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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz, aka Sincaraz, rule men’s tennis as the 2025 US Open arrives

OK, sure, maybe it wouldn’t be rational to say there’s no point in actually holding the full U.S. Open and instead just fast-forwarding to the inevitable matchup for the men’s championship between Jannik Sinner — assuming he’s healthy — and Carlos Alcaraz on Sept. 7. Seems reasonable, though. “We know,” Novak Djokovic acknowledged, “they’re the dominant force right now.” When singles action […]

AUG. 21, 2025

Women are flocking to DC for a historic pro baseball tryout. Here are some players to know

Hundreds of women will flock to Washington on Friday to take their first swings at turning pro baseball dreams into reality. Some at the historic tryout will be seasoned veterans and trailblazers in the women’s game. Plenty others are beginners chasing a shot at the pros. They’ll meet on the same field in a camp […]

AUG. 21, 2025

AP publishes memoir on Poland’s fight for freedom during Solidarity

As the world marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, The Associated Press is releasing a new memoir chronicling Poland’s historic stand for freedom against the Soviet Union in 1981.

FEB. 24, 2023

Tramon Mark’s late jumper gives Texas a 68-66 win over NC State in the First Four

Tramon Mark hit a fadeaway jumper from just inside the 3-point line with 1.1 seconds left, and Texas survived a late rally to beat N.C. State 68-66 on Tuesday night in a First Four matchup of power conference teams that limped into March Madness. Mark scored 17 points to lead the Longhorns (19-14), who had lost five of […]

MARCH 18, 2026

5 journalists win Cabot Prize for coverage of Latin America

AP’s Mark Stevenson, recipient of the 2015 Maria Moors Cabot Prize. Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday announced this year’s winners of the award, the oldest prize in international journalism. The winners are Mark Stevenson of the AP; Simon Romero of The Times; Lucas Mendes of GloboNews, a 24-hour news channel; and Raul […]

AUG. 12, 2015

Noreen Gillespie named AP’s deputy sports editor

AP Deputy Sports Editor Noreen Gillespie (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Gillespie, currently based in Chicago at the AP’s Central Regional Desk, will be based in New York and will report to Global Sports Editor Michael Giarrusso, who announced the promotion Thursday. She will work with four regional sports editors in the United States and International Sports […]

JAN. 23, 2014

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.

More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows

Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from fellow Republicans. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research was conducted after Democrats’ recent victories in off-year elections but before Congress […]

NOV. 12, 2025

Fewer Americans see discrimination as anti-DEI push gains traction, AP-NORC poll shows

Slightly less than half of U.S. adults believe that Black people face “a great deal” or “quite a bit” of discrimination in the United States, according to a poll. That’s a decline from the solid majority, 60%, who thought Black Americans faced high levels of discrimination in the spring of 2021, months after racial reckoning […]

JULY 31, 2025

Crece el consumo de drogas sintéticas en Cuba; jóvenes buscan ayuda en el Estado y la fe

“Juro por la vida de mis seres queridos que rechazaré durante 24 horas el consumo de los tóxicos que me esclavizan”, corearon al unísono varias decenas de jóvenes tomados de las manos días atrás en el Hospital Psiquiátrico de La Habana.

MARCH 12, 2026

No kids, excess heat and payment plans. What to know about Hajj 2025

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) — Muslims from around the world are in the Saudi city of Mecca for the Hajj, one of the Five Pillars of Islam. In the coming days, people will immerse themselves in religious rituals and acts of worship that originated more than 1,400 years ago. They also have to contend with excess heat and […]

JUNE 4, 2025

AP’s extensive conventions coverage to include Facebook Live and shareable content

Editors and producers at member news organizations have been learning of AP’s plans to provide comprehensive 24/7 coverage inside and beyond the convention halls where Republicans and Democrats will gather in the next two weeks.