PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 15 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Assistant professor of history named finalist for Pulitzer * Bench Ansfield, assistant professor of history in the College of Liberal Arts, has been named a 2026 Pulitzer Prize finalist for their book, Born in Flames. In addition, Julie K. Brown, KLN'87, and Allison Beck, KLN'24, were recognized for their work on the staffs of the Miami Herald and WLRN. Bench Ansfield has been named a 2026 Pulitzer Pri  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-CT Calls on State Lawmakers to Condemn, Act Against Reported Barbaric Sexual Violence and Torture Against Palestinians by Israel The Connecticut chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-CT) is calling on Connecticut's federal and state lawmakers to publicly condemn the reported systematic sexual violence, torture, and abuse committed against Palestinians by Israeli p  more

LONDON, England, May 16 -- PEN International issued the following news: * * * El Salvador: PEN International condemns attacks against El Faro and its journalists 'Actions targeting Salvadoran media outlets, journalists and authors represent a grave attack on freedom of expression and society's right to be informed. The weaponisation of judicial, fiscal, and administrative mechanisms to intimidate, economically suffocate, and silence critical media undermines freedom of expression and deeply   more

ITHACA, New York, May 15 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Four student-founded AI companies win Cornell Tech Startup Awards * Startups that seek to block AI exam fraud, help companies use AI to make consistent decisions, make financial AI transactions safer and use AI to organize medical device regulatory information each won $100,000 investments during the university's annual Startup Awards competition, held May 14. Nearly 600 students, university leaders, entreprene  more

SURREY, England, May 16 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * Glasgow Prestwick fish volumes scale new heights By Damian Brett Glasgow Prestwick Airport's fish volumes have taken off following the launch of a seafood export service towards the end of last year. Since the start of the year, the Scottish airport has reached the "milestone" of handling 1m kgs of salmon. In a press release, the airport said the milestone had been achieved following the investment in new equipment  more

SURREY, England, May 16 -- Air Cargo News issued the following news: * * * GSSA giant World Freight Company sold for $1.2bn By Damian Brett GSSA giant World Freight Company (WFC), which owns some of the biggest names in the industry, has been sold in a deal worth a reported $1.2bn. PAI Partners (PAI) and BPEA Private Equity Fund VI (EQT) yesterday announced that the company had been sold to Brookfield Asset Management. WFC was formed in 2004 and is one of the world's largest GSSA groups, o  more

LONDON, England, May 15 [Category: International] -- Amnesty International issued the following news release: * * * Russia: Journalist Ivan Safronov jailed for 22 years on trumped-up treason charges is a prisoner of conscience * Commenting on Amnesty International's designation of Ivan Safronov - a former journalist from Russia sentenced to 22 years' imprisonment on "high treason" charges - as a prisoner of conscience, Marie Struthers, Amnesty International's Eastern Europe and Central Asia   more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 15 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Seton Hall University Celebrates 170th Commencement * Seton Hall University will be celebrating its 170th Baccalaureate Commencement ceremony at 8:30 a.m. on Monday, May 18, 2026, at the Prudential Center, 165 Mulberry Street in Newark, New Jersey. Delivering the commencement keynote address will be Arthur C. Brooks, Ph.D., professor at the Harvard Kennedy School and the Harvard Business School and bes  more

BRUSSELS, Belgium, May 15 [Category: Media] -- The International Federation of Journalists posted the following news release: * * * Turkiye: Judicial proceedings ongoing nearly a year after Swedish journalist Joakim Medin's release * On 7 May, the trial of Joakim Medin, a Swedish journalist and member of the Swedish Union of Journalists, was postponed until 1 October. He is charged with "membership of an armed terrorist organisation" and "insulting the President". The International Federatio  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- Pulitzer Center, an organization that says it combines journalism and engagement, posted the following news: * * * Uncovering Secrets at Sea: How Two Reporters Investigated the Mining Industry Author: Ella Beiser, Pulitzer Center Staff "It can feel like science fiction," Pulitzer Center grantee Elizabeth Claire Alberts said. "The idea of sending this heavy machinery down to the very, very deep sea and extracting these minerals." Alberts, along with CNN Senior Reporter   more

DENTON, Texas, May 16 -- The University of North Texas issued the following news release: * * * UNT honors notable alumni with first annual 10 Under 10 Awards The University of North Texas Alumni Association, in partnership with the GOLD Alumni Network, proudly hosted the first annual 10 Under 10 Awards April 17, 2026. The awards celebrate exceptional alumni within 10 years of graduation who exemplify the Mean Green spirit by already making a meaningful impact in their communities and beyon  more