By Dana O’Neil, CNN

(CNN) — Back before they had a name, before a generation crowned such things as “vision boards” and started talking about “manifesting” their dreams, Cherie DeVaux wrote down her goals and pinned the notes to her bedroom walls.

Sports, grades, life – whatever it was that the self-described Type A personality was seeking that year, she’d jot it down.

DeVaux got so invested in setting her standards that her mother, Janet, worried she might be aiming a little too high. “Don’t you think that’s a little lofty?” Janet once said to her daughter.

“And then as I pulled down one by one, I was like, ‘OK, mom. Tell me what else I can’t do,’” DeVaux said.

As DeVaux recounts the story to CNN Sports on a Zoom call, she stops herself mid-sentence and her eyes pop wide. “Wait,” she says. “You just reminded me.” DeVaux reaches down beneath her seat and grabs a black folder. From it, she slides out a piece of paper and flips it over to the camera, displaying it with all the pride a kindergartner might bring to show and tell.

“My first vision board ever,” she says, explaining how on January 1, she accessed a Canva account to create the nouveau version of her childhood goal list.

In the top left corner of her board sits the very first item on Cherie DeVaux’s 2026 to-do list: A picture of the garland of roses that hangs around the winner of the Kentucky Derby.

Four months and one day later, long after the sun set and the crowds had dispersed from the 152nd running of the Kentucky Derby, DeVaux and her family giddily tromped across the mud of the Churchill Downs track to the backside. Each carried with them a single rose, taken from the blanket only just removed from Golden Tempo, the Derby-winning horse trained by DeVaux.

“I made that vision board before the LeComte,” DeVaux says of the first stakes race Golden Tempo won to put him on the trail to the Derby. “Do I believe in that stuff? I do now.”

Breaking the barn ceiling

It has been a blissfully bleary-eyed week for DeVaux, the spot on her schedule usually reserved for afternoon naps now filled with interviews and appearances. Pat McAfee, Dan Patrick, CNN and the Today Show are just a few of the outlets that have featured DeVaux and her story. The Yankees invited the New York native to throw out the first pitch.

There is always a whirlwind that follows winning the Derby but hers is an especially busy vortex thanks largely to the tagline that has permanently attached itself to DeVaux’s name: “The first female trainer to win the Kentucky Derby.”

It is her hard-earned and rightful place in history. The Kentucky Derby is the longest-running continuous sporting event in the United States. It has survived two World Wars, Prohibition, pouring rain, searing heat, and even a global pandemic. Though three fillies have crossed the finish line first, no female jockey or trainer had won it until DeVaux busted through the barn ceiling, taking down the old-boy network made of flannel, denim, seersucker and cigars.

Yet the addendum makes DeVaux a little weary. Not in the bone-tired sense but in the exhausted sense.

“I’m just glad I don’t have to answer that question anymore,” she quipped post-race when asked about being the first female trainer to win the Derby.

When DeVaux created her vision board back in January, nowhere on it did she mention a woman winning the Derby. She just wanted to win the race.

“I always wanted to focus on my career,” she says. “And using my gender as part of

By Lilit Marcus, CNN

(CNN) — This week in travel news: Korean cafe culture has taken over the world, Delta Air Lines is changing its snack policy, and a cemetery is hoping to become a hot tourist attraction in New York.

Love is in the air

Angela Buckner was flying from Wichita to New York City just to go on a blind date. But it turned out that the journey was the real destination. She glimpsed flight attendant Brittany Hairston chitchatting with an older couple and immediately felt butterflies.

“I’m glad that we both took a chance and an opportunity, because I don’t think I could see my life without her,” Angela says. “I’m glad we leaned into the uncomfortable and put ourselves out there, and now hopefully our story can resonate with other people and just say, ‘Hey, you just never know.’”

Angela joked that “flight attendants meet people all the time and flirt.” But she knew this was something different. By the end of the flight, the cabin crew member and the passenger in row 28 had exchanged numbers. Six months later, they were an official couple. Now, they’re getting married and buying a house together.

K-Pop, K-Beauty, K-Drama

Despite its small size, South Korea punches way above its weight culturally — and the Western world has taken notice. These days, tourists are flocking to South Korea to try beauty treatments, visit locations from their favorite movies and TV shows, and sample all the flavors of Korean food.

So, where to start? In Seoul, the best shopping experience isn’t in the capital’s myriad malls — it’s on the streets, especially on Sunday when the outdoor market scene thrives.

Meanwhile in Busan, the country’s second biggest city, the vibes are very different. Located on the southern Korean coast, Busan is all about the outdoor experiences. The city is home to a robust surfing community, super-fresh seafood, and the annual Seven Bridges Tour bike ride, which explores all of Busan’s seaside neighborhoods.

And no matter where you are in South Korea, you can count on the country’s popular coffee culture. Here, it’s not just about the beverage itself — amid fierce competition, shops have taken design to the next level in order to really stand out on social media.

How did a relatively small country gain such a massive influence on the rest of the world? Hosted by Daniel Dae Kim, “K‑Everything” is a four-part global travel docuseries exploring how South Korea evolved into a cultural superpower. The series airs Saturdays on CNN International at 8 p.m. ET starting May 9. Also available to CNN streaming subscribers.

Under African skies

It’s never too soon to daydream about future travel. In 2030, travelers heading to Ethiopia can arrive at Africa’s largest airport, which is due to open its first phase at the start of the next decade.

Currently, many air journeys from one part of Africa to another involve transiting off the continent to make a connection. But Bishoftu International Airport, located 30 miles outside of Addis Ababa, aims to change that.

The new hub will debut with two runways and capacity for 60 million passengers per year, with a final goal of 100 million once the whole facility is open. The country’s prime minister, Abiy Ahmed Ali, has described Bishoftu International as “the largest aviat

By John Towfighi, Norma Galeana, CNN

(CNN) — Mother’s Day expenses can pile up fast. There’s brunch. Gifts. Cards.

And, of course, flowers –– which might not break the bank, but are getting pricier because of higher costs along the journey from garden to table.

Flowers delivered to loved ones on Mother’s Day travel through a fine-tuned supply chain before being arranged in a bouquet. A rose picked in Ecuador is flown to Miami by cargo plane and then distributed via refrigerated trucks to wholesalers or grocery stores across the United States.

But this season, the flower industry is grappling with added supply chain headaches, as higher fuel prices weigh heavily on flowers flown in from Central and South America and delivered by truck across the country. The cost of importing flowers, vases and ribbons has also increased because of tariffs.

Flowers can generally rise around Mother’s Day because of higher demand. But businesses are grappling with higher costs, and it could mean a pricier bouquet for everyone else buying in turn.

Indoor plant and flower prices rose 7.5% year-over-year in March, according to the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, outpacing the 3.3% rise in overall inflation.

Mother’s Day is one of the most important days of the year for Saga’s Wholesale, which has been selling flowers in the Los Angeles Flower District for more than 30 years. High fuel prices are impacting the company, Marlene Gutierrez, Saga’s business manager, told CNN.

“The fuel cost is extremely expensive right now,” Gutierrez said. “It affects the cost of the flowers.”

While the cost of roses varies depending on where they’re shipped from, Gutierrez said a two-dozen bunch has climbed to around $30 on average, compared to $20 last year — a 50% increase.

Costs along the supply chain

More than 80% of cut flowers in the United States are imported from abroad, with the majority coming from Colombia. Ecuador is the second most popular source, according to the Department of Agriculture. About 90% of flower imports pass through Miami International Airport before being transported across the country.

And because flowers don’t last long, long-term storage is less viable, making shipments more vulnerable to unexpected disruptions like the surge in energy prices this year, said Charlie Hall, professor of international floriculture at Texas A&M University.

“Jet fuel is the second-largest cost driver in the imported flower supply chain after labor,” Hall said. “That feeds straight through to the rose in the consumers’ bouquet.”

Tariffs are also a factor. The United States and Ecuador signed a trade agreement in March, but it has yet to go into effect, meaning roses are subject to tariffs of about 15%, said Hall. Imports from the Netherlands, another top flower exporter, face at least a 10% tariff.

Armellini Logistics, which delivers flowers from Miami to 38 states, has implemented a fuel surcharge that shifts weekly depending on diesel costs. The national average price of diesel hit $5.66 Friday, hovering near its highest level since 2022.

“It’s hard to say it’s manageable when you increase your prices,” said David Armellini, the company’s CEO. “But it’s reality. The price of fuel has gone up, so the cost has to go up to everybody along the chain.”

Florists grapple with heightened costs

Seventy-five percent of Mother’s Day shoppers plan on buying flowers, and consumer spending on flowers is expected to hit $3.2 billion, similar to the year prior, according to the National Retail Federation.

Flower Den Florist in Lorton, Virginia, has been selling flowers for more than 35 years. The family-owned business is managed by Jenny Kalifa and her son Kamal Kalifa.

Kamal Kalifa said the price of their premium rose bouquet increased 7.

Por Karina Tsui y Martín Goillandeau, CNN

Un avión de Frontier Airlines atropelló a un peatón en una pista del Aeropuerto Internacional de Denver este viernes por la noche, lo que obligó a abortar el despegue, informó un portavoz de la aerolínea a CNN.

El vuelo 4345, un Airbus A321, partió de Denver con destino a Los Ángeles y transportaba 224 pasajeros y 7 tripulantes, según divulgó Frontier Airlines en un comunicado. Su salida estaba programada para las 22:39 hora local.

De acuerdo con la aerolínea, mientras el avión despegaba, “la aeronave atropelló a un peatón en la pista durante el despegue”. “Se detectó humo en la cabina y los pilotos abortaron el despegue. Posteriormente, los pasajeros fueron evacuados de forma segura mediante toboganes de evacuación como medida de precaución”.

El aeropuerto de Denver informó que el vuelo de Frontier “reportó haber atropellado a un peatón” aproximadamente a las 23:19 hora local.

Se produjo un breve incendio en un motor que fue rápidamente extinguido por el Departamento de Bomberos de Denver, indicó el aeropuerto en un comunicado emitido la madrugada del sábado.

Los servicios de emergencia acudieron al lugar y los pasajeros fueron trasladados a la terminal, añadió el aeropuerto.

CNN se ha puesto en contacto con el Departamento de Bomberos de Denver y el Departamento del Sheriff de Denver para obtener más información.

El audio de control de tráfico aéreo, compartido por la aplicación ATC.com, captó el momento en que un piloto del vuelo de Frontier les dijo a los controladores que el avión había “chocado con alguien”.

Segundos después, un controlador informó que se estaban enviando vehículos de emergencia. “Había una persona caminando por la pista”, se escucha decir al piloto.

Según la grabación de audio, el piloto informó a los controladores de que a bordo había 231 personas y más de 21.000 libras de combustible.

Los datos del sitio web de seguimiento de vuelos Flightradar24 mostraron que el avión estaba acelerando a unas 146 millas por hora aproximadamente a las 11:15 p.m., hora local, antes de que abortara el despegue.

“Estamos investigando este incidente y recabando más información en coordinación con el aeropuerto y otras autoridades de seguridad”, declaró Frontier. “Lamentamos profundamente este suceso”.

La pista 17L permanecerá cerrada mientras se lleva a cabo la investigación, informó el aeropuerto.

Esta noticia está en desarrollo.

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By Jeff Zeleny, CNN

(CNN) — Omaha may be a blue dot in a sea of Nebraska red, but that point of political pride has sparked a bitter divide among Democrats in one of the nation’s most closely watched congressional races.

In the Nebraska primary on Tuesday, the Democratic campaign to replace Republican Rep. Don Bacon has become something of a proxy war over which Democratic candidate would protect — or risk — the state’s unique method of awarding electoral votes in presidential elections.

The retirement of Bacon, one of only three House Republicans who won in districts that Kamala Harris also carried in 2024, created an open seat and attractive terrain for Democrats to target in their effort to win control of Congress in November.

Two of the leading Democratic hopefuls in the race — John Cavanaugh and Denise Powell — have been at each other’s throats for weeks, with dueling ads, yard signs and contentious neighborhood disputes.

Powell argues that electing Cavanaugh, a state senator, to Congress would mean he could no longer fight against future Republican efforts to change state election law and make Nebraska a winner-take-all system like 48 other states. That would threaten the blue dot, as the state’s 2nd Congressional District has colloquially become known.

“We have fought so hard for fair representation, our Blue Dot, and to retain that electoral power,” Powell said Friday in a statement. “We cannot afford a candidate whose campaign hands Republicans the votes to gerrymander us into oblivion.”

The Democratic quarreling in Nebraska over a unique state issue stands apart from the ideological fights in other competitive races across the country. Still, the primary has attracted a deluge of outside spending from interest groups, with more than $6 million in advertising alone, according to AdImpact.

Two outside progressive super PACs have invested more than $1 million on the Omaha airwaves seeking to amplify Powell’s argument: If Cavanaugh is elected to Congress and gives up his position in the state legislature, Republican Gov. Jim Pillen would fill the seat with someone who would vote to eliminate the blue dot.

In response, Cavanaugh has aired ads of his own, calling his opponent “Dark Money Denise.”

His campaign and allies have planted yard signs across the district vowing to “stand up to Trump and defend the blue dot.” Six fellow state senators signed an open letter to voters last month saying the attacks were misguided and Democrats were likely to win other legislative races.

“We stand with John Cavanaugh because we can protect the Blue Dot and existing abortion access, while sending a strong, experienced legislator to Congress,” the senators said in their letter. “It is disingenuous to boil the fate of Nebraskans down to one person.”

Why the dot matters to Democrats

Nebraska and Maine are the only two states in the country that divide Electoral College votes by congressional district rather than a statewide winner-take-all formula.

Under the system, the statewide winner receives two electoral votes, and the rest are split, one apiece, among the leading vote-getters in each district.

President Donald Trump benefited from the system in Maine, a blue state, where he won a single electoral vote in 2016 and 2020 despite losing state