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D-Day account surfaces, ripped from the AP wire

Behold the first official AP account of the D-Day landings, reported by our chief invasion correspondent, Wes Gallagher. Though the words he filed on that fateful day 70 years ago are part of the first draft of history, a paper copy, likely ripped off a click-clacking printer at AP's New York headquarters (as well as in newsrooms around the world), surfaced this week in the voluminous AP Corporate Archives during a D-Day-related search.

AP to name first preseason All-America football team, kick off 82nd year of Top 25 poll

The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation’s top college football players, will begin its 92nd year with its first preseason edition on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The preseason edition of the AP Top 25 football poll, entering its 82nd year, will be released a day earlier on Monday, Aug. 21.

AUG. 1, 2017

AP to publish first all-time college basketball ranking

The Associated Press will rank the nation’s all-time top men’s college basketball programs for the first time, as tabulated from its more than 1,100 weekly polls of top basketball teams over the past 68 years.

MARCH 14, 2017

Cristianos celebran la Semana Santa y otras fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Esta fotogalería destaca algunas de las mejores imágenes noticiosas tomadas por los fotógrafos de The Associated Press en Latinoamérica y el Caribe publicadas entre el 27 de marzo y el 2 de abril de 2026.

APRIL 3, 2026

News outlets collaborate to cover COVID-19

The Associated Press worked with nearly two dozen Colorado news organizations to tell the story of the state’s battle against the coronavirus using AP StoryShare, a tool that allows newsrooms to share content and coverage plans. 

A note about virus numbers

Numbers have been key to reporting on the current coronavirus health crisis. Data on the geographic spread and the acceleration or deacceleration of the contagion have been the foundation for understanding the battle. National and global metrics on cases, deaths and recovery are the battlefield statistics we need to tell this story.

Strong source work and collaboration put AP out front on sports betting scandal

A collaboration between the AP’s law enforcement and sports teams landed a scoop about the arrest of more than 30 people, including the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat, in a massive sports gambling bust. The story began when the U.S. law enforcement team received a tip […]

OCT. 31, 2025

Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden casket was perched, as Swiss […]

APRIL 25, 2025

Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ’60 Minutes’ interview

NEW YORK (AP) — In a case seen as a challenge to American free-speech principles, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’ “ 60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. Paramount, which owns CBS, said the money will go to Trump’s future presidential […]

JULY 2, 2025

Takeaways from the Democratic National Committee’s long-awaited autopsy report on 2024 election

It's never a good sign when a report comes with a big red disclaimer at the top of each page, but that's what happened on Thursday when the Democratic National Committee belatedly released its controversial autopsy report on the 2024 election.

MAY 22, 2026

Oklahoma man charged in assault on AP photographer on Jan. 6

The affidavit in support of a criminal complaint and arrest warrant for Benjamen Scott Burlew is photographed, Aug. 24, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick) PHOENIX (AP) — An Oklahoma man seen on video pushing an Associated Press photographer over a wall outside the Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot has been arrested, authorities said Tuesday. Benjamen […]

AUG. 24, 2021

5 journalists win Cabot Prize for coverage of Latin America

AP’s Mark Stevenson, recipient of the 2015 Maria Moors Cabot Prize. Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday announced this year’s winners of the award, the oldest prize in international journalism. The winners are Mark Stevenson of the AP; Simon Romero of The Times; Lucas Mendes of GloboNews, a 24-hour news channel; and Raul […]

AUG. 12, 2015