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Purdue reclaims No. 1 from Houston in AP Top 25, Louisville and Illinois jump into top 10

Purdue moved back to No. 1 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll Monday ahead of Houston, which spent a single week there after leapfrogging the Boilermakers. It’s hardly a two-team race for the top, though. UConn, Arizona and Duke also got No. 1 votes from the 61-member media panel in a poll that also […]

NOV. 17, 2025

Michigan and TCU climb into top 10 of women’s AP Top 25 after big wins over ranked opponents

Michigan and TCU vaulted into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll on Monday after big victories over ranked opponents. The sixth-ranked Wolverines climbed eight spots after routing then-No. 18 Notre Dame 93-54 on Saturday. No. 10 TCU moved up seven places as the Horned Frogs topped then-No. 10 N.C. State on the road […]

NOV. 17, 2025

AP breaks news as tribes find path to recovering Native American children from U.S. boarding school cemeteries

It’s a process that has been going on for years — returning to tribes the remains of Native American children who died and were buried at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The AP has covered the annual repatriations each year. When Mark Scolforo set out to report on this year’s return, he embraced a digital-first […]

NOV. 14, 2025

AP taps into the trend of pop music anthems becoming part of the tradition on college football game days

Before the college football season kicked off, the Sports Department set out to highlight the passion and pageantry of the game beyond the scoreboard. That plan included a weekly Joy/Wonder/Discovery feature to explore themes that resonate with fans, such as mascots, tailgating—and, in this case, music. Reporters leaned into a quirky and culturally rich angle: […]

NOV. 14, 2025

Advance preparation put AP in position for quick alerts and full analytical story on China’s newest aircraft carrier

Within 50 minutes of China’s announcement that it had commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the AP was out with an analytical story, complete with visuals and explanatory graphics, marking a major milestone in China’s efforts to match U.S. naval power. Anticipating the moment, the team began preparing months earlier after unconfirmed reports suggested the Fujian […]

NOV. 14, 2025

Week in Pictures Nov. 7 – 13, 2025

NOV. 13, 2025

AP, Frontline documentary ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ to premiere on PBS and begin streaming online

On Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025, Frontline, the PBS documentary series produced at GBH in Boston, and The Associated Press will present the U.S. broadcast and streaming premiere of “2000 Meters to Andriivka”: a stunning and immersive portrayal of the men fighting on the frontlines of the war in Ukraine. From the Oscar®-winning team behind “20 […]

NOV. 13, 2025

8 innovative gifts you didn’t know you needed

There are gifts, and then there are gifts, the ones inventive enough to surprise and delight the recipient. Some are fun; others, practical. They all aim to improve how we do or enjoy things. Consider adding these innovative gifts to your shopping list. There’s something here for every budget. Elevated luggage Invented by a mom of […]

NOV. 12, 2025

Baylor and Southern California jump into top 10 of women’s AP Top 25, UConn and South Carolina 1-2

Baylor and Soutbern California jumped into the top 10 of The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll after big opening week victories. The Bears began the season with a victory in Paris over then-No. 7 Duke to replace the Blue Devils in that spot Monday, climbing nine places. The Trojans edged then-No. 9 N.C. State by a point Sunday to […]

NOV. 11, 2025

Chris Megerian appointed AP’s US politics editor

AP today announced that Chris Megerian has been appointed U.S. politics editor, where he will oversee The Associated Press’ coverage of the 2026 midterm and 2028 presidential elections.   Read the note to staff from Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Zeke Miller:  In this role, Chris will coordinate political coverage across teams and formats […]

How Gary Sinise is helping the nonprofit CreatiVets build ‘a place to go when the PTSD hits’

Richard Casper shakes his head as he touches one of the boarded-up windows in the once-abandoned church he plans to transform into a new 24-hour arts center for veterans. The U.S. Marine Corps veteran and Purple Heart recipient said he was an arm’s length away from military officials, including Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, at Marine […]

NOV. 10, 2025

The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S. government’s campaign to erase Native American tribes by wiping their children’s identities. A few years later, Matavito, a Cheyenne boy, and Leah, an Arapaho girl, were […]

NOV. 7, 2025