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The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has raised more than $50 million to complete its three-year comprehensive campaign, the organization announced Wednesday.

The House panel investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol has postponed its latest public hearing because of Hurricane Ian. The session had been set for Wednesday afternoon.

Ukraine's top judge has been arrested after allegedly receiving nearly $3 million in bribes for favorable rulings, the latest crackdown on endemic graft as Ukraine seeks to join the European Union.

Kacey Musgraves won the night's top honor, album of the year, for Golden Hour — which also won country album of the year. Childish Gambino won record and song of the year for "This Is America."

It was a bonanza year for blockbusters — four topped the $300 million mark — but there was a trove of art-house gems, too. Herewith, Bob Mondello's 10 favorite films of 2007, plus an additional baker's dozen that deserve another mention at year's end.

What if you were only 53 seconds away from turning your dream business into a reality? You’ll never know unless you try!

The Small Business Center at South Piedmont Community College, the Southwest Region of the Small Business Center Network, and Fifth Third Bank are giving you the opportunity to take a chance on yourself and compete to win $10,000, $5,000 or $2,500. Submissions for the 53 Ideas Business Pitch Competition will be accepted through May 31. Take action now and get your entry in before the deadline.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Visit 53ideas.com between now and May 31 to record your 53-second pitch and complete an entry submission.

Learn if judges select your idea as one of the top 53 entries. If so, you'll move on to the next pitch round and be one step closer to a shot for the top cash prizes.

Sign-up for training to help you prepare for the next round of the competition and/or to further develop your idea.

During the week of July 11th pitch virtually before judges to try to secure a spot in the top 10.

Get $250 if your idea is selected as one of the top 10 and take advantage of coaching to help you perfect your pitch for the final round.

Pitch as a top 10 contestant in the final round to compete for $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500. The final pitch round will be in-person before judges and broadcast to an online audience this August.

Enter now at www.53ideas.com

What if you were only 53 seconds away from turning your dream business into a reality? You’ll never know unless you try!

South Piedmont's Small Business Center, the Southwest Region of the Small Business Center Network, and Fifth Third Bank are giving you the opportunity to take a chance on yourself and compete to win $10,000, $5,000 or $2,500. Submissions for the 53 Ideas Pitch Competition will be accepted May 5 through May 31. Take action now and get your entry in before the deadline.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

Visit 53ideas.com between May 5 and May 31 to record, upload your 53-second pitch and complete an entry submission.

Learn in the beginning of June if judges select your idea as one of the top 53 entries. If so, you'll move on to the next pitch round and be one step closer to a shot for the top cash prizes.

Sign-up and participate in training to help you prepare for the next round of the competition and to further develop your idea.

During the week of July 8th pitch virtually before judges to try to secure a spot in the top 10.

Get $250 if your idea is selected as one of the top 10 and take advantage of coaching to help you perfect your pitch for the final round.

Pitch as a top 10 contestant in the final round to compete for $10,000, $5,000 and $2,500. The final pitch round will be in-person before judges and broadcast to an online audience this July.

Enter now at 53ideas.com

Also: Defense Secretary James Mattis has arrived for a visit in Afghanistan; North Korea has reportedly detained a U.S. citizen; and police stop a 12-year-old boy trying to drive across Australia.

Also: U.S. troops go to eastern Europe as part of a NATO deterrence against Russia; storms ease in the western U.S.; and there's a recall of holiday Twinkie snack cakes.

Also: Some Syrian rebels won't attend new peace talks; France to send new troops to the Central African Republic; Florida Republicans urge lawmaker convicted of drug possession to quit; 2013 saw the fewest hurricanes in decades; and several retired hockey players sue the NHL over concussions.

Also: U.N. ambassador Samantha Power arrives in the Central African Republic; a "Duck Dynasty" star reiterates homophobic comments; Russia says it bailed out Ukraine as a fraternal gesture; and an anonymous donor drops a diamond ring into a Salvation Army red kettle.

Also: Documents hint that very few people enrolled in health care exchanges in the first two days after they opened; the Senate blocks two of Obama's nominees; the government eases a rule on flexible spending accounts; and police nab a wallaby frolicking in a London cemetery.

Also: Officials report a second chemical turned up in West Virginia's toxic water; Ukrainian protests turn deadly; more pilot whales have died off southern Florida; and now that the Antarctic scientists are back from their icebound ship, who pays for their rescue?

Also: NBC's Richard Engel escapes captivity in Syria; private equity firm Cerberus is selling its stake in the company that makes the rifle used in the Newtown shootings; 22 Illinois fraternity students charged after pledge dies of alcohol poisoning; NASA crashes two probes into the Moon.

Two North Carolina school districts have won a combined $50 million worth of federal Race to the Top grants. Guilford County and Iredell-Statesville…

Also: Britain recognizes Syrian opposition while Syrian Islamist group rejects it; former Murdoch senior officials charged with bribery in Britain; and New Jersey lost an average of 30-40 feet of beaches after Sandy passed through.

Also: Continuing Egyptian violence prompts U.S. to close embassy in Cairo; Treasury Secretary Geithner to meet with Congressional leaders; Britain releases investigation report into press ethics; and Starbucks releases a large specialty coffee priced at $7 per cup.

Also: The Washington Monument starts to glow; an explosion in Beirut hits Hezbollah, supporter of Syrian government; the air brakes may have been dislodged on the runaway Canadian train that exploded; and country singer Randy Travis is critically ill with a heart ailment.

Also: California prisoners stage hunger strikes; the Colorado movie theater shooting suspect admits attacks, claiming a 'psychiatric episode'; a verdict is delayed for the juvenile charged in a brutal gang rape case in India; and ailing country music singer Randy Travis suffers a stroke.

Also: A Senate panel prepares to vote on John Brennan's CIA nomination; North Korea threatens to call off a truce with South Korea; suspect questioned in the acid attack on the Bolshoi Ballet artistic director; Justin Bieber was so late to his concert last night his fans actually got angry at him.