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Ahead of UN climate talks, Brazil fast-tracks oil and highway projects that threaten the Amazon

MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — Months before hosting the U.N.’s first climate talks held in the Amazon, Brazil is fast-tracking a series of controversial decisions that undercut President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s lofty environmental rhetoric and show widening divisions within his cabinet. The country’s federal environmental agency approved plans for offshore drilling near the mouth of […]

JUNE 11, 2025

Perpetual adoration is a growing Catholic trend. A Holy Year event is scheduled for the weekend

HIALEAH, Fla. (AP) — Twice a week, Luisa Arguello and her husband spend from 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. praying in the perpetual adoration chapel at St. Benedict Catholic Church, tucked on a quiet palm-fringed residential street in the Miami suburb of Hialeah. “Your body clock gets used to it. You feel that the Lord […]

MARCH 28, 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’s John Daniszewski named to Pulitzer board

John Daniszewski Columbia University, which oversees the prizes, made the announcement Wednesday. “I am delighted and honored to join the board and look forward to the opportunity to participate in the review of so much tremendous work in journalism and the fine arts,” Daniszewski said. Daniszewski was named in 2009 as AP’s vice president and […]

MAY 1, 2013

AP CEO: Secret seizure of phone records ‘unconstitutional’

Associated Press President and CEO Gary Pruitt called the U.S. Justice Department’s sweeping and secret seizure of journalists’ telephone records “unconstitutional” during an interview on CBS’ “Face the Nation” Sunday.

AP, Frontline to Premiere 2 Documentary Specials on Ukraine War

The PBS investigative series Frontline and The Associated Press announced today the premiere of two documentary specials that investigate the toll of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

JULY 27, 2022

Updates to AP’s News leadership

In a memo to staff on Wednesday, Senior Vice President and Executive Editor Julie Pace announced updates to AP’s News leadership: Our priority in News this year is accelerating our digital transformation to ensure AP’s world class journalism remains essential for our customers and reaches new audiences around the world. This requires us to embrace […]

Fauci documentary marks AP foray into film

A documentary co-produced by AP examining the career of Dr. Anthony Fauci will air on up to 200 PBS stations across the U.S.

Trial of 3 ex-officers in Floyd death won’t be livestreamed

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office in Minnesota on June 3, 2020, shows, from left, former Minneapolis police officers J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. (Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office via AP File) MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota judge has ruled that the trial of three fired Minneapolis police officers […]

APRIL 26, 2022

Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands

NEW YORK (AP) — With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner deals and other promotions to tempt Americans who haven’t recovered from recent food price inflation. Walmart, the nation’s largest food retailer, first bundled the makings of a […]

NOV. 18, 2024

Chinese man charged in Texas with stealing COVID-19 research from US colleges

A Chinese national has been arrested on suspicion of hacking into several U.S. universities’ computer systems to steal COVID-19-related research, authorities announced on Tuesday. Xu Zewei is charged in a nine-count indictment in the Southern District of Texas for his alleged involvement in computer intrusions between February 2020 and June 2021. Another Chinese national, Zhang […]

JULY 8, 2025

Vulnerable Americans live in the shadow of COVID-19 as most move on

Susan Scarbro stares down a bowling lane at the distant pins. She hears a sound that breaks her focus. Was that a cough? Will her mask protect her? COVID-19 remains a very present threat for the 55-year-old. Scarbro has multiple immune disorders, making her vulnerable to infection. “Any minute anybody could cough, just incidentally,” said […]

JAN. 15, 2025