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AP to name first preseason All-America football team, kick off 82nd year of Top 25 poll

The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation’s top college football players, will begin its 92nd year with its first preseason edition on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The preseason edition of the AP Top 25 football poll, entering its 82nd year, will be released a day earlier on Monday, Aug. 21.

AUG. 1, 2017

Iran assesses the damage and lashes out after Israeli and US strikes damage its nuclear sites

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran is assessing the damage and lashing out over the American and Israeli airstrikes on its nuclear sites, though Tehran kept open the possibility Tuesday of resuming talks with Washington over its atomic program. The comments by government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani also included another acknowledgment that Fordo, Isfahan and Natanz — […]

JULY 1, 2025

Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service and The Associated Press to Host National Security and Foreign Po

WASHINGTON –  The Institute of Politics and Public Service (GU Politics) at Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public Policy and The Associated Press today announced a forum with Republican presidential candidates on national security and foreign policy.

AUG. 28, 2023

AP names Sergio Bustos as Miami-based politics writer

In this Monday, June 22, 2015 photo, Sergio Bustos poses for a photo in Palm Beach Shores, Fla. Bustos, a veteran political journalist, has been hired by The Associated Press as its Miami-based politics reporter, a key position ahead the 2016 elections. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz) Bustos, 52, joins the AP from the Miami Herald, where […]

JUNE 23, 2015

Beyond exit polls: A new way to survey voters

In its search for new ways to survey a changing electorate, AP continued its experiments aimed at evolving the traditional, in-person exit poll in 2017, testing a new approach aimed at reaching both those who vote in person on Election Day and the increasing number of voters who cast ballots early -- roughly 40 percent in 2016.  

The US Christian population has declined for years. A new survey shows that drop leveling off

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center. The Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 2007, when 78% of […]

FEB. 28, 2025

AP statement on comment about Gaza journalists

The Associated Press issued this statement on Saturday in response to a comment that Israel's Channel 12 TV attributed to Israeli Military Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, saying that AP journalists drank coffee with Hamas electronics experts in the cafeteria of the building that housed AP's former bureau in Gaza:

AP Top 25 will roll on in unusual college football season

Fans cheer as the Michigan football team takes the field at Michigan Stadium for an NCAA college football game against Wisconsin in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Oct. 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Tony Ding) NEW YORK (AP) — The Associated Press intends to rank teams if major college football games are played this season. A most unusual season […]

AUG. 14, 2020

If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you

Colin Farrell’s had it done — many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose or even Bart’s partially inscribed homage to his mother, some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the […]

DEC. 8, 2025

11 NFL teams have never had a Black head coach. Players find that disappointing

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — Washington Commanders wide receiver Terry McLaurin paused for a moment to think while speaking to a reporter after a practice this season. “Now that you mention it,” McLaurin said, “I’ve never had a Black head coach in high school, college or the NFL. Coordinators and position coaches only.” McLaurin, like the […]

FEB. 5, 2025

First transgender attorney to argue before the Supreme Court, challenging health care ban for minors

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court this week wades into the contentious issue of transgender rights, the justices will hear from an attorney with knowledge that runs deep. Chase Strangio will be the first openly transgender attorney to argue before the nation’s highest court, representing families who say Tennessee’s ban on health care for […]

DEC. 2, 2024

AP is your all access pass to New York Fashion Week

From the catwalk to the sidewalk, AP is your all access pass to New York Fashion Week, which runs through Sept. 12, and will be followed by events in London, Milan and Paris. Here’s a look at our multiformat coverage led by AP East Coast Entertainment & Lifestyles Editor Lisa Tolin and fashion writer Samantha Critchell: