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AP Fund for Journalism expands landmark local news program to 100 newsrooms

AP Fund for Journalism (APFJ) today announced 50 additional news organizations are joining its landmark local news program, growing the total number of participating newsrooms to 100 in this first-of-its kind civic infrastructure initiative aimed at supporting public service journalism, strengthening the U.S. local news ecosystem, and providing people information and news that supports communities […]

MARCH 10, 2026

Huntington Beach Dog Surfing

Fans flocked to Huntington Beach on Friday to watch top canine athletes compete in the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge surf contest. Dogs ranging from 2 to 13 years old — Corgis, Dalmatians, Pit Bulls, Labradors and more — showed off their skills riding waves, drawing cheers from beachside spectators as they aimed to “hang ten” and secure a spot in K9 surfing history.

JUNE 21, 2025

AP’s top editor: We must ‘stand up for facts’

At the International Press Institute’s World Congress on Tuesday, AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee stressed the importance of factual journalism in the 2020 U.S. presidential election.

AP announces US presidential primary coverage plans

The Associated Press will count the votes, report the results and deliver robust text, photo and live video coverage through the 2020 U.S. presidential primaries as Democrats choose their presidential nominee.

FEB. 3, 2020

Over 100 VIPs attend UN screening of AP documentary on Russia’s siege of Ukrainian city of Mariupol

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — More than a hundred ambassadors, journalists and representatives of a broad spectrum of society watched a U.N. screening Monday evening of the award-winning documentary “20 Days in Mariupol,” which follows a trio of Associated Press journalists during Russia’s relentless siege of the Ukrainian port city in the early days of the […]

SEPT. 12, 2023

AP journalist covering Kashmir protest helps injured teen

AP photographer Dar Yasin helps Khushboo Jan, 18, after she was injured during clashes between Kashmir students and India security forces in Srinagar, Indian-controlled Kashmir, April 20, 2017.  (Faisal Khan via AP) SRINAGAR, India (AP) — He was documenting a protest by dozens of Kashmiri students confronting armed Indian government forces wearing riot gear. But […]

APRIL 24, 2017

AP to publish first all-time college basketball ranking

The Associated Press will rank the nation’s all-time top men’s college basketball programs for the first time, as tabulated from its more than 1,100 weekly polls of top basketball teams over the past 68 years.

MARCH 14, 2017

Ex-FBI agent to plead guilty to being AP source

Donald Sachtleben of Carmel, Ind., said in court papers that he provided details of the operation to a reporter. Four months ago, Sachtleben also acknowledged he distributed and possessed pornographic images of underage girls. A plea agreement filed in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis calls for 11 years and eight months in prison for both […]

SEPT. 23, 2013

AP appoints new director of business development for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia

The Associated Press has appointed Chris Waiting as director of business development Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia. Waiting will join the EMEA and Asia management team and be responsible for supporting Daisy Veerasingham, Head of AP's Video Business, on a range of projects aimed at ensuring the company’s international long-term growth.

MAY 15, 2013

‘The Boston Marathon Bombing’ to feature AP reporters’ stories behind the story

The Associated Press announces the publication this week of “The Boston Marathon Bombing: The Long Run From Terror to Revival.”

MAY 18, 2015

‘Footprints on the Moon,’ an AP e-book, recounts space race

“Footprints on the Moon,” an Associated Press account of how man succeeded in freeing himself from the bonds that held him to Earth, is now available as an e-book.

JULY 21, 2014

AP publishes history of baseball’s ‘Banned’ players, coaches

The Associated Press and Diversion Books have published “Banned: Baseball’s Blacklist of All-Stars and Also-Rans,” a comprehensive history written by former AP sports writer Hal Bock.

FEB. 21, 2017