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AP VoteCast data from midterms is now available

The Associated Press and NORC at the University of Chicago today made available the data from AP VoteCast’s more than 120,000 interviews with voters in the runup to the 2022 U.S. midterm elections.

In Senegal’s wrestling arenas, rituals share the spotlight with the fight, in photos

In Senegal, wrestling, known as laamb in the native Wolof, is a national sport deeply rooted in village life. The country’s top wrestlers earn the title “King of the Arenas,” drawing massive crowds and TV audiences. Laamb is unique for its spectacle, featuring elaborate costumes, protective charms, and rituals. Fighters — draped in elaborate costumes […]

MAY 16, 2026

A record year for digital journalism at AP 

Independent, nonpartisan and fact-based digital journalism from The Associated Press reached record audiences last year.   APNews.com, the news cooperative’s consumer-facing website, set a record with over 2.6 billion page views in 2024. This was a 39% increase year on year. On YouTube, AP video journalism received a record 590 million views, up 94% over […]

Three new members, five incumbents elected to AP board

Three new members and five incumbents were elected to the board of directors of The Associated Press in results announced today at the annual meeting of the news cooperative in Orlando, Fla.

APRIL 15, 2013

Frontline, AP investigate Trump administration’s mass detention of migrant children

A new joint investigation from The Associated Press and Frontline examines conditions inside the growing network of federally-funded shelter programs for migrant children in the U.S. and the lasting impact of detention on vulnerable kids.

NOV. 8, 2019

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

Fernando González, AP head of Caribbean news, dies in Cuba

Fernando Gonzalez poses for a portrait in Mexico City, March 23, 2020. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte) MEXICO CITY (AP) — Fernando González, who spent decades covering and directing major stories for The Associated Press across Latin America, from papal visits to border skirmishes, hurricanes and hostage standoffs, has died in Havana. González, 60, died at his […]

NOV. 22, 2021

A faster, new format for AP’s Major League Baseball game stories

For decades, AP reporters have chronicled every big play, every no-hitter and every controversy that erupts on the field during the hundreds of games that make up the Major League Baseball season.

Plans for funeral of Anja Niedringhaus in Germany

The funeral of Associated Press photojournalist Anja Niedringhaus will take place on Saturday, April 12, at Corvey Abbey, a Benedictine monastery near her birthplace in Hoxter, Germany.

APRIL 10, 2014

AP news exec John Daniszewski named to Pulitzer Prize board

John Daniszewski John Daniszewski, a top news executive at the Associated Press with deep experience in the coverage of major world news events, has been elected to the Pulitzer Prize Board, Columbia University announced today. Daniszewski became AP’s vice president and senior managing editor for international news in 2009 after three decades as a reporter, […]

MAY 1, 2013

AP earns 3 Bayeux awards for Ukraine coverage

Stunning visual coverage of the war in Ukraine has earned The Associated Press three first prize trophies at the 29th Bayeux Calvados-Normandy Award for war correspondents.

Applying automation in the newsroom

At the WAN-IFRA 2022 Asian Media Leaders Summit on Wednesday, Vice President and Head of Global News Production Derl McCrudden outlined how AP is using artificial intelligence in the newsroom.