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AP’s decade-long push for court transparency key to current Cosby trial

On Sept. 25, 2018, Bill Cosby was led away from a Pennsylvania courthouse in handcuffs, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate. 

AP photographer Rodrigo Abd wins POY Latam photojournalist of the year

Founded in 2011, Pictures of the Year Latin America, or POY Latam, is a biennial documentary and artistic photography contest in Ibero-America. It was created with the support of the Missouri School of Journalism Pictures of the Year International (POY), a program of the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. This year, Associated Press photographer Rodrigo Abd […]

SEPT. 18, 2025

The best movies of 2024 as ranked by AP film writers

As much as theaters are humming right now, with “Wicked” and “Moana 2″ bringing moviegoers by the droves, it’s been a fairly bruising movie year. In between the blockbusters, though, the challenge of not just capturing the attention of audiences but of simply getting to the screen feels more perilous than ever. The year was […]

DEC. 4, 2024

Brazil’s G20 summit produces a broad declaration that’s short on specifics

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The summit of the Group of 20 leading economies in Rio de Janeiro produced a joint declaration Monday that, while not totally endorsed by one of the group’s members, succeeded in addressing most topics host Brazil had prioritized addressing: both ongoing major wars, a global pact to fight hunger, taxation […]

NOV. 18, 2024

AP wins Pulitzer Prize for Yemen war reporting

NEW YORK — The Associated Press today won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting based on its compelling coverage of the grinding conflict in Yemen and the ensuing humanitarian crisis, including a series of deep investigative stories, photos and videos chronicling atrocities spawned by the war.

APRIL 15, 2019

White House reporter takes top honors for deadline reporting

Most of the White House Press Corps had departed for the evening, but AP’s Josh Lederman was one of a few still at work inside at 8 p.m. on Sept. 19, 2014 when he heard a commotion outside the doors of the briefing room. Secret Service agents were shouting at people to get inside, saying the building was on lockdown.

White House restricts press access as Kim, Trump meet

President Donald Trump speaks during a dinner with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Feb. 27, 2019, in Hanoi. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci) HANOI, Vietnam (AP) — The White House restricted press access Wednesday to portions of President Donald Trump’s summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Vietnam. Four print reporters, including one […]

FEB. 27, 2019

Detainees released days after AP report on UAE-run prisons

This undated file photo obtained by The Associated Press shows a drawing of a prisoner being abused at a prison in Yemen run by the United Arab Emirates. (AP Photo) CAIRO (AP) — With hugs and kisses, family and friends of a Yemeni actor celebrated Monday after he and at least three other detainees were […]

JUNE 26, 2018

AP adds Governors Ball to Oscar night video lineup

The excitement and glamor of the Academy Awards on Sunday night will continue into Monday morning, as The Associated Press offers live video coverage of celebrity arrivals at the Governors Ball.

FEB. 27, 2014

Nuclear security lapses An AP discussion at the Newseum

AP National Security Writer Robert Burns and Assistant Washington Bureau Chief Wendy Benjaminson Associated Press National Security Writer Robert Burns was recently hailed as the “master of nuke coverage” on ForeignPolicy.com, and for good reason. His reporting over the past nine months has revealed serious lapses in the securing of the U.S. nuclear arsenal. The […]

JAN. 31, 2014

Cameron and Bono to join AP discussion at Davos

Participants leave the Congress Center the last day of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) The United Nations’ eight ambitious Millennium Development Goals for 2015 included calls for reducing poverty, hunger and child mortality and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. […]

JAN. 21, 2014

Erste Umfassende Studie Zum Konsum Von Video-Nachrichten Zeigt Hohe Nachfrage Bei Verbrauchern

Deutschland — Eine neue Studie, die Associated Press (AP) durch Deloitte und der Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK) erstellen ließ, ist die erste umfassende Studie zum Konsum von Video-Nachrichten. Die Untersuchung mit dem Titel “White Smoke, the new era for video news”, dokumentiert die stetig wachsende Bedeutung von Videomaterial für Online-Nachrichtenseiten. Die Ergebnisse basieren auf einer […]

JULY 2, 2013