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In a busy news week saturated with coverage of the U.S. midterm elections, AP’s effort to count the uncountable -- tens of thousands of migrants dead and missing since 2014 -- broke through.

The world’s ‘single largest act of journalism’

In a column published Tuesday by many members and customers, Executive Editor Julie Pace outlined the historic role of The Associated Press in counting the vote and declaring election winners: 

Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. Diwali, derived from the word “Deepavali,” meaning “a row of lights,” is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts. The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu […]

OCT. 21, 2025

The remains and stories of Native American students are being reclaimed from a Pennsylvania cemetery

The Carlisle Indian Industrial School had not yet held its first class when Matavito Horse and Leah Road Traveler were taken there in October 1879, drafted into the U.S. government’s campaign to erase Native American tribes by wiping their children’s identities. A few years later, Matavito, a Cheyenne boy, and Leah, an Arapaho girl, were […]

NOV. 7, 2025

AP launches World Cup wire in English and Spanish

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today launched a 2014 World Cup wire, in both English and Spanish, which will bring together all of AP’s global coverage of the world’s largest soccer tournament.

DEC. 5, 2013

Kiichiro Sato, Foster Klug named to leadership posts in Asia

This combination photo shows Foster Klug, left, news director for Japan, the Koreas, Australia and the South Pacific, and Kiichiro Sato, newly appointed Asia deputy for storytelling and photography. (Lee Jinman, Paul Sakuma via AP) Kiichiro Sato has been named deputy news director for storytelling and photography, rounding out a leadership team directing video, text […]

JUNE 20, 2019

State should disclose inmate-death records Access counselor

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Gov. Bruce Rauner’s corrections agency has refused to release public records about a prison altercation that led to the homicide of a 65-year-old inmate and forced the paid suspension of at least four correctional officers. The state’s public access counselor in the Democratic attorney general’s office ruled last month that Illinois Department of […]

DEC. 9, 2018

Relentless 8-day stakeout delivers extensive breaking coverage of landmark WNBA labor deal

In a display of classic beat reporting and persistence, Doug Feinberg delivered a major scoop on a transformative labor agreement between the WNBA and its players’ union after tracking negotiations for more than a week. Feinberg relied on years of relationships with players and league officials to follow the talks as they moved between secret […]

MARCH 27, 2026

Arizona still unanimous No. 1 in AP Top 25 poll ahead of showdown with No. 13 BYU

Arizona remained the unanimous No. 1 team in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll ahead of Monday night’s showdown at No. 13 BYU, while fellow unbeaten Nebraska climbed to a program-best fifth ahead of its big week in the Big Ten. The Wildcats, riding their best start since the 2013-14 season, received all 60 first-place […]

JAN. 26, 2026

A look at the venues for the 2026 Winter Games in Milan Cortina

MILAN (AP) — Next year’s Winter Olympics might be called the Milan Cortina Games but they will actually be staged across a large swath of northern Italy.

FEB. 5, 2025

Deep source reporting pays off big

There are endless ways for politicians to hint about whether they will or won’t run for a particular office, but only a few ways to pin them down before they announce their plans.