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Christina Cuesta Kline named senior editorial director of APNews 

In a memo to staff on Thursday, Vice President of Digital Platforms Saeed Ahmed announced that Christina Cuesta Kline has been named senior editorial director of APNews.com, the global news organization’s consumer-facing website:  I’m excited to share that Christina Cuesta Kline will be joining AP as senior editorial director, APNews.com — an important new role at an important moment for our digital operation. Christina […]

Diversity still a major issue at the Winter Olympics. The US is making some strides

When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on the ice at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Most of those sliders will almost certainly be women of color. By the time the Games open, this could be […]

JAN. 14, 2026

Tiger’s lost tooth in Cortina. Bode’s 1-ski show in Bormio. Olympic Alpine slopes filled with tales

Tiger Woods’ tooth might still be buried at the bottom of the Cortina downhill course ever since a wild day — and a record-breaking run — more than a decade ago by his girlfriend at the time, Lindsey Vonn. A decade earlier, and mountains away, Bode Miller turned in a famous performance on only one ski down the feared Stelvio […]

JAN. 14, 2026

Indonesia’s panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth

Indonesia’s conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. The panda named Satrio Wiratama and nicknamed “Rio” was examined for the first time outside the incubator while veterinarians at the Indonesian Taman Safari park in Cisarua, West Java province, took his measures. […]

JAN. 6, 2026

Photos remembering Brigitte Bardot, iconic French actor and activist

Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant animal rights activist, has died. She was 91.

DEC. 28, 2025

Rome opens long-awaited Colosseum subway station, with displays of unearthed artifacts

Rome opened two subway stations on Tuesday — one deep beneath the Colosseum — that mix the modernity of high-tech transport with artifacts from an ancient era. Commuters and tourists entering the station beside the iconic amphitheater can view displays of ceramic vases and plates, stone wells and suspended buckets, as well as the ruins […]

DEC. 16, 2025

Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza

Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana. The AP has named an All-America team every year since 1925, and […]

DEC. 15, 2025

Arizona, Michigan stay 1-2 in AP Top 25 men’s poll; No. 15 Nebraska hits highest mark since 1991

No. 1 Arizona and No. 2 Michigan remained locked in place atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll released Monday while No. 15 Nebraska jumped to its highest Top 25 ranking in nearly 35 years. The Wildcats had 42 of 61 first-place votes to hold the top spot while the Wolverines received 15 to keep the […]

DEC. 15, 2025

Undefeated UConn keeps top spot in AP Top 25 women’s poll; Texas, South Carolina UCLA next

UConn went to California and blew out USC to keep its undefeated season intact and maintain its hold on the top spot in The Associated Press Top 25 women’s basketball poll released Monday. The Huskies received 24 first-place votes from a 32-member national media panel. UConn has now been ranked 646 weeks in the poll to tie […]

DEC. 15, 2025

Indulge in lychee-frosted sugar cookies with citrus notes and buttercream

At first glance, these Lychee-Frosted Sugar Cookies from my cookbook “108 Asian Cookies: Not-Too-Sweet Treats from a Third-Culture Kitchen” appear humble when unfrosted, like any other ordinary sugar cookie, like those you would find at the supermarket. But don’t be fooled. These charming sugar cookies shine even on their own with their rich buttery base, tender crumb, […]

DEC. 15, 2025

Interstellar comet keeps its distance as it makes its closest approach to Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A stray comet from another star swings past Earth this week in one last hurrah before racing back toward interstellar space. Discovered over the summer, the comet known as 3I/Atlas will pass within 167 million miles (269 million kilometers) of our planet on Friday, the closest it gets on its grand tour of the solar system. […]

DEC. 15, 2025

How an AM radio station in California weathered the Trump administration’s assault on media

Before Jimmy Kimmel, there was KCBS. Just six days into President Donald Trump’s new administration, the San Francisco Bay-area radio station KCBS-AM reported that immigration agents were in the area — driving “unmarked vehicles including a black Dodge Durango, a gray Nissan Maxima and white Nissan truck.” The brief story — also reported by other outlets […]

DEC. 15, 2025