Live from Qatar: AP covers the World Cup
As the 2022 FIFA World Cup kicks off in Qatar, AP journalists are covering the action in text, video, live video and photos for customers around the world.
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Cleveland Guardians' Steven Kwan hits a single during the fourth inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves, Sunday, Aug. 17, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/David Dermer)
Good wood: MLB hitters cutting down on strikeouts, even in age of increased velocity
Arizona’s Ketel Marte was on the defensive in the 10th inning of a recent game between the Diamondbacks and Reds, desperately fouling off a handful of 100 mph heaters and 90 mph sliders from Cincinnati flamethrower Graham Ashcraft in a riveting battle. Then on the 13th pitch of the at-bat, the All-Star second baseman muscled a […]
AUG. 27, 2025
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This photo provided by Karrianne Stewart shows her husband, Bernie Stewart, in a coma at a hospital in Pensacola, Fla., shortly after the start of an August 2019 Vibrio infection. (Karrianne Stewart via AP)
How to protect yourself from Vibrio vulnificus, the bacteria found in some coastal waters
States are warning beachgoers about a summertime surge in infections from a frightening, flesh-eating bacteria found in coastal waters. Vibrio vulnificus are becoming an annual threat along the Gulf Coast and — increasingly — up the Eastern Seaboard. People should listen to the warnings, said Bernie Stewart, a 65-year-old retired bounty hunter in Florida who […]
AUG. 20, 2025
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Job seekers wait in a line at a job fair in Southfield, Mich., Wednesday, June 15, 2011. Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, though the number of applications remains above levels consistent with a healthy economy. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Revelations about job losses to begin AP recession series
The Associated Press will launch a series exploring changes wrought by the Great Recession with reports documenting the downturn’s profound impact on jobs that support a broad middle class in the United States, Europe and other developed countries.
JAN. 17, 2013
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FILE - This 2012 file photo shows Kathy Gannon, left, Associated Press special correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus in Afghanistan. A Kabul court announced Wednesday, July 23, 2014 that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus and wounding veteran AP correspondent Kathy Gannon has been convicted and sentenced to death.(AP Photo, File)
Death sentence given in AP photographer’s killing
A Kabul court announced Wednesday, July 23, 2014, that the Afghan police officer charged with killing Associated Press photographer Anja Niedringhaus, right, and wounding veteran AP correspondent Kathy Gannon, left, has been convicted and sentenced to death. (AP File Photo, 2012) It was the first court hearing in the case and, under Afghan law, the […]
JULY 23, 2014
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Soaking tubs and a spa pool, part of the New York Yankees medical and training room, are seen during a tour of the upgraded team spring training facilities Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, at George M. Steinbrenner Field in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)
The Rays get 120 hours to make the Yankees’ spring stadium their own. Here’s how they’ll do it
TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, their staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of the ballpark for the Rays’ season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the […]
MARCH 10, 2025
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Spotlight on migrant perils at the border
In a memo to staff, Managing Editor Brian Carovillano outlined the backdrop behind a searing photo of a father and daughter from El Salvador who drowned in the Rio Grande attempting to cross the U.S.-Mexico border and subsequent all-formats reporting that provided important, relevant context to member news organizations and customers:
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FILE - New York Mets owner Steve Cohen talks to the media during spring training baseball practice, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025, in Port St. Lucie, Fla. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
The Mets have spent more in Steve Cohen’s 4 years than Marlins, Pirates and Rays over the past 21
NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Mets led the major leagues in spending for the third straight season in 2024 and have totaled $1.36 billion in payroll and luxury tax over four years under owner Steve Cohen, exceeding what the Marlins, Pirates and Rays each have spent on players in the past 21 seasons. […]
MARCH 7, 2025
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Newspaper decline continues to weigh on AP earnings
Net income last year shrank to $1.6 million from $183.6 million in 2015, a 99 percent decline. The 2015 profit figure was bolstered by a one-time, $165 million tax benefit. AP’s 2014 net income of $140.9 million was also boosted by a large non-recurring gain from the sale of a stake in a sports data […]
APRIL 19, 2017
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AP photographer wounded in Haiti shooting
Ruling party Senator Ralph Fethiere fires his gun outside Parliament as he arrives for a ceremony to ratify Fritz William Michel’s nomination as prime minister in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Sept. 23, 2019. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery) PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — An Associated Press photographer was wounded Monday in a shooting that erupted outside Haiti’s Senate when […]
SEPT. 23, 2019
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AP, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Conversation join to jumpstart coverage of nonprofit world
The Associated Press, The Chronicle of Philanthropy and The Conversation announced today that they will work together to significantly bolster coverage of philanthropies and charities and their impact on society.
SEPT. 24, 2020
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Religion News Service, AP and The Conversation launch global religion journalism initiative
NEW YORK -- Religion News Foundation (RNF), Religion News Service (RNS), The Associated Press (AP) and The Conversation announced today the creation of a global religion journalism initiative, an effort to expand religion news reporting in the U.S. and around the world.
APRIL 24, 2019
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