AP in the News

In this Friday, Jan. 6, 2017, photo, Anna Johnson poses for photo at her office in Phoenix. The Associated Press has named Johnson as regional news director for the west, a new position overseeing AP's journalism and news operations across formats in 13 western states. The appointment was announced Monday, Jan. 9, 2017, by Brian Carovillano, AP's vice president for U.S. News. Johnson is based in Phoenix, AP's regional hub for the West. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

In this Dec. 23, 2016, Cuba bureau chief for The Associated Press Michael Weissenstein poses for a photo in Havana, Cuba. Weissenstein, a veteran correspondent and editor, has been named all-formats news director of a newly unified Caribbean Bureau, headquartered in Havana. The appointment means that the AP is returning its Caribbean base of operations to Cuba, the region’s largest country, for the first time in 55 years. The decision was announced Monday, Dec. 26, 2016, by Paul Haven, news director for Latin America and the Caribbean. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

An unnamed gunman gestures after shooting the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Andrei Karlov, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. A gunman opened fire on Russia's ambassador to Turkey at a photo exhibition on Monday. The Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman said he was hospitalized with a gunshot wound. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

In this Dec 19, 2016 photo, Adam Kealoha Causey is seen in Phoenix, Ariz. Causey, an Associated Press newsman in Phoenix, has been named administrative correspondent in Oklahoma City. In his new role, Causey will oversee AP reporters in Oklahoma City and Tulsa. (AP Photo/Anna Jo Bratton)

ADDS THE NAME OF THE GUNMAN - A man identified as Mevlut Mert Altintas holds up a gun after shooting Andrei Karlov, the Russian Ambassador to Turkey, at a photo gallery in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. Shouting "Don't forget Aleppo! Don't forget Syria!" Altintas fatally shot Karlov in front of stunned onlookers at a photo exhibit. Police killed the assailant after a shootout. (AP Photo/Burhan Ozbilici)

This Dec. 18, 2015 photo shows Ivan Moreno, who oversees Statehouse coverage in Illinois for The Associated Press. The AP announced Monday, Dec. 5, 2016, that Moreno has been named supervisory correspondent in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

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Chief of Bureau Sally Buzbee poses for a portrait in the news agency's Washington bureau, Tuesday, June 7, 2016. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)