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AP coverage of health care rollout to focus on states

President Barack Obama’s national health care reform is the biggest addition to the nation’s social safety net since the advent of Medicare nearly 50 years ago. The Affordable Care Act is estimated to cover at least 30 million of the nearly 50 million people now uninsured at a cost of $1.7 trillion from 2013 to 2022 -- perhaps more in later decades as greater numbers of people sign up and medical costs keep rising.

JAN. 24, 2013

What to know about Fat Bear Week, and the brawny bruins ready to battle for the title

The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as Fat Bear Week. The main event featuring adult bears starts next week, but first up Thursday is what the National Park Service […]

SEPT. 18, 2025

LATAM Week in Pictures – Fotos de la semana

DEC. 5, 2025

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Interior proposal to limit records requests draws challenge

WASHINGTON (AP) — Advocates for a free press are challenging an Interior Department proposal to limit requests for access to public records under the federal Freedom of Information Act, saying Thursday the moves would “clamp down on transparency.” Separately, Arizona Democratic Rep. Raul Grijalva, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, asked acting Interior Secretary […]

JAN. 24, 2019

The story behind AP report that caused Trump to throw lunch

Cassidy Hutchinson, former aide to Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, testifies as the Jan. 6 committee holds a hearing at the  U.S. Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, June 28, 2022. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) NEW YORK (AP) — The news story that reportedly caused former President Donald Trump to throw his lunch against […]

JUNE 28, 2022

The Rays get 120 hours to make the Yankees’ spring stadium their own. Here’s how they’ll do it

TAMPA. Fla. (AP) — “Extreme Makeover: Baseball Edition” is about to premiere. When Tampa Bay players leave Steinbrenner Field following the New York Yankees’ spring training home finale on March 23, their staff will launch a 120-hour transformation of the ballpark for the Rays’ season in exile from storm-damaged Tropicana Field. By the time the […]

MARCH 10, 2025

How the AP covered the RFK assassination 50 years ago

Sen. Robert F. Kennedy speaks at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, June 5, 1968, following his victory in the previous day’s California primary election. (AP Photo/Dick Strobel, File) He heard pops of gunfire, then screams, and quickly rushed into the kitchen of the Ambassador Hotel to see what was happening. People stood in a […]

JUNE 4, 2018

Jazz Age style: Chisholm borrows Stanton’s baggy pants, Caballero’s bat to spark turnaround

Baggy pants are in style for the Yankees’ Jazz Age. When Jazz Chisholm Jr. leaned in the batter’s box as he tried to will his drive fair, the material in his baggy, pinstriped pants sagged. In an effort of break out of his early season slump, the New York Yankees second baseman has been wearing […]

MAY 19, 2026

AP’s Doug Ferguson gets PGA lifetime journalism award

AP golf writer Doug Ferguson poses at the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia, April 12, 2015. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Ferguson is the 30th recipient of the PGA award, which recognizes members of the media for steadfast coverage of golf throughout a career. Ferguson has covered more than 500 golf events. Ferguson joined the AP as […]

JAN. 15, 2019

Indulge in lychee-frosted sugar cookies with citrus notes and buttercream

At first glance, these Lychee-Frosted Sugar Cookies from my cookbook “108 Asian Cookies: Not-Too-Sweet Treats from a Third-Culture Kitchen” appear humble when unfrosted, like any other ordinary sugar cookie, like those you would find at the supermarket. But don’t be fooled. These charming sugar cookies shine even on their own with their rich buttery base, tender crumb, […]

DEC. 15, 2025

FACT FOCUS: Is inflation a red state vs. blue state issue? It’s increasing no matter how you cut it

After cooling slowly in 2024 and 2025, inflation is rising again, squeezing most Americans' budgets and making it harder to afford gas, groceries, and other necessities. Inflation reached 3.8% in April from a year earlier, the highest in three years.

JUNE 5, 2026