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AP journalists provide round-the-clock all-formats coverage of deadly Hong Kong fire

As flames engulfed seven high-rise apartment buildings in Hong Kong’s Tai Po complex, AP teams sprang into action, delivering an all-formats, round-the-clock response to one of the deadliest urban fires in recent memory. Business writer Thomas Chan was the first to flag the story and kept the team updated on critical developments — often ahead […]

DEC. 5, 2025

AP, Knight to expand access to election content, services

The Associated Press and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation today announced they will work together to ensure AP’s election content and services are accessible to local newsrooms in battleground states ahead of the U.S. presidential election. Select nonprofit and local newsrooms in key states including Michigan, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Arizona, Nevada that […]

JULY 11, 2024

The US is a two-time World Cup host. Without Lamar Hunt, it is likely neither would have happened

The most enduring memories that Clark and Dan Hunt share of their father, the sports tycoon Lamar Hunt, have less to do with all the World Cup games they saw together and more to do with the long, strange and often sinewy roads they took to get to them. The van rides around Europe with a random […]

MAY 27, 2026

SEC surge takes over March Madness with 6 teams in Sweet 16, setting up conference showdowns

The Sweet 16 will have a definite SEC feel with six teams advancing from that conference to the second weekend of March Madness. Top seeds South Carolina and Texas cruised into the regional semifinals of the women’s NCAA Tournament and are joined by No. 2 seeds Vanderbilt and LSU, No. 4 Oklahoma and No. 5 Kentucky. […]

MARCH 24, 2026

Woman who denies mushroom murders of her in-laws accepts that she served them death caps for lunch

WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — An Australian woman accused of murdering three of her estranged husband’s relatives with poisonous mushrooms told a court on Tuesday she accepted that the fatal lunch she served contained death caps. But Erin Patterson said the “vast majority” of the fungi came from local stores. She denies three counts of […]

JUNE 3, 2025

What to know about states’ efforts to limit corporate donations in politics

Two states could try a new way to reduce the influence of corporations and hard-to-track “dark money” groups that have been able to spend unlimited amounts on politics since the Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission ruling.

MAY 12, 2026

BetMGM to become AP’s official odds provider

BetMGM, a leading sports betting and iGaming operator, and The Associated Press today announced an agreement that makes BetMGM the official sports odds provider across the AP global sports report. Through the agreement, BetMGM’s odds will appear in AP’s daily sports odds fixtures, game previews and other sports stories where odds are mentioned. AP will retain editorial […]

MAY 23, 2024

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AP to unveil college football’s all-time All-America team for 100th anniversary 

To mark the 100th anniversary of The Associated Press’ annual All-America college football team, AP will unveil an all-time team comprised of the top players from the past century.   The all-time team will be announced on AP lines on Thursday, Aug. 14, at 12 p.m. ET and posted on the AP’s college football poll page, the AP […]

AUG. 5, 2025

The Associated Press launches AP Content Services to help brands tell their stories

2015 — The Associated Press has established a new division to provide talent, technology and distribution to help brands promote their products and services through multiformat storytelling.

SEPT. 9, 2015

Gardeners often hear about supposed hacks and quick fixes. Here are some common ones debunked

Now that the gardening season is in full swing, so is the bad advice. There is no shortage of social media “experts” doling out “genius gardening hacks,” and well-intended friends who, frankly, don’t know what they’re talking about. Their tips might sound brilliant on the surface, but dig deeper and you’ll find many belong in […]

MAY 26, 2026

Mulligans Christmas Stew served for the holidays

Hugh Mulligan was the kind of guy you hope sits next to you on a long train ride – funny, smart, kind and with more stories than a lifetime should include. A collection of 44 holiday columns by the former special correspondent of The Associated Press has just been published under the title "Mulligan’s Christmas Stew."

DEC. 2, 2015