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Exclusive AP analysis reveals girls across the US fell behind in math during the pandemic

Education reporters Annie Ma and Sharon Lurye noticed a study indicating girls’ math scores fell behind boys’ during the pandemic and continued to decline, reversing years of progress in addressing math’s gender gap. Collaborating with Stanford researchers, they accessed test scores from 5,000 districts across 33 states, creating an unmatched district-by-district dataset to illustrate the […]

SEPT. 12, 2025

Apple’s iPhone 17 line-up includes a new ultra-thin model and $100 price hike for Pro model

Apple on Tuesday rolled out its next generation iPhones, which include a new ultra-thin model and a slight price hike for one of its high-end models, while the company feels the squeeze of a global trade war. The iPhone 17 line-up includes a new slimmed-down model that will adopt the “Air” name that Apple already […]

SEPT. 9, 2025

Another New Hampshire man gets a pig kidney as transplant trials are poised to start

A self-described science nerd is the latest American to get an experimental pig kidney transplant, at a crucial point in the quest to prove if animals organs really might save human lives. The 54-year-old New Hampshire man is faring well after his June 14 operation, doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital announced Monday. “I really wanted to contribute […]

SEPT. 8, 2025

Trump wants to axe an affordable housing grant that’s a lifeline for many rural communities

This narrative- and policy-driven story looked beyond cities and captured the threats rural areas face amid proposals to cut affordable housing programs. Atlanta-based reporter Charlotte Kramon teamed up with Jesse Bedayn in Denver for in-depth coverage of a proposal to cut the HOME Investment Partnerships Program. Housing advocates and nonprofit housing providers told Kramon that […]

SEPT. 5, 2025

Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Scientists revealed Wednesday that Mars’ innermost core appears to be a solid hunk of metal just like Earth’s. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic readings from NASA’s InSight lander on Mars, which recorded more than 1,300 marsquakes before shutting down in 2022. The spacecraft landed on a broad plain near Mars’ equator in […]

SEPT. 3, 2025

Anna Wintour taps Chloe Malle as Vogue successor — but she’s still in charge

NEW YORK (AP) — Anna Wintour ended weeks of fashion-world speculation Tuesday when she named Chloe Malle her successor as head of editorial content at Vogue — but the most powerful person in the business isn’t going anywhere. Wintour, 75, remains chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director of American Vogue and the magazine’s 27 other […]

SEPT. 2, 2025

The NFL season begins in less than a week. Here’s a look at intriguing storylines and how to watch

The NFL regular season opens on Thursday night when the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles host the Dallas Cowboys.

AUG. 29, 2025

Week in Pictures

AUG. 29, 2025

Good wood: MLB hitters cutting down on strikeouts, even in age of increased velocity

Arizona’s Ketel Marte was on the defensive in the 10th inning of a recent game between the Diamondbacks and Reds, desperately fouling off a handful of 100 mph heaters and 90 mph sliders from Cincinnati flamethrower Graham Ashcraft in a riveting battle. Then on the 13th pitch of the at-bat, the All-Star second baseman muscled a […]

AUG. 27, 2025

For many families, every meal is a struggle in Venezuela’s economic crisis

Alnilys Chirino’s tiny fridge and pantry are almost empty — a handful of peppers and wilting herbs, a kilo of rice, half that of beans, a bit of canned meat, some flour. Chirino used to worry about food spoiling quickly under western Venezuela’s punishing heat. These days, her meager supplies rarely last long enough to […]

AUG. 27, 2025

AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated for starvation at the same facility. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for AP and other news outlets during the war. The news […]

AUG. 25, 2025

Photos by journalist Mariam Dagga

AUG. 25, 2025