes, seen here at an event last November, is now worth far less than she was last year, due to problems at Theranos, the biotech company she founded.

Net Worth Of Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes Plunges To $0 In New 'Forbes' Estimate

One year after Elizabeth Holmes topped the magazine's list of the wealthiest self-made women with a worth of $4.5 billion, Forbes now values her fortune at "nothing."

Prosecutors reviewing the death of Jamar Clark have declined to file civil rights charges against two Minneapolis officers. Clark died following a confrontation with police last year, sparking protests.

No Civil Rights Charges Against Police In Shooting Of Minneapolis Man

Federal prosecutors say they couldn't find evidence to support claims that Jamar Clark was shot to death while handcuffed. Protesters had demanded charges against two police officers.

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