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Two girls survived Nepal’s 2015 earthquake. Each lost a leg but found a friendship.

Ten years ago, Kathmandu-based photographer Niranjan Shrestha was covering the aftermath of Nepal’s devastating earthquake when he captured a moment that stayed with him forever. At a hospital, he witnessed 7-year-old Nirmala Pariyar comforting 8-year-old Khendo Tamang. “You’ve lost one leg, and so have I. But we survived. Isn’t that beautiful?” Nirmala said. Emotionally drained […]

MAY 2, 2025

Doug Willis APs Calif political writer for 30 years dies

In this Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 photo former Associated Press Correspondent Doug Willis, right, talks with Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento, Calif. Willis, who covered California politics for the AP for more than three decades, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, from complications following hip surgery. He was 77. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) He died Tuesday […]

DEC. 16, 2015

Survey Young adults do consume news, in their own way

Travis Morgan sits with a newspaper outside a coffee shop in Grants Pass, Ore. on Thursday, March 12, 2015. Morgan, 33, a pilot, says he still likes reading a printed newspaper, watching the news on his television, and using a search engine to dig more deeply if he wants to know more. He is among […]

MARCH 16, 2015

AP names 5 to roles in Asia-Pacific cross-format leadership

In this combination of photos, from left to right: Leon Drouin-Keith; Charles Dharapak; Celine Rosario; Ken Moritsugu; and Bernat Armangue. (AP Photo) At the AP’s Asia-Pacific hub in Bangkok, Leon Drouin-Keith, the region’s enterprise editor, becomes deputy director for newsgathering; Celine Rosario, who had been video editor, is now director of planning; and Charles Dharapak […]

MARCH 13, 2017

Andrew Selsky named APs Salem Oregon correspondent

Andrew Selsky The appointment was announced Tuesday by West Editor Traci Carl, who oversees news for 13 states. “Andrew is an accomplished reporter who has excelled in assignments across the world for AP,” Carl said. “He will bring a unique perspective to the West, from the changing economic landscape to the legalization of marijuana in […]

JAN. 26, 2016

AP Archive confirms licensing agreement with NewSource Globo

The Associated Press has signed an image licensing agreement with NewSource Globo, allowing it to distribute videos from the Globo collection to broadcasters around the world through its AP Archive platform. AP Archive already represents some of the most extensive collections from all over the world. NewSource Globo, which is Globo’s news and broadcasting services agency, joins a collection of partners including British Movietone and ABC News.

DEC. 10, 2015

AP plans to move headquarters to lower Manhattan

The Associated Press will relocate its global headquarters from midtown to lower Manhattan in early 2017, President and CEO Gary Pruitt told the news cooperative's staff today.

AUG. 26, 2015

Grupo Gol e AP anunciam parceria para fornecimento de conteúdos jornalísticos

A Associated Press, a rede essencial de notícias global, e o Grupo Gol, brasileiro, anunciaram uma parceria para incluir conteúdos da AP de arte/cultura,  entretenimento,  negócios, esportes e outras editorias nas plataformas Nuvem de Livros e Nuvem do Jornaleiro.

MAY 6, 2015

Karl Ritter named AP’s Southern Europe news director

In his new role, Ritter will lead a team of text, photo and video journalists covering Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Malta and Cyprus — a vast region on the front lines of the mass migration of people that is reshaping our world. AP Southern Europe News Director Karl Ritter. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) The appointment […]

NOV. 11, 2016

AP names Adam Schreck as its new Asia-Pacific News Director

Asia-Pacific News Director Adam Schreck. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) The appointment was announced Wednesday by Ian Phillips, AP’s deputy managing editor and vice president for international news. Based at AP’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, Schreck will lead a team of video journalists, text reporters and photographers in a region spanning more than two dozen countries from India to […]

MARCH 14, 2018

Additions to AP’s Washington investigations team

AP is welcoming three journalists to its Washington investigations team. Read the memo to staff: