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AP’s Mstyslav Chernov named young talent of the year at RTS Television Journalism Awards

Mstyslav Chernov of The Associated Press has been named ‘young talent of the year’ at the Royal Television Society Television Journalism Awards, which recognizes creative and excellent journalism by organizations whose broadcasts are transmitted on a UK based platform.

FEB. 19, 2015

Pro-Bolsonaro rioters storm Brazil’s top government offices

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro who refuse to accept his election defeat stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace Sunday, a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows and […]

JAN. 9, 2023

Sweet potato or pumpkin? The Thanksgiving pie debate

They’re both round, orange and probably bad for your health, but which is the better Thanksgiving dessert: pumpkin or sweet potato pie? For most people, the answer likely depends on where they’re from. The two Thanksgiving favorites have more in common than not. They’re similar in color, taste and texture, and derived from European carrot pie. Those similarities make […]

NOV. 24, 2025

Daytona 500 – Photo Collection

This photo gallery highlights some of the most compelling images from the NASCAR Daytona 500 race.

FEB. 17, 2025

Huge floats, wild costumes and nonstop street parties: Brazil Carnival in photos

The world’s biggest party is back as Carnival celebrations return to Brazil with glittery, outrageous costumes, samba rhythms ringing out until dawn and hundreds of raucous roaming parties flooding the streets.

FEB. 16, 2026

Week in Pictures

APRIL 16, 2026

EXPLAINER Calling a race is tricky How AP does it

The Trumbull County Courthouse is shown, Oct. 16, 2020, in Warren, Ohio. (AP Photo/David Dermer) WASHINGTON (AP) — In the 2020 U.S. general election, The Associated Press will declare winners in more than 7,000 races – starting with the White House and reaching down the ballot to every seat in every state legislature. To do […]

NOV. 3, 2020

AP changes writing style to capitalize ″b″ in Black

People walk by Associated Press photographs on display at AP headquarters in New York in this April 18, 2017 file photo. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The change conveys “an essential and shared sense of history, identity and community among people who identify as Black, including those in the African diaspora and within Africa,” John Daniszewski, AP’s […]

JUNE 19, 2020

AP Top 25 college football poll to be released Aug 23

The AP Top 25, the longest-running college football poll of its kind, will release its much-awaited, preseason edition on Sunday, Aug. 23.

AUG. 13, 2015

Ferguson demands high fees to turn over city files

WASHINGTON (AP) – Officials in Ferguson, Missouri, are charging nearly 10 times the cost of some of their own employees’ salaries before they will agree to turn over files under public records laws about the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. The move discourages journalists and civil rights groups from investigating the shooting and its […]

SEPT. 29, 2014

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

Kat Lieu uses black sesame and miso for an Asian spin on Rice Krispie Treats

I make these Black Sesame-Brown Butter Rice Krispies Treats, excerpted from my book “108 Asian Cookies,” with my mother in mind. Growing up, I ate my fair share of Rice Krispie Treats because they were one of the few Western sweets my mom made over and over again. Maybe it was because they were so easy to […]

JULY 27, 2026