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AP to add 14 statehouse reporters in collaboration with Report for America

The Associated Press, through an unprecedented collaboration with Report for America, will bolster its 50-state presence with the addition of 14 statehouse reporters, providing local newsrooms with essential accountability journalism and state government coverage.

NOV. 25, 2019

AP publishes Apollo 11 biography for 50th anniversary

The Associated Press has published “Apollo 11: An AP Special Anniversary Edition” to mark the 50th anniversary of the first manned lunar landing.

JULY 18, 2019

Sanders holds 1st press briefing since March 11, for kids

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders, standing next to her son Huck Sanders, calls on a child during a briefing at the White House in Washington, April 25, 2019.  (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) WASHINGTON (AP) — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders held her first briefing in more than a month Thursday, but still didn’t field […]

APRIL 25, 2019

AP Wirephotos 90th anniversary – the 2000s

In the 2000s, AP photos served as a vital lens into a world shaped by profound events. From the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, the photo wire delivered immediate and powerful connections to the decade’s defining moments through images.

News organizations seek unsealing of plea deal with 9/11 defendants

By  ELLEN KNICKMEYER, The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven news organizations filed a legal motion Friday asking the U.S. military commission at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to make public the plea agreement that prosecutors struck with alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and two fellow defendants. The plea agreements, filed early last month and promptly sealed, triggered objections from Republican […]

SEPT. 6, 2024

AP to name 93rd All-America team, teams for all 5 major conferences

The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation's top college football players, will be announced Dec. 10. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences starting Dec. 3, and all-America teams for the lower divisions starting Dec. 11.

NOV. 29, 2018

Week in Pictures Nov 14 – 20

NOV. 20, 2025

11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin paused for a moment to think while speaking to a reporter after a practice this season. “Now that you mention it,” McLaurin said, “I’ve never had a Black head coach in high school, college or the NFL. Coordinators and position coaches only.” McLaurin, like the […]

FEB. 5, 2025

The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line

Sometime around 6 p.m. EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will watch 14 ping-pong balls start to bounce inside a machine. The balls will be numbered, 1 through 14. One will be drawn, then a second, then a third, then a […]

MAY 12, 2025

A contentious push to wrap up the 9/11 prosecutions takes an emotional toll on victims’ families

NEW YORK (AP) — After his only child was killed on 9/11, Ken Fairben looked for justice in a far-off military courtroom on the Guantánamo Bay naval base in Cuba. He traveled there multiple times to observe hearings for accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and co-defendants, and Fairben has watched other proceedings via […]

JAN. 9, 2025

FOCAL Festival of Archives 2026

Meet AP at the FOCAL Festival of Archives 2026 in London (June 16, 2026), where we’ll connect with industry professionals and discuss your projects, from documentaries to archive research.

IBC

Meet AP at IBC in Amsterdam (September 11–14, 2026), where we’ll connect with broadcast and media professionals to explore content, workflows and innovation.