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By Alexandra Skores, CNN Washington (CNN) — This Valentine’s Day, your bouquet will likely travel thousands of miles in a jetliner’s cargo and refrigerated truck before it gets to your local florist and ultimately, your sweetheart. In the United States, most fresh cut flowers come from Colombia and Ecuador. Roses, chrysanthemums, and carnations are the

By Daniel Wine, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM! James Van Der Beek, who rose to fame as a teen idol on the hit TV series “Dawson’s Creek,” has died at age 48. In 2024, the actor said he was battling colorectal cancer. Here’s what else you might have missed during your busy day.

CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here is a look at the life of United States Senator Ted Kennedy. Personal Birth date: February 22, 1932 Death date: August 25, 2009 Birth place: Boston, Massachusetts Birth name: Edward Moore Kennedy Father: Joseph Kennedy Mother: Rose (Fitzgerald) Kennedy Marriages: Victoria (Reggie) Kennedy (1992-2009, his death); Virginia Joan (Bennett)

By Eric Levenson, Dianne Gallagher, Jason Morris, CNN Columbia, South Carolina (CNN) — At Alex Murdaugh’s appeal of his double-murder conviction Wednesday, South Carolina Supreme Court justices asked tough questions about improper comments from a county clerk and the fairness of including so much testimony about Murdaugh’s financial crimes. Overall, the five-member panel of justices

By Andy Rose, Bill Kirkos, Alaa Elassar, Danya Gainor, Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN (CNN) — Newly released government evidence from last year’s Border Patrol shooting of a Chicago woman revealed body camera footage from the shooting, previously unseen text messages from the agent who shot her and praise from the then-top Border Patrol official just hours

By Mark Morales, CNN (CNN) — Major US cities overall experienced a steep drop in violent crime last year, according to a statistical analysis released by the Major Cities Chiefs Association. The analysis reflects an overall downward trend in recent years, after violent crime spiked during the Covid-19 pandemic, according to year-end statistics compiled by

CNN By Karina Tsui, Diego Mendoza, Alexandra Skores, Pete Muntean, CNN Washington (CNN) — The Federal Aviation Administration abruptly issued a temporary flight restriction that immediately grounded all flights to and from El Paso International Airport in Texas for 10 days — a shutdown that’s likely to create significant disruptions in one of America’s largest

By Alexandra Banner, CNN It’s been a tough job market — hiring has been sluggish across industries for months, and minimal layoffs have left workers with limited opportunities. Fresh data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics today will show whether 2026 opened with new momentum. Here’s what else you need to know to get up

CNN, FBI, INSTAGRAM, SAVANNAH GUTHRIE, X , @PIMASHERIFF By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Video and images showing an armed, masked individual outside the Tucson, Arizona, home of Nancy Guthrie have given new life to the search for the 84-year-old – and may offer investigators important clues about the subject’s identity. The imagery released by

By Pete Muntean, Natasha Bertrand, Zachary Cohen, Haley Britzky, Alexandra Skores, Holmes Lybrand, CNN Washington (CNN) — A Pentagon plan to use a high-energy, counter-drone laser without having coordinated with the Federal Aviation Administration about potential risks to civilian flights prompted Wednesday’s unprecedented airspace shutdown over El Paso, Texas, multiple sources told CNN. Two people