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AP senior vice president for revenue across the Americas to retire at year’s end

The Associated Press announced today that Senior Vice President in the Americas David Gwizdowski has decided to retire from AP at the end of the year.

SEPT. 19, 2018

Power shortages in Ecuador are melting away the future of a small town’s ice-cream industry

SALCEDO, Ecuador (AP) — Ice-cream production in Salcedo, a quaint town in Ecuador’s central highlands, began in the mid-20th century, born from the ingenuity of Franciscan nuns. Locals say the sisters would drink fruit shakes made with milk from the region’s dairy farms until one of them began collecting the leftovers, turning them into creamy […]

DEC. 4, 2024

Connect Four, lightsabers, Furbies … and snow: Which playthings belong in the Toy Hall of Fame?

Later this year, the National Toy Hall of Fame could induct snow — yes, the cold, white stuff that falls from the sky. But only if it ices out enough of the competition — a group that features hugely popular board games, outdoor favorites and giggling plushies. The Hall of Fame announced its 12 finalists […]

SEPT. 17, 2025

AP CEO addresses phone records seizure and safeguards

Prepared remarks Gary Pruitt President and CEO, The Associated Press Address to the National Press ClubJune 19, 2013 Good afternoon. Before coming over here to talk to you today, I thought I should get a sense of how the seizure of AP’s phone records by the DOJ is affecting our reporters. It’s been six weeks, […]

JUNE 19, 2013

AP to publish first all-time college football ranking

The Associated Press will rank the nation’s all-time top college football programs for the first time, as tabulated from its more than 1,100 weekly polls of top college football teams over the past 80 years.

JULY 26, 2016

Norway donates a Christmas tree to London every year. Here’s how the tradition began

London’s Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square was lit up Thursday as part of a British tradition with roots in the Norwegian forest. The tree symbolizes the friendship between London and Oslo in an annual ceremony that highlights the history of the countries’ alliance. Here’s how the tradition began: Token of thanks The bond between the two countries was […]

DEC. 4, 2025

Radio scans find no alien tech from the latest interstellar comet

The group leading the charge in the search for extraterrestrial life has given the all clear: An interstellar comet looks to be completely natural and free of any alien tech. The SETI Institute said Wednesday that extensive radio scans by its telescope in Northern California found no signs of otherworldly technology from our solar system’s latest interstellar visitor. […]

JUNE 3, 2026

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

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AP introduces two new Stylebook subscription products

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today announced the launch of two new subscription products from the AP Stylebook.   The first, Stylebook & Webster’s New World Online, integrates about 185,000 definitions from the Stylebook’s primary dictionary to make it easy for users to find entries from both resources at the same time. Subscribers can […]

OCT. 29, 2013

AP showcases extensive British Movietone royals footage on YouTube

To coincide with the 65th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne, AP has launched a YouTube channel dedicated to archive coverage of both the British royal family and royalty from around the world.

FEB. 6, 2017