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Black Hole Flare
This illustration provided by Caltech shows a supermassive black hole shredding a large star to pieces, leading to a bright flare. (Robert Hurt, Caltech (IPAC) via AP)
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Scientists spot the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole

Scientists have spotted the brightest flare yet from a supermassive black hole that shines with the light of 10 trillion suns. These bursts of light and energy can come from things like tangled-up magnetic fields or hiccups in the heated gas disks surrounding black holes. The flares help illuminate researchers’ understanding of the black holes within. The latest cosmic display […]

NOV. 4, 2025

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AP announces political team for 2020

Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace today announced the team of reporters across the U.S. and in the nation’s capital who will cover the 2020 presidential race for The Associated Press.

Britain Auction
The Winter Egg by Faberge is displayed at Christie's auction rooms in London, Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, it is expected to sell for in excess of 20 million UK Pounds when it is auctioned on Dec. 2. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
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Crystal Fabergé egg crafted for Russian royalty shatters record and sells for $30.2 million

A rare crystal and diamond Fabergé egg crafted for Russia’s ruling family before it was toppled by revolution shattered records Tuesday as it sold at auction for 22.9 million pounds ($30.2 million). The Winter Egg, which was compared to the iconic Mona Lisa, was just one of seven of the opulent ovoids remaining in private hands, Christie’s London […]

DEC. 2, 2025

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Everbridge teams with The Associated Press to integrate global news report into market-leading critical event management platfor

Everbridge, Inc. (NASDAQ: EVBG), the global leader in critical event management (CEM), and The Associated Press today announced a collaboration that will incorporate AP’s global news report into the Everbridge Critical Event Management platform.

AUG. 9, 2021

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Updates to AP’s Middle East team

In a memo to staff today, Middle East News Director Karin Laub announced changes to the team that covers the region in all formats:

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AP response to questions about recent Xinhua meeting

The Associated Press has responded to a letter from Congress that sought information about its relationship with China’s Xinhua news agency.

Books-Literary Arts Fund
FILE - Elizabeth Alexander speaks in the State Dining Room of the White House in Washington on April 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)
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The new $50M Literary Arts Fund will support independent publishers and nonprofits

Citing a chronic shortage of financial backing for independent publishers and nonprofits dedicated to writing and reading, a coalition of seven charitable foundations has established a Literary Arts Fund that will distribute a minimum of $50 million over the next five years. The idea for the fund was initiated by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the country’s largest philanthropic supporter of […]

OCT. 28, 2025

FILE - People visit graves in a cemetery where some of the victims of the earthquake in Feb. 2023 are buried in Antakya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu, File)
FILE - People visit graves in a cemetery where some of the victims of the earthquake in Feb. 2023 are buried in Antakya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Metin Yoksu, File)
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Two years on, survivors of Turkish earthquake still struggle with loss and hardship

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Two years have passed since a devastating earthquake shattered Turkey’s southern region, but for Omer Aydin and many other of its survivors the memory and the suffering remain fresh. While struggling with a third winter in the cold inside a shipping container-like temporary housing unit, the single father of three is […]

FEB. 7, 2025

FILE - Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary
FILE - Music producer Quincy Jones poses for a portrait to promote his documentary "Quincy" during the Toronto Film Festival on Sept. 7, 2018, in Toronto. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
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Quincy Jones, music titan who worked with everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, dies at 91

Quincy Jones, the multitalented music titan whose vast legacy ranged from producing Michael Jackson’s historic “Thriller” album to writing prize-winning film and television scores and collaborating with Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and hundreds of other recording artists, has died at 91. Jones’ publicist, Arnold Robinson, says he died Sunday night at his home in the […]

NOV. 4, 2024

FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
FILE - Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, of Japan, hits a solo home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sunday, May 31, 2009, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)
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Ichiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Used to leading off, Ichiro Suzuki got antsy when he had to wait. Considered a no-doubt pick for baseball’s Hall of Fame and possibly the second unanimous selection, he waited by the phone for the expected call Tuesday. Fifteen minutes passed without a ring. “I actually started getting kind of nervous,” […]

JAN. 21, 2025

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Saudi Arabia presses Florida man to give up US citizenship over critical tweets, family says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Saudi Arabia has forced a Florida retiree to try to renounce his American citizenship after jailing him over social media posts critical of the kingdom’s crown prince, according to the man’s son. The retiree, 74-year-old Saad Almadi, is one of at least four dual Saudi-American nationals who accuse Crown Prince Mohammed bin […]

JAN. 7, 2025

FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
FILE - Judith Jamison, choreographer and artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre, observes young dancers during a workshop at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 7, 2010. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
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Judith Jamison, a dancer both eloquent and elegant, led Ailey troupe to success over two decades

NEW YORK (AP) — There are few images more indelible in the history of American dance: Judith Jamison, regal and passionate in white leotard and long ruffled skirt, punching the air in “Cry” — Alvin Ailey’s piercing solo about Black womanhood. That searing 1971 piece made her an international star. But it was truly only […]

NOV. 11, 2024

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