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AP report shows exclusively how Chinese surveillance stretches around the globe

China’s campaign to track down its own officials overseas — through programs like “Operation Fox Hunt” and “Sky Net” — has quietly extended into more than 100 countries, including the United States. But as Dake Kang’s investigation revealed, a surprising engine behind this global surveillance operation is software built with American technology. The Beijing-based correspondent […]

DEC. 19, 2025

AP appoints Tom Januszewski VP of global business development

NEW YORK – The Associated Press has appointed Tom Januszewski to head the news agency’s business development initiatives globally, a critical new revenue leadership role.

MAY 5, 2021

AP names Tales Azzoni as Spain Portugal sports writer based in Madrid

Azzoni has been working for The Associated Press since 2002, covering general news and sports. He started covering the Brazilian national team in 2004 and has helped the AP cover dozens of sporting events across the globe, including three World Cups and two Olympics. He became a full-time sports writer in 2011 and helped lead […]

AUG. 11, 2015

AP names Adam Schreck as bureau chief in Iraq

The appointment was announced Tuesday by acting Middle East Editor Dan Perry. Schreck, 36, replaces Lara Jakes, who transferred to AP’s Washington, D.C., bureau. From his base in Baghdad, Schreck will lead a team of more than 30 reporters, photographers, video journalists and support staff covering Iraq as the nation seeks to maintain stability and […]

JAN. 8, 2013

AP names Victor Caivano director for Southern Cone

Victor Caivano (AP Photo) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Victor Caivano, a veteran photographer who has led photo coverage for The Associated Press in Spain and Brazil, has been named news director for the Southern Cone countries of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. The appointment was announced Wednesday by Latin America Editor Marjorie Miller. In his […]

OCT. 1, 2014

Russian President Putin speaks to AP in rare interview

Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, speaks to John Daniszewski, the AP’s Senior Managing Editor for International News, after an AP interview at Putin’s Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2013. Putin sought to downplay the current chill in the U.S.-Russian relations and said that the two countries need to cooperate on a range […]

SEPT. 3, 2013

AP names Josef Federman as Jerusalem bureau chief

Josef Federman (AP Photo). The promotion was announced Sunday by Ian Phillips, AP’s Cairo-based Middle East news director, and Dan Perry, the regional editor for text. Federman has written about and helped direct coverage of Israel, the West Bank and Gaza in his previous role as Jerusalem news editor. Phillips said Federman’s “leadership and sophisticated […]

OCT. 12, 2014

Kyle Schwarber’s 3 homers in All-Star Game’s first tiebreaking swing-off lift NL over AL

Kyle Schwarber was nervous. He had played in Game 7 of the World Series, homered for the United States in the World Baseball Classic. But he had never walked up to the plate in an All-Star Game swing-off. No one had. “That’s kind of like the baseball version of a shootout,” he said after homering […]

JULY 16, 2025

AP reporter delivers definitive account of first firing-squad execution since 2010

Experience and preparation allowed AP reporter Jeffrey Collins to take news consumers inside the South Carolina death chamber for the first firing-squad execution in the United States since 2010, delivering gripping first-person reports for text and video. “My role is to tell people … what it looks like, what it sounds like, and what actually […]

MARCH 14, 2025

New AP Stylebook includes 300 new or revised entries, inclusive storytelling chapter

The Associated Press today released the 56th edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes more than 300 new or revised entries and a new chapter on inclusive storytelling.

JUNE 1, 2022

Photo highlights from the World Indoor Athletics in Poland

MARCH 23, 2026

How to save money on garden gear with some creative recycling

With prices for many things creeping up this year, gardeners shopping for supplies might be looking to tighten their tool belts. Before heading to the garden center, take a look around your home, garage, shed and recycling bin. There might be some perfectly good gardening gear hiding in plain sight. From food containers to lamp shades Plastic […]

MARCH 17, 2026