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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets

GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets. The officials said hospitals are overwhelmed in Goma, a regional trade and humanitarian hub […]

JAN. 28, 2025

AP receives 4 awards from Deadline Club

We were pleased to receive four awards on Monday evening from the Deadline Club, the New York City chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Millions of AP images and video now available on single platform with AI-powered search

The Associated Press announced today the launch of a unique artificial intelligence-powered search experience on AP Newsroom, the global news agency’s single platform for multimedia content.  

JUNE 1, 2023

Televised debate on jobs to mark AP coverage from Davos

Political, corporate and thought leaders from more than 100 countries will convene  in Davos, Switzerland, Jan. 23 - 27, at the World Economic Forum, and AP journalists will be there providing comprehensive coverage across  all formats for its global array of customers.

JAN. 22, 2013

Calling the presidential race state by state

At 2:29 a.m. ET on Wednesday, The Associated Press called the race for Donald Trump in a Flash, reserved for news alerts of the highest importance.

AP names Adam Schreck as its new Asia-Pacific News Director

Asia-Pacific News Director Adam Schreck. (AP Photo/Wally Santana) The appointment was announced Wednesday by Ian Phillips, AP’s deputy managing editor and vice president for international news. Based at AP’s Asia-Pacific headquarters in Bangkok, Schreck will lead a team of video journalists, text reporters and photographers in a region spanning more than two dozen countries from India to […]

MARCH 14, 2018

Why we published a border deaths photo

AP decided on Tuesday to publish a photo of the bodies of a man and his 23-month-old daughter discovered Monday on the bank of the Rio Grande near Matamoros, Mexico, across the river from Brownsville, Texas.

A landmark climate change case opens at the top UN court as island nations fear rising seas

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The top United Nations court took up the largest case in its history on Monday, hearing the plight of several small island nations helpless in combating the devastating impact of climate change that they feel endangers their very survival. They demand that major polluting nations be held to account. After […]

DEC. 2, 2024

AP, HHMI expand collaboration to bolster health, science coverage

The Associated Press announced today an enhanced collaboration with the Howard Hughes Medical Institute’s Department of Science Education that will further expand the news agency’s reporting on health and science over the next three years.

FEB. 27, 2018

Israeli strikes kill at least 12 Lebanese rescuers and 15 people in Syria

BEIRUT (AP) — An Israeli airstrike killed at least 12 Lebanese rescue workers on Thursday inside a civil defense center in the eastern city of Baalbek, according to health and rescue officials, hours after state media in Syria said Israeli strikes in and around the capital killed at least 15 people. Lebanese emergency workers were […]

NOV. 14, 2024

AP expands collaboration with Sportradar

The Associated Press and Sportradar, the leading provider of sports data services globally, announced today an expansion of their collaboration that will enable Sportradar to distribute premium AP products such as breaking news, action photos, player headshots and game recaps across 23 sports to its worldwide client base.

DEC. 5, 2016

More on AP’s style on Pvt. Chelsea Manning

Yesterday the AP announced that we will use Pvt. Chelsea Manning to refer to the soldier convicted in the WikiLeaks case, rather than Pvt. Bradley Manning. We also will use female pronouns for Manning.