By Arit John and Eva McKend, CNN Charleston (CNN) — Running a small business has been a “special experience” for Mimi Striplin, the 31-year-old owner of The Tiny Tassel in Charleston. Striplin started her jewelry company nine years ago and opened her first brick-and-mortar storefront in 2021, where she also sells whimsical clothing designed by
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By Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Basketball legend Michael Jordan won six NBA championships during his prolific sporting career – and a set of the six sneakers he wore when clinching those titles has sold for a record-breaking $8 million at auction. Friday’s winning bid for “The Dynasty Collection” reached $8,032,800, setting a new global
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By Stefano Pozzebon, CNN (CNN) — When Jocelyn Zelaya was caught in a hail of gunfire on the streets of San Salvador in 2017, the young mother was simply “in the wrong place, at the wrong time,” says her aunt Jackelyne. A group of gunmen armed with automatic weapons had opened fire to assassinate a member
Continue ReadingBy Allison Chinchar and Sara Tonks, CNN (CNN) — California is bracing for a stronger and longer-lasting atmospheric river event this weekend, which is expected to bring mudslides, damaging winds, and heavy mountain snow and has already triggered flood watches for nearly 40 million people. The Weather Prediction Center has issued a rare Level 4
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Taylor Swift, who is holding concerts in Japan through Feb. 10, will make it in time for the Super Bowl to see her partner and football superstar Travis Kelce play. To make sure all her fans know, the Japanese Embassy has sent a message on X, formerly
Continue ReadingBy MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A case with the potential to disrupt Donald Trump’s drive to return to the White House is putting the Supreme Court uncomfortably at the center of the 2024 presidential campaign. In arguments Thursday, the justices will, for the first time, wrestle with a constitutional provision that was
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer Dozens of psychedelic startup companies are racing to begin selling mind-expanding drugs for depression and other mental health conditions, riding a wave of promising research and media hype. The rush to market has sparked patent battles among companies trying to claim key ingredients found in magic mushrooms and other
Continue Reading By Alex Rees, CNN (CNN) — It wasn’t until after photographer Rita Nannini left New York that she grew fascinated by the city’s subways. While living in Manhattan’s Upper West Side for some 15 years in the 1980s and early ’90s, Nannini only took short trips on the 1 train for short trips — and
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — “La sociedad de la nieve”, la exitosa película del director español Juan Antonio Bayona que aborda uno de los accidentes aéreos que más impactaron al mundo ocurrido en los Andes hace casi más de 50 años, hace un retrato humano y conmovedor de la tragedia. El relato de Bayona, que
Continue Reading By Natasha Bertrand, Haley Britzky, Kevin Liptak, Oren Liebermann and Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN (CNN) — The United States on Friday conducted major airstrikes on dozens of targets across Iraq and Syria in retaliation for a drone attack in Jordan last month that killed three US troops. The strikes were larger in number and scale than
Continue ReadingAnalysis by John Blake, CNN (CNN) — It’s been called an “imposter Christianity,” a heretical faith that “sanctifies lies,” and “the most serious threat” to democracy in America. That’s how critics have described White Christian nationalism, a deviant strain of religion that has infected the political mainstream. White Christian nationalists believe the US was founded as a Christian nation, although the
Continue ReadingÁngela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El actor Carl Weathers, quien falleció a los 76 años, se hizo mundialmente famoso con la interpretación de Apollo Creed en la saga de Rocky. Sin embargo, su extensa carrera trascendió con creces el papel del boxeador inspirado en Muhammad Ali. Aquí, un repaso a algunas de las películas
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR and TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States and Britain struck 36 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday in a second wave of assaults meant to further disable Iran-backed groups that have relentlessly attacked American and international interests in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war. But Washington once
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By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — A dazzling extra-time free kick from talisman and captain Son Heung-min sealed a dramatic victory for South Korea in the Asian Cup quarterfinals against Australia, continuing its habit of nervy, sensational finishes in this tournament. For the second consecutive game, South Korea was wavering on the cusp of defeat
Continue Reading By Patrick Sung, CNN (CNN) — Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokić led the way for the Denver Nuggets in their 120-108 victory over the lowly Portland Trail Blazers to bring the defending champions within half a game of the No. 1 seed in the West. Jokić racked up his league-leading 15th triple-double of the season
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By Bryan Mena, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Americans are living through the toughest housing market in a generation and, for some young people, the quintessential dream of owning a home is slipping away. Mortgage rates surged in recent years, hitting the highest levels in more than two decades last fall. While rates have come down slightly
Continue ReadingBy DUSAN STOJANOVIC Associated Press BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Media rights groups and opposition campaigners have condemned a Serbian appeals court ruling that acquitted four former intelligence officers who were jailed for the killing of a prominent editor and newspaper publisher. Slavko Curuvija was shot dead at the entrance to his Belgrade apartment during the 1999 NATO bombing of
Continue Reading By Eric Bradner, CNN (CNN) — South Carolina, the state that launched Joe Biden to the Democratic nomination four years ago, will deliver the president his first official primary victory of the 2024 campaign on Saturday, CNN projects. In a result that was largely expected, Biden will defeat his two nearest challengers, Minnesota Rep. Dean Phillips and author Marianne
Continue ReadingBy MUNIR AHMED Associated Press ISLAMABAD (AP) — A Pakistani court has convicted and sentenced former Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to seven years in prison on a charge that their 2018 marriage broke the law. Saturday’s verdict follows another case in which Khan and his wife, Bushra Bibi, were sentenced to 14
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TODAY: Mostly cloudy and breezy with easterly winds gusting up to 20 mph. Temperatures rise to the mid-50s in the afternoon. Rain tracks in after sundown for portions of southern Mid-MO extending from Saline County to Gasconade County. TOMORROW: Rain mostly heads out by sunrise Sunday, though the Lake of the Ozarks area may see
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