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AP coverage of health care rollout to focus on states

President Barack Obama’s national health care reform is the biggest addition to the nation’s social safety net since the advent of Medicare nearly 50 years ago. The Affordable Care Act is estimated to cover at least 30 million of the nearly 50 million people now uninsured at a cost of $1.7 trillion from 2013 to 2022 -- perhaps more in later decades as greater numbers of people sign up and medical costs keep rising.

JAN. 24, 2013

‘Just a jumble of bones.’ How a baby grave discovery has grown to haunt Ireland

This story begins with a forbidden fruit. It was the 1970s in this small town in the west of Ireland when an orchard owner chased off two boys stealing his apples. The youngsters avoided being caught by clambering over the stone wall of the derelict Bon Secours Mother and Baby Home. When they landed, they […]

JULY 31, 2025

UPDATED: AP statement on destruction of Gaza bureau

UPDATED May 17, 2021: AP President and CEO Gary Pruitt issued this statement on Monday regarding the destruction of AP's Gaza bureau:

AP names 17 new statehouse reporters in Report for America collaboration

AP today announced the 17 journalists hired to cover statehouses across the U.S. as part of its collaboration with Report for America.

A snapshot of Olympics photography

Deputy Director of Photography Denis Paquin has covered a total of 17 Olympics since working his first games at Lake Placid in 1980.

AP to name 90th All-America team, resume teams for all 5 major conferences

The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual roster of the nation’s top college football players, will be announced Dec. 13. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences for the first time since 1977, starting Dec. 14.

DEC. 3, 2015

How AP tapped its global resources to chronicle passengers’ final hours

When Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 went down, major news organizations across the world rushed out profiles of the victims. In a memo to staff, Senior Managing Editor Michael Oreskes explores why one AP story resonated around the world:

Where to find AP at SXSW Interactive

The Associated Press is joining thousands of digital and creative professionals from around the world converging at the 2015 SXSW Interactive festival in Austin, Texas, which runs March 13 through 17.

AP to stream Washington interview series on Facebook Live

The Associated Press will debut its “Newsmakers” interview series on Facebook Live on Wednesday, Sept. 13, with a conversation with House Speaker Paul Ryan.

SEPT. 11, 2017

AP environment series asks What Can Be Saved

The Associated Press will roll out a series of in-depth, multimedia stories beginning Sept. 17 that will chronicle 12 examples of intense efforts being waged around the world to save or revive ecosystems, reversing some of humankind’s most destructive past actions and preserving vital natural habitats on Earth.

SEPT. 12, 2019

Week in Pictures Nov. 7 – 13, 2025

NOV. 13, 2025

Photo highlights of untouchable England beating Canada at Women’s Rugby World Cup final

England finally has a Women’s Rugby World Cup title to confirm its utter world domination after outclassing Canada 33-13 in front of a record crowd at Twickenham on Saturday.

SEPT. 29, 2025