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California insurance market rattled by withdrawal of major companies

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Two insurance industry giants have pulled back from California’s home insurance marketplace, saying that increasing wildfire risk and soaring construction costs have prompted them to stop writing new policies in the nation’s most populous state. State Farm announced last week it would stop accepting applications for all business and personal lines […]

JUNE 5, 2023

Doubling down on state government coverage

Building on The Associated Press’ unmatched presence in all 50 U.S. statehouses, we are adding to our competitive advantage by creating a team of state government specialists.

AP publishes history of baseball’s ‘Banned’ players, coaches

The Associated Press and Diversion Books have published “Banned: Baseball’s Blacklist of All-Stars and Also-Rans,” a comprehensive history written by former AP sports writer Hal Bock.

FEB. 21, 2017

Expanding the reach of nonpartisan, fact-based news

As part of AP’s focus on its digital platforms, The Associated Press has hired two senior leaders to oversee its direct to audience efforts, which will include a new look for APNews.com later this year.

Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with ‘GLP-1 Friendly’ labels

Meals and snacks with “GLP-1 Friendly” labels on the packaging are becoming more common in U.S. supermarkets as a growing number of Americans try obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound to lose weight. But the labels aren’t regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, unlike the popular medications themselves. Dieticians say people taking GLP-1 drugs need to read ingredient […]

JAN. 14, 2026

Tourism is helping Uganda’s endangered mountain gorillas make a comeback

News of a sick or injured mountain gorilla can worry local residents in this mountainous area that’s home to the endangered species. That’s partly because most of the gorillas have been given names, allowing rangers and others to humanize the animal’s suffering. But widespread interest in protecting mountain gorillas also comes from the economic benefits of tourism […]

SEPT. 24, 2025

Lindsey Vonn is encouraged by how close she is to being competitive in ski racing return at age 40

When AP learned that Lindsey Vonn, one of the best ski racers in history, was going to begin her previously announced comeback to competition at a lowkey event in Colorado, Pat Graham immediately made plans to travel to frigid Copper Mountain. Photographer Robert Bukaty was also assigned to document Vonn’s first competitive race in six […]

DEC. 13, 2024

Cara Anna gets compelling photos and video of the Big Snow in upstate New York

Cara Anna, who was in upstate New York, was busy writing the Mideast mainbar but was able to brave the blizzard conditions and get out to take strong, well-framed photos and videos showing how the area was blanketed by snow. She captured perfectly timed videos showing snowplows clearing streets and snow blowers clearing sidewalks. Anna […]

DEC. 6, 2024

How I got that photo of Zuckerberg’s notes

When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified on Capitol Hill Tuesday about privacy failures at his company, a photograph of an open binder containing his notes made headlines.

AP series will explore ‘Why it matters’

With the conventions behind us, and 97 days of campaigning still to come, AP’s political team is preparing a series that will explore key political issues facing voters.

AP, Frontline doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Sundance audience award

PARK CITY, UTAH — The visceral feature film “20 Days in Mariupol” by The Associated Press and Frontline (PBS) has been awarded the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award.

JAN. 27, 2023

Migrants, refugees or both?

Many questions have come up over the best way to describe the thousands of people who have begun entering Europe. Are they migrants? Refugees? Is there some better term that accurately describes them all?