Search results

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

Europa Press

GF Form Import Creation

Silicon Valley enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China, internal documents show

The body camera hung from the top of the IV drip, recording the slightest twitch made by Yang Guoliang as he lay bloody and paralyzed in a hospital bed after a police beating with bricks. By then, surveillance was nothing new for the Yang family in rural China, snared in an intricate network based on […]

SEPT. 9, 2025

Climate tracking apps measure your carbon footprint. Here’s how they work

This idea of a carbon footprint comes up a lot in news coverage about personal climate impact. The concept is simple: It includes anything that you add to planet-warming emissions, ranging from the gas consumed by your car to the energy required to produce the food you eat. Reducing your carbon footprint means contributing less […]

SEPT. 9, 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

AGIF

GF Form Import Creation

VWPics

GF Form Import Creation

Carlos Alcaraz’s US Open championship and No. 1 ranking arrive thanks to his variety

Here’s the thing about watching Carlos Alcaraz play tennis: He will hit shots no one else would dare try, make them, then crack a smile and rile up a crowd by pointing to his ear or raising his fist. And here’s the thing about trying to beat Carlos Alcaraz at tennis: He is never quite the exact […]

SEPT. 8, 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

What Americans think about socialism and capitalism, according to a new Gallup poll

For years, Republicans have disparaged their political rivals by describing them as socialists. But that may not be the insult it once was for rank-and-file Democrats, who have warmed to socialism and increasingly see “capitalism” as a barb. A new Gallup poll finds that while U.S. adults overall are more likely to have a positive view […]

SEPT. 8, 2025

Do weighted vests really help you get in shape faster?

In the fitness class Jessie Syfko created for a nationwide gym chain, exercisers wear weighted vests that add a challenge to their workouts. “People start to realize how good it feels to work just a little bit harder and a little bit smarter” without actually changing what they’re doing, said Syfko, senior vice president for […]

SEPT. 3, 2025

Introducing the AP Top 25 College Football Fan Poll

As the 2025 college football season kicks off, AP is giving fans a new way to take part in one of the sport’s most talked-about traditions. Deputy Director of Digital News Howie Rumberg explains how the newly launched AP Top 25 College Football Fan Poll complements the long-running AP Top 25 and offers fans a […]