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A voter casts a ballot on on primary election day, Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in Suffield, Conn. Suffield is one of several small towns in Connecticut where control was flipped from Democrats to Republicans in 2021 municipal races. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
Social Media Week event expands AP initiative to connect academics and media professionals
Who sets the news agenda in the social media age? How can news organizations maintain a sense of substance and gain useful insights from the community without falling victim to hype or hyperbole? These will be among the questions considered in a discussion led by The Associated Press at Social Media Week in New York on Feb. 25.
FEB. 19, 2015
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Displaced Palestinians return to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip, following Israel's decision to allow thousands of them to go back for the first time since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war
WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Gaza’s most heavily destroyed area on Monday after Israel opened the north for the first time since the early weeks of the war with Hamas, a dramatic reversal of their exodus 15 months ago. As a fragile ceasefire held into a second […]
JAN. 27, 2025
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FILE - President Jimmy Carter speaks against a backdrop of solar panels at the White House, June 21, 1979, in Washington. (AP Photo/Harvey Georges, File)
Jimmy Carter raised climate change concerns 35 years before the Paris Accords
PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — When Jimmy Carter chose branding designs for his presidential campaign, he passed on the usual red, white and blue. He wanted green. Emphasizing how much the Georgia Democrat enjoyed nature and prioritized environmental policy, the color became ubiquitous. On buttons, bumper stickers, brochures, the sign rechristening the old Plains train depot […]
JAN. 6, 2025
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Tennessee Titans place kicker Joey Slye, right, celebrates a field goal with guard Blake Hance during the second half of an NFL football game against the Los Angeles Rams, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)
No longer a dull formality, NFL kickoffs require a new set of skills for kickers and returners
The biggest gaffe of the NFL season so far may have occurred in Pittsburgh last weekend, when a Steelers rookie let a kickoff bounce into the end zone and left the ball sitting there, apparently unaware that Seattle could — and did — score a touchdown by falling on it. That type of mistake is a coach’s […]
SEPT. 18, 2025
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People enjoy a picnic among the blooming peach trees at an event to encourage the public to visit the blossoms near the city of Veria, northern Greece, on Sunday, March 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Giannis Papanikos)
A pink veil across the fields: Thousands flock to Greece’s peach blossoms
Each spring, a pink veil unfolds across the plains of Greece’s largest peach-producing region. The blossoming peach trees create a spectacular sight that attracts visitors every year, mostly from Greece but increasingly also from the rest of Europe. “It’s something that people must experience and see at least once in their lifetime, because it’s a huge area,” […]
MARCH 24, 2026
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Owner Andjelka Josipovic poses with a pony named Mile at a ranch in Bale, Croatia, on June 13, 2026. (AP Photo)
A month-old pony moves to a 4th-floor apartment in Croatia. Neighbors don’t mind
A month-old pony named Mile is the newest resident of an apartment building in the northern Croatian coastal town of Rovinj. Mile has moved in temporarily to his owners’ fourth-floor flat because his mother rejected him at birth. He also needs round-the-clock care after undergoing an operation for a life-threatening infection in neighboring Slovenia, where people donated to cover […]
JUNE 16, 2026
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In this March 30, 2016 photo, Associated Press journalist Peter Prengaman poses for a photo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Prengaman, a cross-format journalist and news manager who has reported from more than a dozen countries for The Associated Press, has been named news director for Brazil. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
AP nombra a Director de Noticias en Brasil
AP Director de Noticias de Brasil Peter Prengaman. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano) CIUDAD DE MEXICO (AP) — Peter Prengaman, un periodista multi-formato y con experiencia como mánager en salas de redacción y que ha reportado para The Associated Press desde más de una docena de países, fue nombrado como Director de Noticias de Brasil. Desde […]
APRIL 12, 2016
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In this April 17, 2013 photo, Associated Press news editor Any Cabrera poses for a staff photo at the Mexico City AP bureau. Cabrera, a veteran AP journalist who covered many of Latin America's biggest stories during 33 years as a reporter and editor, died the morning of Monday, May 23, 2016 at her home in Mexico City. She was 60. A native of San Salvador, El Salvador, Cabrera was the Mexico-based news editor for the AP's Spanish-language service, overseeing coverage in 20 nations in Latin America, Spain and the United States. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills)
Any Cabrera corresponsal y editora de AP fallecio a los 60 anos
In this April 17, 2013 photo, Associated Press news editor Any Cabrera poses for a staff photo at AP’s Mexico City AP bureau. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) Any Cabrera, veterana periodista del servicio en español de The Associated Press, quien cubrió muchas de las historias más importantes de Latinoamérica durante 33 años en la cooperativa noticiosa […]
MAY 24, 2016
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Texas guard Tramon Mark (12) scores a 3-point basket during the first half in a First Four college basketball game in the NCAA Tournament against North Carolina State, Tuesday, March 17, 2026, in Dayton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Kareem Elgazzar)
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
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An assortment of plastic-free terracotta planting pots are displayed on Long Island, N. Y., on April 8, 2026. (Jessica Damiano via AP)
Plastic garden gear can add microplastics to the soil. Here are some alternatives
It’s seed-starting and planting season, and that means it’s likely buying season. This year, consider not only the gardening gear and plants you bring home, but also whether they’re made of, contained in or wrapped in plastic. Those plastic products eventually break down into minuscule particles called microplastics, which can leach into and contaminate our food […]
APRIL 14, 2026
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Participants leave the Congress Center the last day of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
Cameron and Bono to join AP discussion at Davos
Participants leave the Congress Center the last day of the 43rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, WEF, in Davos, Switzerland, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Keystone/Laurent Gillieron) The United Nations’ eight ambitious Millennium Development Goals for 2015 included calls for reducing poverty, hunger and child mortality and combating HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases. […]
JAN. 21, 2014
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