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AP calls for release of Ethiopian journalist in detention

“Kiyaro has not been charged with any crime and is being held unjustly,” AP Executive Editor Julie Pace said in a statement Thursday. The video journalist was detained Nov. 28 in Ethiopia’s capital, Addis Ababa, under the country’s war-related state of emergency powers. The state of emergency was lifted last month, with the government citing […]

MARCH 10, 2022

Freelance journalist accredited to AP detained in Ethiopia

Freelance video journalist Amir Aman Kiyaro, who works with The Associated Press, poses for a photograph at his wedding, Oct. 17, 2021 in Ethiopia. (Handout via AP) NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A freelance video journalist accredited to The Associated Press in Ethiopia has been detained by police in the capital, Addis Ababa, the news organization […]

DEC. 15, 2021

AP photo of flag-bearing Twin Cities protester goes viral

A protester carries a U.S. flag upside down, a sign of distress, next to a burning building, May 28, 2020, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez) NEW YORK (AP) — It had been a tense, challenging Thursday evening in the riot-torn Twin Cities for Associated Press photographer Julio Cortez. Midnight was fast approaching, and so was […]

MAY 29, 2020

Journalists killed in 2013 remembered at Newseum

Associated Press Executive Editor and Senior Vice President Kathleen Carroll speaks at the rededication of the Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington, Monday, June 9, 2014. The memorial, which recognizes journalists killed while covering the news, added 10 names of journalists who were killed in 2013. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak) At a rededication ceremony for […]

JUNE 9, 2014

Rachel White named executive director of The Associated Press Foundation for Journalism    

The Associated Press announced today that Rachel White has been named the inaugural executive director of The Associated Press Foundation for Journalism.    White will be responsible for leading and securing funds for the nonprofit AP sister organization, whose primary aim is to address growing news deserts in the U.S. and support local and state journalism […]

SEPT. 4, 2024

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

At least 10 killed at adult education center in what officials say is Sweden’s worst mass shooting

At least 10 people, including the gunman, were killed Tuesday at an adult education center in what Sweden’s prime minister called the country’s worst mass shooting. But a final death toll, a conclusive number of wounded and a motive hadn’t yet been determined hours later. Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson gave a news conference in the […]

FEB. 4, 2025

Powering the AI information era with factual journalism

In a wide-ranging interview with “The Rebooting Show,” Chief Revenue Officer Kristin Heitmann discussed the evolution of AP’s business and how the global news organization is powering today’s AI-driven media ecosystem. “We are often the first on the ground as eyewitness journalists to report on something. That has been historically important for how people access […]

Israeli troops put AP photographer in danger during clashes

JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli soldiers held an Associated Press photographer against his will during clashes in the occupied West Bank earlier this week, in a spot where Palestinian protesters were hurling stones and the troops were firing tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. The Israeli military said the photographer interfered with an operation and was detained […]

JULY 1, 2021

2 Syrian nationals indicted in pro-Assad hacking scheme

A federal grand jury returned an 11-count indictment charging Ahmad ’Umar Agha and Firas Dardar with conspiracy and aggravated identity theft. The indictment says the men were members of the Syrian Electronic Army, which hacked computers to spread propaganda supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. In 2013, Syrian Electronic Army hackers allegedly sent a tweet from […]

MAY 17, 2018

After Maria, ‘heart-wrenching’ all-formats coverage

More than a week after Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico, AP journalists on the ground continue to tell the stories of people who are struggling with the overwhelming devastation.

Survivors recount ‘very apocalyptic’ cyclone that ripped through French territory of Mayotte

MAMOUDZOU, Mayotte (AP) — They clustered around water taps, rare sources of electricity and each other. Four days after the strongest cyclone in nearly a century ripped through the French island territory of Mayotte off the coast of Africa, survivors recalled the horror of the storm that caught many by surprise. Associated Press journalists reached […]

DEC. 18, 2024