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Spotlight on AP’s visual storytelling

In 2024, AP photojournalists across nearly 100 countries and in all 50 states documented the world’s most urgent stories. From pivotal moments including the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, AP photographers were on the front lines, capturing history as it unfolded. Beyond breaking news, […]

International photo festival to showcase AP images from around the world

The Associated Press announced today it will feature a selection of evocative photos that capture many of the most poignant moments in global news over the past 12 months in connection with the Xposure International Photography Festival in the United Arab Emirates.

NOV. 13, 2017

Stellar night for AP race calling

A night of fast and accurate race calls by The Associated Press on Super Tuesday culminated as polls closed in California at 8 p.m. PT, when AP declared Bernie Sanders the winner of the night's biggest prize.

Boiler up! Purdue tops preseason AP Top 25 for first time, ahead of Houston, reigning champ Florida

Purdue is No. 1 in the preseason Associated Press Top 25 college basketball poll for the first time. The Boilermakers earned 35 of 61 first-place votes to top Monday’s poll to begin the 2025-26 season. That put Matt Painter’s squad ahead of the two teams that played in last year’s NCAA title game, with runner-up Houston at No. […]

OCT. 13, 2025

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:

The year in review: Influential people who died in 2024

It was a murder case almost everyone had an opinion on. O.J. Simpson ‘s “trial of the century” over the 1994 killings of his ex-wife and her friend bared divisions over race and law enforcement in America and brought an intersection of sports, crime, entertainment and class that was hard to turn away from. In a controversial verdict, […]

DEC. 3, 2024

AP environment series asks What Can Be Saved

The Associated Press will roll out a series of in-depth, multimedia stories beginning Sept. 17 that will chronicle 12 examples of intense efforts being waged around the world to save or revive ecosystems, reversing some of humankind’s most destructive past actions and preserving vital natural habitats on Earth.

SEPT. 12, 2019

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

SEMINOLE, Texas (AP) — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews, siblings in matching button-down shirts and dresses, little girls’ hair tied neatly into pink bows. Fathers shushed babbling […]

MARCH 4, 2025

AP to name 92nd 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. 11. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences starting Dec. 4, and all-America teams for the lower divisions starting Dec. 12.

NOV. 27, 2017

Bangkok bureau chief named Journalist of the Year in Asia

The Society of Publishers in Asia named The Associated Press’ Bangkok Bureau Chief Todd Pitman Journalist of the Year, in recognition of his work over the past 12 months, including gripping stories from Typhoon Haiyan and moving coverage of the travails of the Rohingya in Myanmar.

AP preseason basketball polls to be released Nov. 1 and 2

The preseason AP Top 25 polls for men’s and women’s college basketball, the longest-running polls of their kind, will be released the first week of November.

OCT. 18, 2017