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A county jail in Arkansas produces hundreds of ICE arrests under a program surging across the US

She was already separated from her husband, the family breadwinner and father of her two youngest children, and had lost the home they shared in Arkansas. Then Cristina Osornio was ensnared by the nation’s rapidly expanding immigration enforcement crackdown just months after her husband was deported to Mexico. Following a traffic stop in Benton County, in the state’s […]

DEC. 4, 2025

Photographer Anja Niedringhaus killed while working in Afghanistan, Regional Correspondent Kathy Gannon wounded

<p>Brazil's Newsource Globo and AP Global Media Services will offer comprehensive broadcast facilities throughout Brazil at the FIFA World Cup™ 2014. The feed points will be available to both rights and non-rights holders.</p> <br> <br> <br>In a Friday, April 4, 2014 note to AP staff, CEO Gary Pruitt announced the death of AP photographer Anja Niedringhaus and injury of Kathy Gannon, regional correspondent for Pakistan and Afghanistan.

APRIL 4, 2014

Maine is stuck in ranked-choice voting limbo. That’s not likely to change soon

Mainers decided to begin using ranked-choice voting in elections for the state Legislature, governor and federal offices all the way back in November of 2016 — the first state in the nation to do so. But nearly a decade and multiple court cases later, full implementation of that new system approved by 52 percent of voters has languished in a sort of legal and administrative purgatory.

MAY 12, 2026

Teaming up to investigate a controversial carbon pipeline

A new reporting collaboration between AP and Lee Enterprises, published today, examines a major controversial carbon pipeline project in the Midwest that’s now in doubt following local opposition. Working together, journalists from AP and Lee Enterprises found the company behind the proposed pipeline that would transport carbon dioxide emissions across five Midwest states filed hundreds […]

AP Wirephotos 90th anniversary – the 2020s

From the COVID-19 pandemic and its sweeping impact on daily life to widespread climate crises, protests for racial and social justice, and the ongoing wars in Ukraine and Gaza, AP’s images have served as powerful records of resilience and transformation so far in the 2020s. The decade’s reliance on digital platforms and the rapid acceleration of information-sharing have further amplified the reach and cultural significance of AP photos, making them essential in shaping public understanding of critical events. By blending cutting-edge technology with long-standing commitment to truth and storytelling, AP remains a vital chronicler of this evolving and pivotal decade.

AP Wirephotos 90th anniversary – the 2000s

In the 2000s, AP photos served as a vital lens into a world shaped by profound events. From the Sept. 11 attacks and the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina and the Indian Ocean tsunami, the photo wire delivered immediate and powerful connections to the decade’s defining moments through images.

AP Wirephotos 90th anniversary – the 1960s

In the 1960s, AP Wirephotos became a vital chronicler of a decade defined by seismic cultural shifts. As the civil rights movement gained momentum, AP photographers captured defining moments such as the March on Washington, bringing the fight for equality into the global spotlight. The photos documented the intensifying Cold War, from the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Vietnam War, offering stark, unfiltered glimpses into conflict zones, as well as the assassinations of J.F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King.

AP series will explore ‘Why it matters’

With the conventions behind us, and 97 days of campaigning still to come, AP’s political team is preparing a series that will explore key political issues facing voters.

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.

Astrid Galvan named national race writer

In a memo to staff, AP Race and Ethnicity Editor Andale Gross announced that Astrid Galvan starts today as national race writer:

A record election night for AP

Independent, nonpartisan, fact-based journalism from The Associated Press reached record audiences on and after Nov. 5.  

Creating the new standard in election research

Election polling is unlike any other kind of public opinion research, because you can measure your work against a known result – the actual tally of ballots cast. It means that when The Associated Press debuted AP VoteCast in the 2018 midterm elections, we’d know by the end of Election Day if our replacement for the in-person exit poll was a success.