LONDON, England, Feb. 6 -- ABTA - The Travel Association issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * ABTA writes to the European Commission over EU Entry/Exit System (EES) challenges ABTA - The Travel Association has written to the European Commissioner for Internal Affairs and Migration, Magnus Brunner, regarding challenges with the rollout of the new EU Entry/Exit System. On Friday 30 January, a Commission spokesperson reminded the 29 European countries participating in EES th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Alsobrooks, Warren, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children As reported in ABC News (https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/warren-slams-kennedys-disregard-child-welfare-amid-immigration/story?id=129861809), U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), led over  more

ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, Feb. 6 -- Flagler College posted the following news: * * * Brian Thompson Named 2026 University of Vermont Center for Community News Faculty Champion * Flagler College Director of Publications Brian Thompson has been selected as a 2026 Faculty Champion by the University of Vermont Center for Community News, recognizing his outstanding efforts to advance student-powered community journalism and expand university-led reporting programs. Thompson is one of 150 journali  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * Pam Bondi's Annual Review: Political Prosecutions, Epstein Cover-Ups, and Undermining Elections Today marks one year since Pam Bondi was confirmed as Attorney General, and her first year has been a disaster for Americans' freedom and justice. Since her confirmation, she has used the Department of Justice to do Donald Trump's personal bidding against his perceived political enemies, stonewall the r  more

DETROIT, Michigan, Feb. 7 -- The Foundation for Economic Education posted the following commentary on Feb. 6, 2026, by freelance journalist Mark Nayler: * * * Track Record Spain's railway crisis. Spain receives much well-deserved praise for its rail network, the second-largest in the world after China's, with around 4,000 kilometers (2,485 miles) of high-speed track. Rail travel in the Iberian country now accounts for 56% of all travel, more than road and air combined, with high-speed servic  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- HarperCollins Publishers issued the following news release: * * * HARPER WAVE RELAUNCHES WITH A BOLD VISION FOR THOUGHT-PROVOKING NONFICTION The Morrow Group will relaunch Harper Wave as a frontlist imprint in February 2026, focusing on paradigm-shifting nonfiction from innovative authors, credentialed experts, and thought leaders. The imprint will champion conversation-starting writers who offer surprising perspectives and inspire readers to see the world through new lens  more

VIENNA, Austria, Feb. 7 -- The International Press Institute issued the following news on Feb. 6, 2026: * * * Zimbabwe: Journalist threatened, detained over false news allegations Case reinforces risks cybercrime laws pose for press freedom * On February 4, 2026, Pellagia Mupurwa, a journalist with Zimbo Live, was arrested and detained under Zimbabwe's cybercrime law, which sanctions "transmitting false messages with the intent to cause harm" with up to five years in prison. The complainant  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, Feb. 6 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Sri Lanka: Police target media amid freedom of expression crackdown * Sri Lankan authorities have intensified a crackdown on media freedom through the unlawful summoning of investigative journalist Tharindu Jayawardena and a police request to revoke the broadcasting license of the Hiru Media Network. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) joins its Sr  more

LONDON, England, Feb. 6 -- PEN International issued the following news on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Venezuela: PEN International welcomes the release of Rory Branker 'While we welcome Rory Branker's release, he should never have been detained. His arbitrary detention exemplifies the misuse of the criminal justice system to punish independent journalism in Venezuela. We continue to call for the immediate release of all journalists who remain unjustly imprisoned in Venezuela'. Burhan Sonmez, Preside  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Walkinshaw Joins Warren, Alsobrooks, Quigley, 55+ Lawmakers Press HHS on Health Impacts of Violent ICE Raids, Arrests on Children Today, Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.), along with Representative Mike Quigley (D-Ill.), and over 55 colleagues in pressing Department of Health and Human Services (HH  more