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UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina, all No. 1 seeds, top final AP Top 25 before March Madness

UConn, UCLA, Texas and South Carolina were the top four teams in the final regular-season Associated Press women’s basketball Top 25 released Monday, matching the No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament that begins this week. The No. 1 Huskies were the overall top seed in the NCAA bracket announced Sunday night. The team that was No. 1 in […]

MARCH 16, 2026

AP video recognized for excellence in breaking news

The Associated Press has been nominated for three Royal Television Society awards, including one nomination for its breaking news coverage of the Paris attacks.

Iconic AP Vietnam War photos to go on view at Huntsville Museum of Art

A collection of gripping Associated Press photographs chronicling the Vietnam War will be on display beginning June 9 at the Huntsville Museum of Art in Huntsville, Alabama.

MAY 15, 2019

Deep source reporting pays off big

There are endless ways for politicians to hint about whether they will or won’t run for a particular office, but only a few ways to pin them down before they announce their plans.

Whistle-blower or leaker?

With two secret-spilling stories in the news — NSA/ Edward Snowden and Wikileaks/Bradley Manning — we reviewed for our staff today our use of the term “whistle-blower” (hyphenated, per the AP Stylebook).

Funeral of AP video journalist Simone Camilli to be livestreamed

The funeral of Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli, in his Tuscan hometown of Pitigliano, may be viewed Friday via a livestream on AP.org starting 5:30 p.m. local time in Italy (11:30 a.m. ET /  1530 GMT).

AUG. 14, 2014

AP photographer Griffith awarded for Sydney hostage crisis

In this Dec. 15, 2014, file photo, Jieun Bae runs to armed tactical response police officers for safety after she escaped from a cafe under siege at Martin Place in the central business district of Sydney, Australia. Rob Griffith, the Sydney-based Associated Press photographer, won the 2015 News Photography award Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015 by […]

DEC. 3, 2015

AP wins IBC Innovation Award for underwater live video transmission

The Associated Press has won the IBC Innovation Award for Content Distribution for its groundbreaking transmission of broadcast-quality live video from the depths of the Indian Ocean.

SEPT. 16, 2019

Sweden’s Maja Stark wins the U.S. Women’s Open for her first major championship

ERIN, Wis. (AP) — Maja Stark has lost her confidence heading into the U.S. Women's Open. Her decision to stop worrying about that sparked her to the biggest title in women's golf. The 25-year-old Swede shot an even-par 72 on Sunday and stayed ahead all day. Her four-day total of 7-under 281 at Erin Hills left her two strokes ahead of top-ranked Nelly Korda and Japan’s Rio Takeda.

JUNE 2, 2025

AP photographer: ‘I composed myself enough to shoot pictures’

When a gunman attacked Russia’s ambassador to Turkey at a photo exhibit in Ankara Monday, AP photographer Burhan Ozbilici didn’t put down his camera. Instead, he captured images of the gunman that immediately went viral.

How AP calls a race at poll close

On Super Tuesday, AP declared Bernie Sanders the winner in California as soon as polls closed at 8 p.m. PT— one of four such race calls made that night as polls closed in a state.

‘Unprecedented’ transparency into race calls

At 6:32 p.m. ET on Wednesday, more than a week after Election Day, The Associated Press called the U.S. House for the Republican Party after Republicans secured the 218th seat needed to gain control.