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Some key figures about Nepal’s parliamentary election

Nepal is holding parliamentary elections Thursday, a year after a youth-led uprising forced out the government chosen in the last elections. Here are some figures about the election: 3 years The election is being held just three years after Nepal’s previous national vote, following the political upheaval that led to the government’s collapse in 2025. That paved the […]

MARCH 3, 2026

AP’s legendary ‘Napalm Girl’ photographer Nick Ut to retire

AP Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut poses for a photo in Los Angeles, April 19, 2011. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) LOS ANGELES (AP) — It would seem all but impossible to sum up one of the most distinguished careers in photojournalism in only four words, but that’s just what Nick Ut does when he says, “From hell to […]

MARCH 13, 2017

Reporter persists to produce exclusive interview with tractor-trailer trafficking survivor

A staff memo from Managing Editor Brian Carovillano describes how a reporter equipped with an iPhone landed a “scoop that gave AP’s customers something they could get nowhere else”:

AP appoints Daisy Veerasingham as agency’s president and CEO

Daisy Veerasingham. (AP Photo) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press appointed Daisy Veerasingham, its executive vice president and chief operating officer, as the news cooperative’s president and CEO on Tuesday, setting her up to replace the retiring Gary Pruitt at the beginning of next year. She will become the first woman, first person of […]

AUG. 3, 2021

AP nombra a Daisy Veerasingham presidenta de la cooperativa

Daisy Veerasingham. (AP Foto) NUEVA YORK (AP) — The Associated Press designó el martes a Daisy Veerasingham, actual vicepresidenta ejecutiva y gerente de ingresos, como nueva presidenta y CEO de la cooperativa noticiosa. Sucederá a Gary Pruitt, quien se retira al inicio del año próximo. Será la primera mujer, la primera persona de color y […]

AUG. 3, 2021

Media demand Israel explain destruction of news offices

An Israeli airstrike hits the high-rise building that houses The Associated Press’ offices in Gaza City, May 15, 2021. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra) NEW YORK (AP) — News organizations demanded an explanation Saturday for an Israeli airstrike that targeted and destroyed a Gaza City building housing the offices of The Associated Press, broadcaster Al-Jazeera and other […]

MAY 15, 2021

AP and Meltwater to collaborate on innovating new products

Parties cease all litigation in pending disputes Meltwater, the leading provider of online intelligence solutions, and The Associated Press today announced they have entered into an agreement to develop new and innovative products based on AP’s world class content and Meltwater’s deep technical expertise in online media analytics. The companies will seek to create new […]

JULY 29, 2013

AP wins Webby Award for ‘What Can Be Saved?’

The Associated Press earned a People’s Voice Webby Award on Tuesday for its minidocumentaries focused on the environment and conservation efforts, titled “What Can Be Saved?” 

AP acquires historic British Movietone archive

The Associated Press today announced that it has acquired the historic British Movietone film archive collection from Newsreel Archive. Spanning almost a century of international events, the archive represents one of the world's most significant and important newsfilm collections. The addition of this outstanding collection of historic video to its own extensive archive ensures AP's position as the leading global supplier of contemporary and historic news video and photography.  Originally shown in cinemas twice a week, the British Movietone archive is the first newsreel to have sound and then color film. It is renowned for containing the first recorded speeches of leading personalities such as Gandhi and George Bernard Shaw. The archive's many historic highlights also include: The rise of fascism and the outbreak of World War II

SEPT. 27, 2016

Singapore exhibit showcases life in North Korea through AP photographers lens

An exhibition in Singapore will highlight the work of Wong Maye-E, AP’s lead photographer in North Korea, offering glimpses of everyday life in the reclusive country.

SEPT. 7, 2016

Under a cloud, the Olympic flame begins its journey to the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics

The Olympic flame began its journey Wednesday to the Milan Cortina Winter Games — missing a little of its usual magic. Bad weather lashing western Greece forced organizers to move the torch-lighting ceremony indoors, from Olympia’s ancient stadium and temples to a nearby museum. The flame is lit by focusing the sun’s rays with a […]

NOV. 26, 2025

Divided America series to explore tensions underlying campaign

The Associated Press will roll out a series of stories beginning June 9 that will explore the issues dividing American voters in this tumultuous presidential election year and what’s driving them toward the decision they will make on Nov. 8.

JUNE 6, 2016