Sunday, June 14, 2026

Good Morning! On this day in 1775, the Continental Congress authorized the formation of the Continental Army, enlisting skilled riflemen to serve the United Colonies for one year. This decision established what would become the U.S. Army, more than a year before the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

You might recall Highlights magazine from a childhood trip to the dentist's or doctor's office. The publication began modestly in the 1940s and grew into a thriving publication with millions of readers over the decades. But you might be surprised to read the rest of the story in today’s Whatever Happened To… section.

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US Strike Kills Tren de Aragua Leader

President Trump announced late Friday that a U.S. strike has killed Héctor Rusthenford Guerrero Flores, the leader of Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua.

In a social media post, Trump called the action a “swift and lethal kinetic strike.” The post included a video showing a building explode and become engulfed in flames and smoke.

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the strike was made earlier in the week, “in full collaboration with Venezuelan security forces.” Guerrero Flores was confirmed dead in the strike.

Since September, the administration has targeted alleged Tren de Aragua gang members, striking dozens of alleged drug smuggling boats and killing more than 200 suspected narcoterrorists.

Switzerland to Vote on Population Cap

After decades of embracing free movement and foreign investment, Switzerland will vote on Sunday on whether to cap its population at 10 million.

The country's population has grown far faster than any surrounding European Union states, rising by 23% since the free movement agreement came into effect in 2002. Close to 27% of Swiss residents are not citizens.

Supporters of the population restrictions say the influx of mainly EU workers puts housing, schools, transportation, welfare, and the Swiss way of life under unbearable strain.

Critics argue that Switzerland benefits from closer EU ties and gets needed labor, expertise, and skills from foreigners in sectors like healthcare, finance, pharmaceuticals, and technology.

Knicks Snap Title Drought

The New York Knicks battled back from another double-digit deficit to win the franchise's first NBA championship in 53 years, beating the San Antonio Spurs 94-90 on the road.

One game removed from the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history in Game 4, New York again trailed by double digits in the second half. A 15-2 run with less than four minutes remaining in the fourth gave the Knicks their first lead since the first quarter.

After the Spurs fought back to tie, Jalen Brunson’s floater with a minute remaining put New York ahead. He led all scorers with 45 points and was named the NBA Finals MVP.

It's New York's third NBA championship, following titles in 1970 and 1973.

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➤ President Trump said the U.S. and Iran will sign a peace deal today and immediately reopen the Strait of Hormuz, but Iran's foreign ministry said the signing would not happen that day and cautioned about the timing. (More)

➤ A federal judge ordered the restoration of national park exhibits on slavery, climate change, and other topics, ruling their removal amounted to censorship and historical sanitization. (More)

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➤ European Union ambassadors agreed to advance membership talks with Ukraine and Moldova, with formal accession negotiations set to begin Monday. (More)

➤ Iran announced that funeral ceremonies for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will begin July 4, more than four months after he was killed during Israeli and U.S. airstrikes. (More)

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Whatever happened to Highlights magazine?

Picture every doctor's office of your childhood. The vinyl chairs. The fish tank, maybe. And on the table, a copy of Highlights for Children. For millions of American kids, Highlights was the first magazine they ever read, usually while waiting for a shot or the dentist’s drill.

For children, it was an escape. They hunted for the hidden pictures (a toothbrush tucked into a tree branch, a slice of pie hiding in a cloud). And everyone checked in on Goofus and Gallant, the two boys who faced the same situation on every page: the wild Goofus grabbing the last cookie, the polite Gallant offering it to a friend.

Husband-and-wife educators Garry Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers launched the magazine in June 1946 from Honesdale, Pennsylvania, and when it nearly folded a few years later, their son quit his job as an aeronautical engineer to rescue it. His big idea? Mail copies to doctors' and dentists' offices.

Circulation hit one million in 1971, peaked near three million in the 1980s, and in 2006 the Postal Service delivered the one-billionth copy—all without ever printing a single ad.

So whatever happened to it? Here's the surprise: nothing. The magazine turns 80 this month, still owned and run by the founders' family, four generations in, and still edited out of little Honesdale, the same small town where it all began.

Highlights now publishes six magazines with a combined circulation of about a million a month, including spinoffs for babies, preschoolers, and puzzle-loving tweens.

And the company isn't just hanging on; it's growing. This April, Highlights and Google announced that their joint online-safety classroom program had reached one million students.

A 2018 documentary about the magazine, 44 Pages, is streaming on Prime Video. But you could still just look around next time you're stuck in a pediatrician’s waiting room. The odds are decent that a copy of Highlights is sitting on the table nearby.

Did you ever read Highlights for Children? And did you identify with Goofus, or with Gallant? Let us know your thoughts by replying to this email.

As the World Cup begins, one voice has become part of the tournament’s soundtrack for generations: Andrés Cantor. Here’s one of his iconic goal calls.

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Daily Quote

“The school buses are really cool, the firetrucks, obviously the diners are really cool. It’s literally all like the movies, I feel like I’m in a movie right now.”

— Swedish World Cup fan Elsa Thora, on what she has discovered during her visit to the United States.