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Texas center Kyla Oldacre (00) battles North Carolina guard Indya Nivar, rear, and forward Ciera Toomey, center, for a rebound during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Austin, Texas, Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Big Ten ties record with nine teams in AP Top 25 women’s basketball poll; UConn, Texas still 1-2

DEC. 8, 2025

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Tour guide Ines, in the foreground, listens to comments by visitors about the mural by artist Ligia Fernandes, inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 2, Zero Hunger, in the background, at the housing project Zambujal in Amadora, on the outskirts of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

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DEC. 8, 2025

This photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show Rahmanullah Lakanwal. (U.S. Attorney’s Office via AP)

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A view of the athlete’s village for the Cortina Milan Winter Olympics, in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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This photo provided by the U.S. Attorney’s Office on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, show Rahmanullah Lakanwal. (U.S. Attorney’s Office via AP)

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Exclusive AP reporting reveals many warning signs before National Guard shooting

Before he was accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House, warning signs were already emerging about Rahmanullah Lakanwal. Farnoush Amiri was the first to reveal details of his increasingly erratic behavior — from spending weeks in a darkened room not speaking to his wife to taking sudden, weekslong cross‑country drives. […]

DEC. 5, 2025

A view of the athlete’s village for the Cortina Milan Winter Olympics, in Cortina D’Ampezzo, Italy, Monday, Nov. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

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AP is first international media to visit Cortina d’Ampezzo Olympic Village

Sports Writer Andrew Dampf began laying the groundwork for this story more than a year ago, reaching out not only to Winter Olympics organizers but also to the government agency overseeing infrastructure for the Games. That early access proved essential when, last summer, Dampf spotted social media posts showing mobile homes being hauled into the […]

DEC. 5, 2025

Pope Leo XIV talks to reporters aboard an airplane as he returns from a six-day visit to Turkey and Lebanon, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2025. (Alessandro Di Meo/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE – Miguel Laboy releases a stream of smoke while smoking cannabis in Brookline, Mass., Oct. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

AP cross-regional team delivers striking cross-format coverage of Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip

Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip — a visit to Turkey and Lebanon — demanded complex cross-border coordination and exceptional cross-format execution, and AP delivered with expansive, multi-region coverage that moved far beyond spot news. The team began its reporting even before the pope’s arrival, producing a range of stories that added depth and humanity […]

DEC. 5, 2025

Patrice Williams, who was hosting a party for her daughter where gunfire broke out, middle, is consoled by Bernice Bass, left, and Teresa Spivey while being interviewed in Stockton, Calif., Monday, Dec. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

AP team covers increase in marijuana addiction with character-driven, all-formats package

When Leah Willingham began exploring the rise in daily marijuana use, she envisioned a story that could explain the medical reality of cannabis addiction while centering the lived experience of users. She soon discovered that Laura Ungar was working on a complementary angle focused on treatment, and the two teamed up to create a robust, […]

DEC. 5, 2025

Health workers evacuate a woman from a fire which broke out at Wang Fuk Court, a residential estate in the Tai Po district of Hong Kong’s New Territories, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Chan Long Hei)

On-scene reporting gives AP early visual wins and exclusive interviews after California shooting

When reports surfaced of a possible mass shooting in California, freelancer Ethan Swope immediately got on the road. His photos and video — filed hours before any other national outlet arrived — gave AP an early visual lead and were widely used by clients across formats. With limited details available from authorities, Sophie Austin arrived […]

DEC. 5, 2025