By Dana Santas, CNN Often associated with low back pain, sciatica tends to be more of a pain in the butt — and sometimes also the leg. That’s because the pain travels along the sciatic nerves, the longest nerves in your body. Each sciatic nerve runs bilaterally from the base of your spine through the
Continue ReadingBy Naomi Thomas, CNN People who increased the amount of alcohol they drank also had an increased risk of cancer, according to the results of a large study in Korea published on Wednesday in JAMA Network Open. The study found that people who increased the amount they drank had a higher risk of all cancers,
Continue ReadingBy Anna Cooban, CNN Business The owner of Regal Cinemas is having a tough time — its stock crashed as much as 80% Friday after reports that its parent company is preparing to file for bankruptcy. British company Cineworld Group has spoken to lawyers at Kirkland & Ellis LLP to advise on the bankruptcy process
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling and Zoe Sottile, CNN The injured Little League player who fractured his skull after falling from his bunk bed on Monday continues to face challenges in his recovery, including swelling which may block his vision. Doctors told the parents swelling in 12-year-old Easton “Tank” Oliverson’s face has increased, according to an Instagram
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam The Chinese coastal city of Xiamen is testing freshly caught fish, crabs and even shrimp for Covid-19 as it goes all out to contain a spiraling outbreak — a policy drawing ridicule online and criticism from experts who say it’s a “waste of resources.” This week, videos of hazmat-suited health workers sticking
Continue ReadingBy Rishi Iyengar, CNN Business Apple is directing users of most of its devices to update their software after the company discovered a vulnerability in its operating systems that it says “may have been actively exploited.” In security updates posted online on Wednesday and Thursday, Apple said the vulnerability affects iPhones dating back to the
Continue ReadingEssay by Dana Bash, CNN In the weeks leading up to Chanukah last year, my then-10-year-old son told me that he thought he wanted a Jewish star necklace. It was a rather soft ask, so I quietly let it go. To be honest, I wasn’t sure how I felt about the idea of him wearing
Continue ReadingBy Paul P. Murphy, Tim Lister and Rob Picheta, CNN New video has emerged online showing Russian military vehicles inside a turbine hall connected to a nuclear reactor at Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, where intensified shelling has fueled fears of a nuclear disaster. CNN has geolocated and confirmed the authenticity of the video, which
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN “We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” Chances are you’ve encountered this irritating automated message if you’ve picked up the phone from an unknown caller anytime in the last several years. Well, it turns out that just two men may be responsible for an overwhelming share
Continue ReadingBy Alexandra Meeks, CNN “We have been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.” Chances are you’ve encountered this irritating automated message if you’ve picked up the phone from an unknown caller anytime in the last several years. Well, it turns out that just two men may be responsible for an overwhelming share
Continue ReadingBy Tierney Sneed, Hannah Rabinowitz, Katelyn Polantz and Denise Royal, CNN A US magistrate judge started the process of potentially releasing some information from the affidavit that the Justice Department used to obtain a search warrant for former President Donald Trump’s Florida residence. Judge Bruce Reinhart said during a hearing at the West Palm Beach
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TODAY: Friday starts quiet, with partly cloudy skies. Some cloud cover from showers and storms to our northwest will be present this morning, but most should still get a sunrise. Some showers may try to work into mid-MO from the northwest, but an overall dry start to the day is forecast. A cold front that
Continue ReadingBy Evan Perez and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A document unsealed Thursday, which offered specifics about the crimes the Justice Department is investigating, including “willful retention of national defense information,” sharpens the focus on former President Donald Trump as a possible subject of the criminal probe, several legal experts told CNN. US Magistrate Judge Bruce Reinhart
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The Jefferson City Council will hold a special meeting Thursday to discuss and vote on its property tax rate for the 2023 fiscal year after a council member asked to lower the mayor’s proposed rate.
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Hundreds of tips have been made to Missouri’s anonymous school safety hotline, Courage2Report, so far this year.
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe, Amy Simonson and Rob Frehse, CNN Three men have been indicted in the beating death of imprisoned Boston gangster and convicted murderer James “Whitey” Bulger, prosecutors announced Thursday. Fotios “Freddy” Geas, 55, Paul “Pauly” DeCologero, 48, and Sean McKinnon, 36, were charged Wednesday with conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the death
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Animal shelters and rescues around the country have seen an uptick in pet owners giving up their animals because of the pandemic and inflation.
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Millions of children are using computers, which doctors say could lead to digital eye strain.
Continue ReadingBy Kiely Westhoff and Emma Tucker, CNN Two men and a teenage girl wanted in connection with an attempted robbery and fatal assault of a New York taxi driver have been arrested, according to a New York Police Department spokesperson. The men turned themselves into police Wednesday on allegations of assault and other crimes, and
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Carter teaches music lessons fulltime, anything from guitar to banjo to piano. But a few years ago, Carter was in a financial hole.
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