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Slovak top court upholds 21-year sentence for man who tried to assassinate Prime Minister Fico 04/29/2026 08:33pm • BRATISLAVA, Slovakia (AP) — Slovakia’s Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the ruling of a lower court that convicted a man of a terrorist attack and sentenced him to 21 years in prison for attempting to assassinate the country’s populist Prime Minister Robert Fico almost two years ago. Juraj Ci King Charles III and Queen Camilla honor 9/11 victims on visit to New York 04/29/2026 08:26pm • NEW YORK (AP) — King Charles III and Queen Camilla visited the site of the Sept. 11 attacks, met with schoolchildren and business titans and socialized with celebrities during a busy swing through New York City on Wednesday — the first visit to the city by a reigning British monarch in 16 years. There's a push to permanently put police in every Montgomery Co. high school 04/29/2026 08:21pm • The issue of police officers in schools is being raised again in Montgomery County, Maryland, with Council member Andrew Friedson calling for on-site police officers permanently at every high school. 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Jordan finished with 1,445 points in voting by 385 current NBA players. Holiday — a three-time winner — finished with 1,437 poi 3 family members assaulted Turning Point USA journalist at Minnesota protest, indictment says 04/29/2026 08:02pm • Three family members assaulted a journalist who writes for a conservative organization during a protest against immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota, according to an indictment unsealed Wednesday. Christopher and DeYanna Ostroushko and their daughter, Paige, were each charged by a federal Brazil's Senate blocks Lula's Supreme Court nominee, first rejection in 132 years 04/29/2026 08:02pm • SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil's Senate dealt a political blow to President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Wednesday by rejecting his nomination to the Supreme Court, the first in more than 130 years and a sign that the veteran leader is not popular among many important lawmakers as he seeks reelection. O From Greenbelt to Titan, NASA's Dragonfly mission to seek answers on how life begins 04/29/2026 08:01pm • NASA is building a first-of-its-kind mission to explore another world, and part of it is happening in Greenbelt, Maryland. The mission called "Dragonfly" aims to explore how the building blocks of life might come together in environments beyond Earth. Dragonfly is a flying spacecraft that AmEx Gold Announces Special Perks to Celebrate 60 Years 04/29/2026 08:00pm • To celebrate 60 years of the American Express® Gold Card, the issuer has announced new and enhanced benefits and limited-time offers -- with no change to the $325 annual fee. These changes are now available for both existing and new cardholders, but some expire throughout the year. New and Enhanced How to Determine Your Investment Risk Tolerance 04/29/2026 08:00pm • Anyone who has spent even a little time investing has likely heard the term "risk tolerance." An industry definition says that risk tolerance is the level of risk or uncertainty that an individual or organization is willing to accept in order to achieve their objectives. It reflects both emotional c How Much Would $10,000 Invested in Meta Stock at Its IPO Be Worth Today? 04/29/2026 08:00pm • Even after reporting first-quarter 2026 earnings that sent shares down about 10% in a single day, social media giant Meta Platforms Inc. (ticker: META) is one of the 10 most valuable publicly traded companies on U.S. exchanges. Meta went public back in 2012 under the name Facebook, and its initial p Will You Be Disqualified From Public Service Loan Forgiveness Thanks to 'Illegal' Activities? 04/29/2026 08:00pm • A new Trump administration rule that threatens to bump some nonprofit and public sector workers off an accelerated path to student loan forgiveness faces two challenges as it inches closer to going into effect. Democrats in Congress and a pending lawsuit stand as potential roadblocks to the rule, wh How to Recover After a Loss in the Stock Market 04/29/2026 08:00pm • For investors concentrated in U.S. equities, the early years of President Donald Trump's second term have been marked by elevated volatility, particularly during the spring months. In April 2025, the rollout of "Liberation Day" tariffs triggered a sharp sell-off, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Today's Mortgage Rates Jump After Fed Meeting: April 30, 2026 04/29/2026 08:00pm • Today's average interest rate on a 30-year purchase mortgage is 6.432%, according to Zillow data provided to U.S. News. That's slightly higher compared with yesterday, when rates were 6.373%. For refinancing mortgages, today's 30-year rate is 6.538%, and the current 15-year rate is 5.602%. Interest