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Former AP civil rights reporter Kathryn Johnson dies

Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing civil rights reporter for the AP, died Oct. 23, 2019, at the age of 93 in Atlanta. (AP Photo) Kathryn Johnson, a trailblazing reporter for The Associated Press whose intrepid coverage of the civil rights movement and other major stories led to a string of legendary scoops, died Wednesday. She was 93. Her […]

OCT. 23, 2019

Pulitzer Prizes in journalism awarded to The New York Times, The Washington Post, AP and others

By DAVID BAUDER, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Times and The Washington Post were awarded three Pulitzer Prizes apiece on Monday for work in 2023 that dealt with everything from the war in Gaza to gun violence, and The Associated Press won in the feature photography category for coverage of […]

MAY 6, 2024

Study finds little agreement between Republicans and Democrats on media sources they trust

A new survey that probes the level of trust Democrats and Republicans have for news sources finds the business-oriented publications Forbes and The Wall Street Journal share an unusual distinction: They’re the only two of 30 news sources that sympathizers for both parties told the Pew Research Center they’re more likely to trust than distrust. Pew’s survey, […]

JUNE 10, 2025

Boinas verdes mexicanos: un día de entrenamiento de la unidad élite que abatió a “El Mencho”

Hasta el abatimiento del líder del Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación no era mucho lo que se sabía de la unidad de élite del ejército mexicano que ejecutó la operación. Pero su exitosa misión ha puesto al cuerpo de fuerzas especiales, integrado por unos 2.000 efectivos, en el centro de la atención de un país acosado por la violencia narco.

MARCH 11, 2026

Germany Election Day – Photo Collection

In photos: Merz’s conservatives win Germany election as far-right AfD makes historic gains.

FEB. 23, 2025

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APRIL 23, 2026

‘I bought their dream’: How a US company’s huge land deal in Senegal went bust

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rusting pipes in a barren field and unpaid workers are what remain after a U.S. company promised to turn a huge piece of land in Senegal — about twice the size of Paris — into an agricultural project and create thousands of jobs. In interviews with company officials and residents, The […]

APRIL 2, 2025

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply. Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a large proportion […]

JUNE 1, 2025

5 former players are running baseball operations in the majors. More could be on the way

PEORIA, Ariz. (AP) — Shortly after his playing career ended, Jerry Dipoto took in a game at Wrigley Field with former big league manager Jim Fregosi. After a particularly nasty strikeout by Eric Gagne, Dipoto laughed. Fregosi promptly slapped Dipoto on the back of his head. “He said, ‘I’m just going to remind you today. […]

FEB. 25, 2025

Doubling down on voting rights coverage

In a memo to staff on Tuesday, Deputy Managing Editor for U.S. News Noreen Gillespie outlined a new collaboration with the Carnegie Corporation of New York that will bolster AP’s coverage of voting rights issues ahead of the 2020 U.S. presidential election:

Statement on why AP deletes Clinton tweet

The Associated Press today is deleting a 2-week-old tweet about Hillary Clinton’s meetings as Cabinet secretary after concluding the tweet fell short of AP standards by omitting essential context.

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OCT. 24, 2025