June 17, 2026

These 6 foreign journalists have been denied entry by Israel 

When French journalist Alice Froussard landed at Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion Airport a week ago, she arrived with a valid travel authorization and plans to report from the occupied West Bank, where she had worked for years. By the next morning, Israeli authorities placed her on a flight back to Paris, denying her entry.  She […]

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June 16, 2026

Medal of Honor Monday: Army Pvt. Joe Gandara

Army Pvt. Joe Gandara posthumously received the Medal of Honor for sacrificing his life to destroy three enemy machine guns and save his pinned-down World War II unit.

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June 13, 2026

Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Rhode Island

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Stephen Hopkins and William Ellery, two of the  56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain, represented Rhode Island.

June 8, 2026

Under Ghana’s President Mahama, near-total impunity for attacks on 17 journalists

When Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama took office in January 2025, pledging to restore “an era of true media freedom,” journalists had reason to hope that attacks on the press would be taken more seriously than before. But during Mahama’s tenure, CPJ has documented eight separate incidents in which at least 17 journalists were attacked […]

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June 6, 2026

Signers of the Declaration of Independence: Georgia

Delegates to the Second Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence July 4, 1776. Three of the 56 delegates who signed the formal break from Britain represented Georgia: Button Gwinnett, Lyman Hall and George Walton.