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Steven Grattan named Amazon correspondent

In a memo to staff, Global Climate and Environment News Director Peter Prengaman announced that Steven Grattan will join AP as an Amazon correspondent, based in Bogota, Colombia:

Fighting for access in Cohen hearings

An attorney representing five news organizations, including The Associated Press, successfully persuaded a judge to release the name of a third client of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in a notable victory for public access.

Tras ataque mortal en un colegio, Chile prepara medidas para frenar la violencia escolar

Chile fue sacudido hace unos días por un ataque armado en un colegio, cuando un estudiante de 18 años mató con un cuchillo a una inspectora y dejó cuatro heridos. El incidente, considerado por las autoridades como el primer caso de violencia escolar planificada, desató una ola de amenazas de tiroteos y otros hechos violentos.

APRIL 9, 2026

Mulligans Christmas Stew served for the holidays

Hugh Mulligan was the kind of guy you hope sits next to you on a long train ride – funny, smart, kind and with more stories than a lifetime should include. A collection of 44 holiday columns by the former special correspondent of The Associated Press has just been published under the title "Mulligan’s Christmas Stew."

DEC. 2, 2015

AP, Frontline documentary ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ to make world premiere at Sundance Film Festival

NEW YORK — The new feature film “20 Days in Mariupol” from The Associated Press and Frontline, the award-winning PBS documentary series housed at GBH in Boston, will make its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this January in Park City, Utah, and be featured in the festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition.

DEC. 8, 2022

Jim Gaines, AP tech staffer, dies in Amtrak derailment

In this Sept. 7, 2006 photo, Associated Press employee Jim Gaines poses for a picture. Gaines, an AP video software architect, was among those killed when an Amtrak passenger train derailed Tuesday, May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Santos Chaparro) The father of two was headed to his Plainsboro, New Jersey, home after attending meetings […]

MAY 13, 2015

AP names Tom Berman as Central regional editor

Tom Berman (AP Photo) CHICAGO (AP) — The Associated Press has named Tom Berman as Central regional editor. Berman, who has led AP newsrooms and strategic initiatives in the United States and Europe, will oversee AP’s coverage and operations across 14 states stretching from Texas to the upper Midwest. The appointment was announced Wednesday by […]

AUG. 6, 2014

Photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed while working in Afghanistan, Regional Correspondent Kathy Gannon wounded

<p>Brazil's Newsource Globo and AP Global Media Services will offer comprehensive broadcast facilities throughout Brazil at the FIFA World Cup™ 2014. The feed points will be available to both rights and non-rights holders.</p> <br> <br> <br>In a Friday, April 4, 2014 note to AP staff, CEO Gary Pruitt announced the death of AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus and injury of Kathy Gannon, regional correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

APRIL 4, 2014

AP publishes special edition of ‘Pearl Harbor’ for 75th anniversary

The Associated Press announced today it has published a special edition of its Pearl Harbor book to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the surprise attack on the U.S. naval base by Japanese forces.

DEC. 6, 2016

How global journalists investigated medical device safety

Led by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists, the group found that more than 1.7 million injuries and nearly 83,000 deaths suspected of being linked to medical devices had been reported to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration over a 10-year period. The U.S. agency has the most sophisticated adverse event reporting system in the […]

NOV. 25, 2018

Nepal chooses a 2-year-old girl as new living goddess worshipped by both Hindus and Buddhists

A 2-year-old girl chosen as Nepal’s new living goddess was carried by family members from their home in a Kathmandu alley to a temple palace Tuesday during the country’s longest and most significant Hindu festival. Aryatara Shakya, at 2 years and 8 months, was chosen as the new Kumari, or “virgin goddess,” replacing the incumbent, who is considered […]

OCT. 1, 2025

The Grand Egyptian Museum showcasing 50,000 artifacts is finally opening

 After two decades of anticipation and countless delays, the Grand Egyptian Museum is finally having its grand reveal. The museum, which is set to officially open Saturday, highlights Egypt’s ancient civilization and is a centerpiece of the government’s drive to boost the tourist industry, a major source of foreign currency in the cash-strapped country. Located […]

OCT. 30, 2025