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AP wins 2 Pulitzer Prizes for Ukraine war coverage

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service for its gripping reporting out of Mariupol, Ukraine, during the Russian siege of the port city, and the Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for its heart-wrenching visual coverage of the horrors of the Russia-Ukraine war.

MAY 8, 2023

AP to bolster US news report with support from Knight Foundation 

The Associated Press and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation announced today an expanded collaboration that will further strengthen AP’s unmatched U.S. news report and coverage of state and local news.    An initial investment from the Knight Foundation will bolster the global news organization’s commitment to delivering factual, nonpartisan reporting to digital […]

JAN. 29, 2025

AP to name 93rd 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. 10. The AP also will name all-conference teams for all five major football conferences starting Dec. 3, and all-America teams for the lower divisions starting Dec. 11.

NOV. 29, 2018

How the White House Rose Garden and its plantings have changed over the past century

President Donald Trump’s two makeovers of the White House Rose Garden, including converting its lawn into a patio, have drawn recent attention to one of the nation’s most iconic gardens. The garden has seen many changes over the years; presidents and first ladies have planted, removed, redesigned and even fully revamped it. Here’s a look at how the […]

JUNE 30, 2026

Strong source work and collaboration put AP out front on sports betting scandal

A collaboration between the AP’s law enforcement and sports teams landed a scoop about the arrest of more than 30 people, including the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat, in a massive sports gambling bust. The story began when the U.S. law enforcement team received a tip […]

OCT. 31, 2025

Catholic faithful pay their final respects to Pope Francis as public viewing begins

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Thousands of people began filing through St. Peter’s Basilica to pay their final respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday at the start of three days of public viewing ahead of his funeral. Throngs of the faithful made their way to the 16th century basilica’s main altar where Francis’ open wooden casket was perched, as Swiss […]

APRIL 25, 2025

Paramount will pay $16 million in settlement with Trump over ’60 Minutes’ interview

NEW YORK (AP) — In a case seen as a challenge to American free-speech principles, Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a lawsuit by President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’ “ 60 Minutes” interview with then-Vice President Kamala Harris in October. Paramount, which owns CBS, said the money will go to Trump’s future presidential […]

JULY 2, 2025

CEO pay rose nearly 10% in 2024 as stock prices and profits soared

NEW YORK (AP) — The typical compensation package for chief executives who run companies in the S&P 500 jumped nearly 10% in 2024 as the stock market enjoyed another banner year and corporate profits rose sharply. Many companies have heeded calls from shareholders to tie CEO compensation more closely to performance. As a result, a large proportion […]

JUNE 1, 2025

AP calls Iowa Democratic caucuses for Clinton

Update: AP called the Iowa Democratic caucuses for Hillary Clinton just after 1 p.m. ET after the state party said it had finalized all results and planned no recount and after Bernie Sanders' campaign said it did not intend to ask for a recount.

AP, Frontline launch ‘War Crimes Watch Ukraine’

Today, The Associated Press and the PBS investigative documentary series Frontline announced the launch of "War Crimes Watch Ukraine," a major reporting effort to gather, verify and comprehensively catalog evidence of potential war crimes committed during one of the largest conflicts in Europe since the end of World War II.

MARCH 25, 2022

Dying to serve: Dozens of recruits have died nationwide while training to become police officers

Ronald Donat’s longtime dream of becoming a police officer was in jeopardy. The 41-year-old struggled to stand after completing a flurry of pushups, sprints and pullups in the notoriously grueling start of physical training that recruits call “Hell Day.” “You are dead!” classmates recall a sergeant berating Donat, ordering him to sit on concrete at […]

FEB. 18, 2025

Regions Bank sponsors AP Top 25 football poll as it enters 86th season

Regions Bank will sponsor the AP Top 25 football poll, the longest-running poll of its kind at 86 years, as well as AP’s marquee college football honors and weekly game picks for the 2022 season.

JULY 26, 2022