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Goma team delivers all-formats coverage as rebels invade Goma

Goma natives Justin Kabumba and Moses Sawasawa brought their deeply personal expertise to bear when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels began their push toward the eastern Congo city of Goma. Sensing a larger offensive, video journalist Kabumba and photographer Sawasawa, both longtime AP freelancers, left Goma and moved into the path of the advancing rebels. They exclusively […]

JAN. 31, 2025

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

César Garcia, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61

AP reporter Cesar Garcia poses for a photo as he marks his 20 year anniversary at AP at his office in Bogota, Colombia, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed conflict, […]

SEPT. 16, 2020

Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de AP, recibe el premio Moors Cabot

Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de The Associated Press. (AP Foto/Enric Marti) NUEVA YORK (AP) — Rodrigo Abd, fotógrafo de The Associated Press, y otros tres periodistas fueron premiados el martes en la Universidad de Columbia por mostrar al mundo los problemas sociales latentes en Latinoamérica y realizar su trabajo con independencia y valentía. Los cuatro comunicadores […]

OCT. 19, 2016

AP wins 2 Royal Television Society awards

AP field producer Vasilisa Stepanenko and AP video journalist Mstyslav Chernov were honored at the Royal Television Society’s 2023 Television Journalism Awards on Wednesday in London.

AP Top 25: With a logjam at top of poll, a bunch of early marquee matchups may help sort things out

The Associated Press Top 25 poll is out. Let the sorting out process begin. Only two first-place votes and five points separate No. 1 Texas and No. 2 Penn State. Each of the top five teams, and six of the top seven, received at least one No. 1 vote. Given the logjam, what an ideal year for there to be so […]

AUG. 12, 2025

AP statement on changes in sports agate

Update on May 23, 2016: During the transition to a new sports data provider, all daily sports agate files were restored within three days and no statistics from any MLB game or playoff game in the NBA and NHL were interrupted. Most of the interruptions were to files that aren't as commonly used by AP members and customers. Nearly all weekly agate files also were restored without interruption.

FRONTLINE and AP Present ‘Putin’s Attack on Ukraine Documenting War Crimes’

On Tuesday, Oct. 25, Frontline (PBS) and The Associated Press will go inside Russia’s war on Ukraine with the premiere of 'Putin’s Attack on Ukraine: Documenting War Crimes.'

OCT. 24, 2022

AP compiles Super Bowl Style Guide

To help with spellings and usage in coverage of the Super Bowl on Feb. 5 in Indianapolis, The Associated Press has compiled a style guide of essential pro football terms, phrases and definitions. Some terms are from the AP Stylebook: https://www.apstylebook.com/. Others are common usage in AP sports stories. The terms include input from AP Pro Football Writer Barry Wilner. See a list of terms below sent to AP members and subscribers in a Jan. 26 advisory.

JAN. 26, 2012

Prime ministers to join AP debate on South Asia at Davos

The seventh annual Associated Press debate at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, will focus on the future of South Asia and the global trends and national priorities affecting its transformation.

JAN. 19, 2016

What Americans think about Trump’s judgment on military force as Iran talks resume: new AP-NORC poll

As the U.S. and Iran head into their next round of nuclear talks in Geneva, a new AP-NORC poll finds that many U.S. adults continue to view Iran’s nuclear program as a threat — but they also don’t have high trust in President Donald Trump’s judgment on the use of military force abroad. About half of […]

FEB. 26, 2026