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AP’s Doug Feinberg chosen for US Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame

NEW YORK (AP) — Doug Feinberg, an Associated Press Basketball Writer who has covered the women’s game for nearly 20 years, has been chosen for the U.S. Basketball Writers Association Hall of Fame Class of 2025. Feinberg joined the AP in 1995 and has covered women’s hoops since 2006, including oversight of the AP Top […]

MARCH 12, 2025

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 joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion

The collaboration is being funded by an 18-month, $4.9 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to the Religion News Service’s parent organization, the nonprofit Religion News Foundation. The grant represents one of the biggest investments in religion news coverage in decades. The initiative will create a joint news desk to produce multi-format coverage of major […]

APRIL 24, 2019

AP wins Cabot Prize for Latin America reporting

Deeply nuanced storytelling from South America has earned AP Latin America correspondent Joshua Goodman a Maria Moors Cabot Gold Medal from the Columbia School of Journalism.

Editorials criticize FBI’s impersonation

The FBI's recent admission that it fabricated an Associated Press story and impersonated an AP reporter during an investigation of bomb threats in the Seattle area continues to generate criticism of the agency's actions.

Is it ISIL or ISIS in Iraq?

How best to refer to the al-Qaida splinter group leading Sunni militants in Iraq? ISIL or ISIS?

La AP lanza su primer Manual de Estilo en español

La guía, un producto en internet, busca uniformar el uso del español en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos

NOV. 9, 2012

Executive editor on why AP sought Newtown 911 tapes

The Associated Press sought the 911 calls made during the Dec. 14, 2012, shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., where the gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, killed 20 children and six educators. On Wednesday, the calls were posted on the town’s website after AP prevailed in a monthslong legal effort to obtain them.

Persistence and source work pay on big political story

In a note to staff, Managing Editor for U.S. News Brian Carovillano explains how a reporter who cultivated sources on the statehouse beat kept AP ahead on a story that resonated beyond state borders:

AP debate at Davos to focus on geopolitical outlook

What are the global and regional priorities that will impact industry in 2015? This will be the topic on Jan. 23 of the sixth annual Associated Press debate at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland.

JAN. 21, 2015

White House says it has ‘broad discretion’ on press access

In a legal filing ahead of a Wednesday hearing on CNN’s request for a temporary restraining order to restore Acosta’s access, the government argues it “was lawful” to punish Acosta for his behavior during a contentious Trump press conference last week. It rejects the idea that Acosta was “otherwise eligible” for White House access, saying: […]

NOV. 14, 2018

Roger Federer leads the Tennis Hall of Fame nominees. See who else made the list

Roger Federer leads the list of nominees announced Wednesday for the International Tennis Hall of Fame’s class of 2026. He was the first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles and ushered in an era of unprecedented greatness with younger rivals Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. With a terrific forehand and serve, an attacking, all-court […]

OCT. 1, 2025