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Securing video exclusives in Paris attack, Philippines plot

Quick thinking and persistence enabled The Associated Press to lead with its video coverage of terrorism on two continents in the same week: an attack on Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, and Islamic militants plotting an assault in the Philippines.

Super Bowl MVP Kenneth Walker, QBs Kyler Murray and Kirk Cousins are among the top NFL free agents

The Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks found their starting quarterback in free agency last year, landing Sam Darnold. The New England Patriots went from worst to first in the AFC East after signing several key veterans who helped them reach the Super Bowl. Winning free agency doesn’t always translate into success on the field. Plenty of […]

MARCH 9, 2026

AP compiles editorial style guide for Summer Games

To help with spellings and usage in coverage of the London Summer Olympics, The Associated Press compiled an editorial style guide of essential terms, spellings and definitions. Some terms are from the Olympics entries in the AP Stylebook: https://www.apstylebook.com/. Others are common usage in AP sports stories. The terms include input from Steve Wilson, AP's Olympics beat writer for more than 20 years. See the list of terms below that were sent to AP members and subscribers in an April 5 advisory.

APRIL 5, 2012

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

USAID is going away. Here’s what it’s been doing in South America

BRASILANDIA, Brazil (AP) — The dismantling of the U.S. Agency for International Development will deliver a major blow to efforts including humanitarian assistance in Colombia, conservation efforts in Brazil and coca eradication in Peru — South American countries that have been a priority for the support. Even if some foreign aid resumes after the 90-day […]

FEB. 5, 2025

AP celebrates 175 years of advancing the power of facts

The Associated Press celebrates its 175th anniversary this month, marking nearly two centuries of advancing the power of factual journalism.

MAY 18, 2021

The Swiss Guards have a new uniform. Don’t worry, the iconic one remains

The world’s oldest army has new uniforms. But don’t worry: The Swiss Guards’ famed blue, yellow and red Renaissance-style billowy garb isn’t going anywhere. Rather, the pope’s army on Thursday unveiled an additional uniform for nonceremonial, formal occasions, such as a diplomatic reception or official dinner outside the Vatican walls. Col. Christoph Graf, the Swiss Guards commander, donned […]

OCT. 2, 2025

AP releases in-depth review of its coverage of Nazi Germany

A crowd gathers to witness thousands of books, considered to be “un-German,” burn in Opera Square in Berlin, Germany, during the Buecherverbrennung book burnings on May 10, 1933. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press has conducted an in-depth review of its operations in Nazi Germany, concluding that the news agency acted as […]

MAY 10, 2017

New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The fast-moving Kenneth Fire started in the late afternoon in the San […]

JAN. 10, 2025

Rome opens long-awaited Colosseum subway station, with displays of unearthed artifacts

Rome opened two subway stations on Tuesday — one deep beneath the Colosseum — that mix the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era. Commuters and tourists entering the station beside the iconic amphitheater can view displays of ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and suspended buckets, as well as the ruins […]

DEC. 16, 2025

It’s a little taste of Hawaii in a pie. Coconut custard meets pineapple upside-down topping

When I think of Hawaii, I think of coconut trees softly swaying above white beaches with big blue waves crashing against the shore, and I think of the many days I spent swimming and drying off in the sun while eating pineapple. I have tried to capture these feelings with this pie from my cookbook “50 […]

MARCH 9, 2026

A wartime mass grave in Sri Lanka yields a baby bottle, children’s clothes and 141 skeletons

A baby bottle, a squeaky toy and a schoolbag are among items that have surfaced from a mass grave site in Sri Lanka’s formerly war-torn northern region, along with 141 human skeletons including some that appear to be of children of different ages. The findings were made at a cremation ground in the Chemmani area […]

AUG. 21, 2025