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Doug Willis APs Calif political writer for 30 years dies

In this Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 photo former Associated Press Correspondent Doug Willis, right, talks with Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento, Calif. Willis, who covered California politics for the AP for more than three decades, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, from complications following hip surgery. He was 77. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) He died Tuesday […]

DEC. 16, 2015

AP video journalist, translator killed in Gaza

This Monday, Aug. 11, 2014, photo shows Associated Press video journalist Simone Camilli in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. Camilli, 35, was killed in an ordnance explosion in the Gaza Strip, on Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2014, together with Palestinian translator Ali Shehda Abu Afash and three members of the Gaza police. Police said four other people […]

AUG. 13, 2014

AP’s McDowell, Mason win UW-Madison Anthony Shadid award

This July 21, 2019, photo shows AP investigative reporters Robin McDowell, left, and Margie Mason in Pontianak, Indonesia. (AP Photo/Robin McDowell) The center said Margie Mason and Robin McDowell went to extraordinary lengths to interview more than 130 current and former palm oil workers in Indonesia and Malaysia and captured stories of vulnerable people producing one of […]

MARCH 23, 2021

AP editors’ note on Manning

Update: The following advisory was sent to AP member editors and other subscribers on Aug. 26, 2013, at 6:03 p.m.:

In a ‘flash’: Alerting news of the president’s impeachment

At 8:34 p.m. ET on Wednesday, AP pushed out the news, "President Donald Trump impeached by US House of Representatives."

AP statement on EPA meeting

UPDATED on May 22 at 1:53 p.m. ET: The following statement is from AP Director of Media Relations Lauren Easton:

Nearly 700 people were killed 100 years ago this week in the deadliest US tornado

MURPHYSBORO, Ill. (AP) — From Logan School’s top floor, 11-year-old Othella Silvey should have been able to see her house easily — it was less than two blocks away. But after a monstrous tornado ripped through the Illinois town of Murphysboro on March 18, 1925, Othella saw nothing but flattened wasteland. “She couldn’t tell which […]

MARCH 17, 2025

Moravian stars light up Germany’s Christmas season

Bright Christmas stars have long been a familiar sight across Germany during the darkest days of the year, but none is more famous — and lately as popular — as the Moravian stars from the eastern village of Herrnhut near the Polish and Czech borders. They come in different sizes and shine in varying colors. They decorate church steeples […]

NOV. 26, 2025

Trump’s approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president

President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership.

APRIL 21, 2026

Trump’s approval on economy falls in AP-NORC poll, showing new warning signs for president

President Donald Trump’s approval rating on the economy has slumped over the past month as the Iran war drives prices higher, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with even Republicans showing less faith in his leadership. The findings from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research show a president who is struggling with unfulfilled promises to […]

APRIL 20, 2026

AP expands Latin America video offering with addition of LANA content

The Associated Press and Latin America News Agency announced today a collaboration that will offer AP clients access to a mix of global and Latin America-focused video stories from LANA.

MAY 3, 2021

SVP Jessica Bruce adds Corporate Communications to her leadership role

The Associated Press announced today that Senior Vice President Jessica Bruce will be the new head of Corporate Communications while remaining in charge of Global Human Resources.

APRIL 14, 2016