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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

Week in Pictures

JAN. 20, 2025

Teacher and a teenage student killed in a shooting at a Christian school in Wisconsin

When local reporting indicated multiple people had been badly hurt in a shooting at a Wisconsin school on Dec. 16, Scott Bauer was the first AP journalist to get to the area.    He sent photos, live-streamed the first Q&A with Madison’s police chief from his cell phone and worked sources familiar with his years […]

DEC. 27, 2024

Why AP has yet to call Kentucky governor’s race

At 10:02 p.m. ET on Tuesday, AP sent a news alert to its member news organizations and customers that the race for governor in Kentucky was too close to call. AP Election Decision Editor Stephen Ohlemacher explains why:

AP nombra editor regional de video

González coordinará la cobertura de video en la región en momentos en que la agencia ha expandido su cobertura de televisión y vídeo en América Latina. “Fernando asume esta posición en un momento muy emocionante para la AP en Latinoamérica, cuando estamos fortaleciendo nuestra cobertura en esa región”, dijo Derl McCrudden, editor internacional de vídeo. […]

MARCH 5, 2014

Sobrevivieron al conflicto colombiano. Hoy votan por proyectos opuestos de Cepeda y De la Espriella

Blanca Monroy y Sigifredo López tienen en común la marca del cruento conflicto armado colombiano, pero la política los separa. Monroy votará en el balotaje por el candidato progresista Iván Cepeda y López por el conservador Abelardo de la Espriella.

JUNE 18, 2026

Fatal North Macedonia nightclub inferno sparks outrage, disbelief and calls for punishment

KOCANI, North Macedonia (AP) — As families gathered at a hospital for updates, Tomco Stojanov already knew his son’s devastating fate: 25-year-old Andrej died trying to save others in a nightclub fire that left dozens dead in North Macedonia, including many trampled during a desperate bid to escape. “Thank you for your condolences, but my […]

MARCH 17, 2025

Week in Pictures

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Eloy Martin, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

JAN. 22, 2026

Hungry for supermarkets: Data-journalism tools support AP analysis

A group of major food retailers have fallen short in their promise to open or expand 1,500 grocery or convenience stores in and around neighborhoods without supermarkets by 2016. It was part of an initiative led by first lady Michelle Obama.

Pinning hopes on Olympic metal?

Pin trading at the Olympics is always an event as popular as any spectator sport. The small, colorful souvenirs are created by corporations, countries and media organizations, such as The Associated Press, and swapped and collected by athletes and fans, alike.

Why most Black Americans say they never fly the American flag, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Jerry Esters proudly displays the American flag each day on his Detroit home. A few miles away, Yvonne Pistochini says there is no scenario under which she would allow the Stars and Stripes to cast its shadow where she lives. Both are Black. For Esters, the flag represents the opportunities that allowed the great-great-grandson of […]

JUNE 30, 2026

AP announces winners of the 2014 Oliver S. Gramling Awards

Journalists based in Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates, Idaho and New York are among the winners of the 2014 Oliver S. Gramling Awards, the highest staff honor of The Associated Press.

OCT. 17, 2014