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AP freelancer among 5 journalists killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital, health officials say

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza killed five journalists Monday, according to health officials, including one who days earlier had reported for The Associated Press on children being treated for starvation at the same facility. Mariam Dagga, 33, a visual journalist, freelanced for AP and other news outlets during the war. The news […]

AUG. 25, 2025

The NBA Finals are set: It’ll be Thunder vs. Pacers, starting Thursday night

The seeds for the 2025 NBA Finals began getting planted unknowingly in 2017, back when Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was about to enroll at Kentucky and Tyrese Haliburton was getting ready for his senior year of high school in Wisconsin.

JUNE 1, 2025

A local look at life expectancy

An AP analysis of data from the National Center for Health Statistics, which revealed just how much location can impact life expectancy, has been localized by member news organizations.

Trump plans tariffs on Mexico and Canada for Tuesday, while doubling existing 10% tariffs on China

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting Tuesday, in addition to doubling the 10% universal tariff charged on imports from China. In a Truth Social post Thursday, Trump said illicit drugs such as fentanyl are being smuggled into the United States at “unacceptable levels” and that import […]

MARCH 3, 2025

Exploring ‘The suite life’ of virtual reality

The Associated Press is inviting its news consumers to enter the world of virtual reality, starting with an immersive experience exploring an array of luxury accommodations available to international travelers.

AUG. 25, 2015

Former AP Latin America bureau chief dies

This May 13, 2006 photo provided by his daughter, Britta Dysart, shows former Associated Press journalist William Heath in San Diego. (AP Photo/Courtesy Britta Dysart) Heath, who headed AP bureaus in Peru, Venezuela and Argentina, died Saturday at a New Mexico hospital as a result of complications following colon cancer surgery, family members said. He […]

DEC. 5, 2014

AP to name 91st all-America team, teams for all 5 major conferences

The Associated Press All-America team, the longest-running annual honor roll of the nation's top college football players, will be announced Dec. 12. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences starting Dec. 5.

NOV. 29, 2016

Seahawks enjoy morning beers, praise ‘best team in the world’ as Seattle celebrates Super Bowl title

Ernest Jones IV dropped a few choice words while praising his defensive teammates, his offensive line, his quarterback and the city of Seattle ahead of the Seahawks’ Super Bowl victory parade on Wednesday. Like the rest of the Seahawks, the leader of Seattle’s vaunted “Dark Side” defense had an excuse for using the occasional profanity during a […]

FEB. 11, 2026

More on AP’s style on Pvt. Chelsea Manning

Yesterday the AP announced that we will use Pvt. Chelsea Manning to refer to the soldier convicted in the WikiLeaks case, rather than Pvt. Bradley Manning. We also will use female pronouns for Manning.

Exploring ‘a landscape of mafias, violence and corruption’

The Overseas Press Club announced this morning that three Associated Press journalists have won its award for the best reporting on Latin America in any medium.

Recognizing courage in the name of slain AP photographer

The 2019 Anja Niedringhaus Courage in Photojournalism Award, named for the Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer who was killed reporting in Afghanistan in 2014, has been awarded to Eloisa Lopez, a freelance photojournalist based in Manila.

Previewing a new edition of the AP Stylebook

During a panel at the ACES: The Society for Editing national conference in Providence, Rhode Island, on Friday, it was announced that the 2019 AP Stylebook will include new and expanded guidance on race-related terms.