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SEPT. 15, 2025

Quick response establishes AP as the go-to source for information on the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife, and their dog

The call came in after midnight local time on Feb. 27: Gene Hackman had died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From there, it was a race to get the news on the wire while most Americans slept. Dozens of AP journalists jumped in to help, delivering a dominant performance across all formats. Freelance photographer Roberto […]

MARCH 7, 2025

AP delivers speedy coverage after gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate

Persistence and preparation from the Manila bureau put AP in front with coverage of a standoff in the Philippine Senate when authorities tried to arrest a lawmaker on an International Criminal Court warrant. Philippine senator and former head of the National Police force Ronald dela Rosa had not appeared in the Senate for months after […]

MAY 22, 2026

Mezcal mexicano, alegría de béisbol venezolano y más fotos de la semana en Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Trabajadores produjeron mezcal en una destilería del estado de Oaxaca, en medio de un auge de la bebida alcohólica mexicana que ha traído beneficios económicos para muchos productores locales, pero que también ha provocado un aumento de los costos ambientales.

MARCH 20, 2026

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

SEMINOLE, Texas (AP) — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews, siblings in matching button-down shirts and dresses, little girls’ hair tied neatly into pink bows. Fathers shushed babbling […]

MARCH 4, 2025

Syrian government services come to a ‘complete halt’ as state workers stay home after rebel takeover

DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s prime minister said Monday that most cabinet ministers were back at work after rebels overthrew President Bashar Assad, but some state workers failed to return to their jobs, and a United Nations official said the country’s public sector had come “to a complete and abrupt halt.” Meanwhile, streams of refugees […]

DEC. 9, 2024

Strike at Boeing was part of a new era of labor activism long in decline at US work places

Aircraft assembly workers at Boeing factories near Seattle and elsewhere voted to end a seven-week strike overnight. Leaders of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers district in Seattle said 59% of members who cast ballots agreed to approve the company’s fourth formal offer and the third put to a vote. Organized labor has […]

NOV. 5, 2024

Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza

Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana. The AP has named an All-America team every year since 1925, and […]

DEC. 15, 2025

How to keep the air inside your home clean during wildfires

The eerie glow of an orange sun through thick wildfire smoke might be unnerving, but the biggest risk from the haze is something much harder to see. Tiny particles in the air can cause a range of short-term and chronic health issues, experts say. Wildfire smoke can settle over cities for days — like the recent […]

JULY 19, 2026

AP seeks answers from US gov’t on tracking of journalists

Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas speaks to reporters at the San Ysidro port of entry, Dec. 7, 2021, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press sought answers Monday from the Department of Homeland Security on its use of sensitive government databases for tracking international terrorists to investigate as many as 20 […]

DEC. 14, 2021

César Garcia, AP Colombia reporter, dies after illness at 61

AP reporter Cesar Garcia poses for a photo as he marks his 20 year anniversary at AP at his office in Bogota, Colombia, May 31, 2019. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara) BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — César García, a veteran reporter for The Associated Press who ventured across Colombia to tell the story of the nation’s armed conflict, […]

SEPT. 16, 2020

AP series about NYPD surveillance wins Pulitzer

NEW YORK (AP) — The catalyst was a source’s cryptic hint: Ask about Ray Kelly’s rakers and mosque crawlers. Their curiosity piqued, two Associated Press investigative reporters began digging. As a result, the AP won a Pulitzer Prize for investigative reporting Monday for stories revealing that the New York Police Department — headed by Commissioner […]

APRIL 16, 2012