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Trio wins story of the year; Terrill photo

Pablo Cesar Cano, right, lands a punch against Ashley Theophane in the eighth round during a welterweight fight, Saturday, Sept. 14, 2013, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) California guard Layshia Clarendon (23) looks at the ball as Louisville forward Sara Hammond (00) shoots in the second half of a national semifinal at the […]

MARCH 7, 2014

AP reporter awarded fellowship on economics of aging and work

CHICAGO — Matt Sedensky, an award-winning correspondent for the Associated Press whose national beat includes issues of aging, has been named the first recipient of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research Fellowship on the Economics of Aging and Work.

FEB. 5, 2013

Ancestry.com and The Associated Press bring historical AP archives online

PROVO, Utah -- Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, is proud to announce a collaboration with the Associated Press that makes fifty years of news stories--in their original wire copy format--available online today.

NOV. 18, 2013

Why AP has yet to call Kentucky governor’s race

At 10:02 p.m. ET on Tuesday, AP sent a news alert to its member news organizations and customers that the race for governor in Kentucky was too close to call. AP Election Decision Editor Stephen Ohlemacher explains why:

AP, Frontline launch ‘War Crimes Watch Ukraine’

Today, The Associated Press and the PBS investigative documentary series Frontline announced the launch of "War Crimes Watch Ukraine," a major reporting effort to gather, verify and comprehensively catalog evidence of potential war crimes committed during one of the largest conflicts in Europe since the end of World War II.

MARCH 25, 2022

AP introduces NFT collectors to iconic photo collection

The Associated Press will auction off a series of 10 non-fungible tokens (NFT) celebrating the news agency’s iconic photojournalism over the past 175 years, making artistic representations of some of history’s most notable photographs available on the blockchain for the first time.

MAY 25, 2021

AP plans extensive coverage as pope begins retirement

Pope Benedict XVI officially enters retirement on Thursday, Feb. 28, the first pontiff to step down in 600 years, and Associated Press journalists from around the globe will be covering his final day in text, photos, video and on social media.

FEB. 27, 2013

AP names David Gwizdowski senior vice president for revenue and Karen Kaiser as general counsel

NEW YORK – The Associated Press today named broadcast executive David Gwizdowski as senior vice president for revenue for the Americas in a restructuring that aligns all revenue functions in the region under a single director. The company also announced the promotion of Karen Kaiser, currently associate general counsel, to senior vice president, general counsel and corporate secretary.

FEB. 6, 2014

AP presents ‘Super Moments’ football photo exhibit

As football fans around the country look forward to the excitement of Super Bowl XLIX, The Associated Press is recognizing the game’s rich history with a photo exhibit near the University of Phoenix Stadium, where the big game will be played.

JAN. 6, 2015

‘The Reckoning’ AP event to examine accountability in clergy abuse crisis

The state of the clergy abuse crisis across the globe and the effectiveness of measures taken by the Catholic Church since it vowed to end the scourge of abuse nearly two decades ago will be examined at an Associated Press panel discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 3, in New York.

NOV. 12, 2019

AP environment series asks What Can Be Saved

The Associated Press will roll out a series of in-depth, multimedia stories beginning Sept. 17 that will chronicle 12 examples of intense efforts being waged around the world to save or revive ecosystems, reversing some of humankind’s most destructive past actions and preserving vital natural habitats on Earth.

SEPT. 12, 2019