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AP Fund for Journalism expands landmark local news program to 100 newsrooms

AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ) today announced 50 additional news organizations are joining its landmark local news program, growing the total number of participating newsrooms to 100 in this first-of-its kind civic infrastructure initiative aimed at supporting public service journalism, strengthening the U.S. local news ecosystem, and providing people information and news that supports communities […]

MARCH 10, 2026

Putin says Russia didn’t meddle in US vote, despite evidence

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, June 6, 2019. (Mikhail Metzel/TASS News Agency Pool Photo via AP) ST. PETERSBURG, Russia (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reaffirmed his staunch denial that his government meddled in […]

JUNE 6, 2019

Ensuring an informed citizenry Examining the administration’s efforts to improve open government

Prepared testimony

MAY 6, 2015

Fighting for journalists and ‘the disappeared’

“Several times a year, dedicated groups like this one gather to discuss the growing violence against journalists,” Associated Press Executive Editor Kathleen Carroll told the Inter American Press Association this past weekend. “And every year the outrages grow, the bodies of our friends and colleagues fall and our anger boils over. And yet, nothing changes.”

AP photographers accept Pulitzer Prize for Syria coverage

Five Associated Press journalists accepted the Pulitzer Prize for breaking news photography at an awards ceremony at New York’s Columbia University on May 30. It is the 51st Pulitzer for AP and the 31st for photography.

Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty to being AP source

Donald Sachtleben of Carmel, Ind., said in court papers that he provided details of the operation to a reporter. Four months ago, Sachtleben also acknowledged he distributed and possessed pornographic images of underage girls. A plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis calls for 11 years and eight months in prison for both […]

SEPT. 23, 2013

Huntington Beach Dog Surfing

Fans flocked to Huntington Beach on Friday to watch top canine athletes compete in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge surf contest. Dogs ranging from 2 to 13 years old — Corgis, Dalmatians, Pit Bulls, Labradors and more — showed off their skills riding waves, drawing cheers from beachside spectators as they aimed to “hang ten” and secure a spot in K9 surfing history.

JUNE 21, 2025

Tom Berman named news director for US Central region

Tom Berman. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) The appointment was announced Tuesday by Managing Editor Brian Carovillano. Berman will be based in Chicago, AP’s Central regional hub, where he has been regional editor since August 2014. AP is in the process of merging the management of its text, photo, video and interactive journalism at regional desks around the world. […]

MARCH 20, 2018

Anti-drug activist campaigns in French election despite threats, 2 brothers lost to gang violence

PARIS (AP) — Amine Kessaci has been targeted with death threats and lost two brothers to drug gang violence. But that has not silenced the 22-year-old activist who’s running on an anti-drug platform in next month’s municipal elections in Marseille, the French port city long known as a hub for the drug trade. “At 17, I […]

FEB. 11, 2026

Longtime AP track writer Bert Rosenthal dies at 79

FILE – This Jan. 10, 1980, file photo, shows Associated Press sports writer Bert Rosenthal in New York. Rosenthal, who became one of the top track and field writers in the United States in more than four decades with The Associated Press, died Sunday night, Nov. 15, 2015, in Scottsdale, Ariz., where he had lived […]

NOV. 17, 2015

California governor says Pacific Palisades wildfire has destroyed many structures as winds kick up

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes in Pacific Palisades and prompting evacuation orders for tens of thousands. In the frantic haste to get to safety, roadways were clogged and scores of people abandoned their vehicles and fled […]

JAN. 8, 2025

AP protests ruling against reporter over Chernobyl story

“The AP continues to disagree with the decision of the Belarus economic court and will not accept as truthful the statements that Mr. Karmanau is being ordered to deliver,” said Ian Phillips, the AP’s vice president for international news. “AP unreservedly stands behind Mr. Karmanau and the accuracy of his reporting.” The April 25, 2016, […]

MARCH 16, 2017