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Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah transformed the militant group into a potent regional force 09/28/2024 11:30am • BEIRUT (AP) — Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, who transformed the Lebanese militant group into a potent paramilitary and political force in the Middle East, was killed in an Israeli airstrike, the group said. He was 64. Nasrallah, who spearheaded Hezbollah's war against Israel in 2006 and got t Today in Sports - Shaun Alexander scores an NFL-record five touchdowns in the first half 09/28/2024 10:10am • Sept. 29 1920 — Yankees slugger Babe Ruth sets then-MLB home run season record at 54. 1923 — Gene Sarazen beats Walter Hagen 1 up to capture the PGA championship. 1941 — Joe Louis knocks out Lou Nova in the sixth round at the Polo Grounds in New York to retain the world heavyweight title. 1954 Medicare Advantage shopping season arrives with a dose of confusion and some political implications 09/28/2024 09:05am • Thinner benefits and coverage changes await many older Americans shopping for health insurance this fall. That’s if their plan is even still available in 2025. More than a million people will probably have to find new coverage as major insurers cut costs and pull back from markets for Medicare Adv 9 dead as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Spain’s Canary Islands 09/28/2024 08:57am • MADRID (AP) — Nine people have died and another 48 are missing after a boat carrying migrants capsized during a rescue operation near the Canary Islands, Spanish authorities said Saturday. Spain’s maritime rescue service said that the tragedy occurred after it was alerted to the presence of a sm A decade later, Hong Kong’s massive democracy protests remain an enduring memory 09/28/2024 05:07am • HONG KONG (AP) — Scores of red Chinese flags now flap near the Hong Kong government headquarters in preparation for China’s national day as police patrolled the area thousands of demonstrators occupied a decade ago to protest Beijing’s restrictions on candidates running for the city’s top jo Dirty soda shops want to be the next Starbucks 09/28/2024 04:00am • New York (CNN) — When Jordan Myrick first moved to California in high school and heard about dirty sodas, she wasn’t the biggest fan.“It was a weird thing,” Myrick said.But in 2023, Myrick, who said she is “very passionate about soda,” visited Utah on a “The Real Housewives of Salt Sharpton and Central Park Five members get out the vote in battleground Pennsylvania 09/28/2024 02:56am • NEW YORK (AP) — A few dozen New Yorkers boarded a bus in Harlem on Friday with civil rights leader the Rev. Al Sharpton and members of the group formerly known as the Central Park Five, bound for Philadelphia, where they toured the city hoping to energize the youth vote ahead of the 2024 election. Nootbaar drives in 3, Helsley records franchise record 49th save as Cardinals beat Giants 6-3 09/28/2024 02:53am • SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Lars Nootbaar homered and tripled to drive in three runs, Ryan Helsley closed for his franchise-record 49th save and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 6-3 on Friday night. The Cardinals have won five of six and secured their 23rd winning season in the last Israel strikes Hezbollah in a huge blast targeting the militant group's leader 09/28/2024 12:52am • BEIRUT (AP) — The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah’s headquarters in Beirut on Friday in a series of massive explosions that targeted the leader of the militant group and leveled multiple high-rise apartment buildings. At least six people were killed and 91 were wounded, Lebanon’s he Ohtani launches homer No. 54, steals 57th base as NL West-champion Dodgers power by Rockies 11-4 09/28/2024 12:49am • DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani hit his 54th homer of the season, a towering three-run shot, after stealing his 57th base earlier in the game and the NL West-champion Los Angeles Dodgers powered past the Colorado Rockies 11-4 on Friday night. The Dodgers designated hitter finished 4 for 5, which also Mets manager Carlos Mendoza ejected from pivotal game against Brewers 09/28/2024 12:46am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — New York Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected Friday night during an 8-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers after arguing a called third strike on Francisco Alvarez. New York trailed 5-2 in the fourth inning but was threatening with two outs after Jesse Winker was hit by a pitch and Lindor returns to Mets' lineup after missing nearly 2 weeks with lower back pain 09/28/2024 12:29am • MILWAUKEE (AP) — Francisco Lindor is back in the New York Mets’ lineup. And the team is confident he’s feeling good enough to stay there the rest of the regular season. The star shortstop went 2 for 4 with a walk and an error Friday night in an 8-4 loss to the Milwaukee Brewers that marked his Timberwolves agree to trade Towns to Knicks for Randle, DiVincenzo, 1st-rounder, AP source says 09/28/2024 12:24am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves are sending Karl-Anthony Towns to the New York Knicks in exchange for Julius Randle, Donte DiVincenzo and a first-round draft pick in a franchise-altering deal for both sides, a person with knowledge of the deal said Friday night. The person spoke to T Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah targets 09/28/2024 12:16am • The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The series of explosions Friday evening is the most powerful yet seen in the Lebanese capital the past year. Israeli army spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said it targeted the main Hezbollah headquarters, locat Walz has experience on a debate stage pinning down an abortion opponent's shifting positions 09/28/2024 12:11am • MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz knows how to lean into abortion rights on the debate stage. He's done it before. Just ask his Republican opponent in the 2022 Minnesota governor's race, Dr. Scott Jensen, who was on the receiving end of Walz’s attacks — and saw