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AP appoints Lemire City Hall reporter in New York

Lemire, 33, will take the lead in providing distinctive coverage of New York City politics for a global audience, focusing immediately on this year’s mayoral race, Michael Bloomberg’s legacy and the city’s recovery from Superstorm Sandy. At the Daily News, Lemire has spent the past six months covering the mayoral race and previously covered the […]

JUNE 14, 2013

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and […]

JAN. 9, 2023

Sweet potato or pumpkin? The Thanksgiving pie debate

They’re both round, orange and probably bad for your health, but which is the better Thanksgiving dessert: pumpkin or sweet potato pie? For most people, the answer likely depends on where they’re from. The two Thanksgiving favorites have more in common than not. They’re similar in color, taste and texture, and derived from European carrot pie. Those similarities make […]

NOV. 24, 2025

AP announces 2021 Oliver S. Gramling Awards

NEW YORK – Associated Press journalists and staffers based in Gaza City, Nairobi, Los Angeles and beyond are among the winners of the 2021 Oliver S. Gramling Awards, the highest internal honors of The Associated Press.

NOV. 4, 2021

Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace named AP executive editor

NEW YORK – The Associated Press announced today that AP Assistant Managing Editor and Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace has been named the global news agency’s senior vice president and executive editor, effective immediately.

SEPT. 1, 2021

Honoring distinguished coverage of Latin America

AP photographer Rodrigo Abd received a Cabot Prize from Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Tuesday, in recognition of his outstanding work documenting life in Latin America.

‘Our work becomes more important but also more dangerous’

AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt addressed the company's global staff following a tragic event Wednesday in Gaza:

AP adds 2 journalists to Race and Ethnicity team

Managing Editor Brian Carovillano announced on Thursday Aaron Morrison and Katrease Stafford will join AP as race and ethnicity writers. Here is his memo to staff:

A record election night for AP

Independent, nonpartisan, fact-based journalism from The Associated Press reached record audiences on and after Nov. 5.  

States across the wildfire-prone Western US are using AI for early detection

On a March afternoon, artificial intelligence detected something resembling smoke on a camera feed from Arizona’s Coconino National Forest. Human analysts verified it wasn’t a cloud or dust, then alerted the state’s forest service and largest electric utility. One of dozens of AI cameras installed for the utility Arizona Public Service had spotted early signs […]

MAY 4, 2026

‘Inspired’ journalism amid coronavirus lockdown

In a memo to staff on Friday, Managing Editor Brian Carovillano described how AP journalists in Rome and Milan continue to overcome major personal and professional challenges to produce compelling and competitive journalism during Italy’s coronavirus lockdown:

Trudging through mud to get the shot

As search crews in California look for victims of this week’s deadly mudslides in Montecito, AP journalists are on the ground covering the rescue efforts and the destruction left behind.