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UCLA head coach Mick Cronin, left, directs guard Eric Freeny during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Purdue in the semifinals of the Big 10 Conference tournament, Saturday, March 14, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

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March Madness gives fans a celebration to relieve all the consternation in college sports

MARCH 16, 2026

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Food Voracious – Feta-Brined Spatchcock Chicken

This image released by Voracious shows a recipe for feta-brined spatchcock chicken with mint and green onions from “My Egypt: Cooking from My Roots” by Michael Mina. (John Lee/Voracious via AP)

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Feta-brined spatchcock chicken is cooked under a weight in this Egyptian recipe

MARCH 16, 2026

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UCLA guard Gianna Kneepkens (8) and center Lauren Betts (51 celebrate on the bench in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game against Iowa in the finals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Sunday, March 8, 2026 in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

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UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness

MARCH 16, 2026

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This photo provided by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution shows a whale off the West Antarctica Peninsula on Jan. 4, 2017. (Tyler Rohr/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution via AP)

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Oldest known whale recording could unlock mysteries of the ocean

MARCH 16, 2026

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FILE – Participants make make their way up 86 flights of stairs during the 35th Annual Empire State Building Run-Up in New York, on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)

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Stair climbers love their exercise, even when security guards act like they’re up to something

MARCH 16, 2026

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Flowers blooms in front of the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, March 10, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

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Is spring really — finally — here?

MARCH 16, 2026

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FILE – People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

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Major global news moments of February, in AP photos

FILE – Venezuelan nationals celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

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Major global news moments of January, in AP photos

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Owen Ramsingh, who spent months in Camp East Montana before his deportation to The Netherlands, poses for a portrait in his father’s home in Utrecht, Netherlands, Sunday, March 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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AP uses 911 calls to offer one of the most detailed accounts of life inside largest ICE detention camp

Through a Texas public records request, Ryan Foley obtained audio recordings of 130 emergency calls placed from the largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center to the city of El Paso. The calls, spanning from the camp’s opening in August through Jan. 20, revealed repeated medical crises and at least six instances in which […]

MARCH 13, 2026

President Donald Trump arrives for a Medal of Honor ceremony in the East Room of the White House, Monday, March 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Bauder approaches media beat with sharp, audience-friendly coverage

When major news breaks, Dave Bauder moves quickly — bringing deep sourcing, speed and steady judgment to one of the most competitive beats in journalism: covering the media itself. In the aftermath of U.S. strikes on Iran, Bauder was in constant motion, examining not just the geopolitical fallout but how the story was communicated, framed […]

MARCH 13, 2026

FILE – Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, with the FDA, listens during a meeting of the Advisory Committee in Immunization Practices at the CDC, June 25, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart, File)

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Accountability reporting gets inside secretive FDA deliberations on antidepressants

As the Food and Drug Administration weighs whether to impose new pregnancy warnings on widely prescribed antidepressants, health writer Matthew Perrone delivered a rare look inside the agency’s confidential deliberations — before any official action was announced. After a year cultivating confidential sources, Perrone established that a senior FDA official, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, was […]

MARCH 13, 2026

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The US-Israeli war with Iran in maps, graphics and images

As the conflict involving Iran, the United States and Israel escalated, AP’s visuals team delivered a clear, fast and authoritative explainer built around maps, graphics and satellite imagery. Artists Phil Holm and Kevin Vineys, alongside interactive artist Will Jarrett, synthesized rapidly developing reporting into a visually driven guide that helped audiences understand where strikes occurred, […]

MARCH 13, 2026

Residents play with their children in a playground at the semi-abandoned “Life in Venice” housing complex in Qidong, on China’s east coast, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Dake Kang)

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AP sheds light on a trend in China of young people “retiring” early

As China’s property market falters and youth unemployment rises, AP uncovered a growing movement of young professionals opting out of high-pressure urban life — relocating from megacities to sparsely populated towns where housing is cheap and expectations are lower. Albee Zhang, fresh off a nine-month Nieman-AP fellowship, led the reporting from Washington, navigating time zone […]

MARCH 13, 2026

Rescue workers check a destroyed building that was hit by an Israeli airstrike in Nabatiyeh town, south Lebanon, Thursday, March 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Mohammed Zaatari)

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Speed, planning and teamwork give The Associated Press a decisive advantage in covering the Iran war in its earliest hours

AP’s comprehensive coverage of the Iran war demonstrated the power of preparation, coordination and global reach. From the moment the first explosion in Tehran was confirmed on Feb. 28, bureaus across the Middle East, Washington and multiple time zones moved in lockstep to deliver fast, authoritative reporting. Teams issued dozens of news alerts and moved […]

MARCH 6, 2026

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