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Detroit Auto Show opens as industry pares back splashy debuts and leans on test tracks

The Detroit Auto Show returns this week, offering an opportunity to take a peek at the cars of today and tomorrow and also go for a spin. The annual car-fest at a Detroit convention hall features a lineup of 40-plus vehicle brands. At last year’s show, organizers say attendees took more than 100,000 rides in them. “That’s […]

JAN. 13, 2026

Chad Day appointed elections operations director

In a memo to staff Thursday, Vice President for AP Elections David Scott announced that Chad Day has been named director of elections operations:  Colleagues, It is my great pleasure to announce that Chad Day is AP’s new director of elections operations. Currently AP’s chief elections analyst and a decision editor, Chad will move into this new role overseeing the collection, editing and publication of the […]

Maggie Hyde named global planning director

In a note to staff Thursday, Vice President of News Gathering Paul Haven announced that Maggie Hyde has been named global planning director:  In a news cycle that is perpetually hurtling at warp speed, and a media environment that is highly competitive, robust planning has become more important than ever to AP customers. That is even more true as our report becomes […]

‘One Battle After Another’ dominates SAG’s Actor Awards with 7 nominations

“One Battle After Another” dominated nominations to the Actor Awards on Wednesday, with Paul Thomas Anderson’s ragtag revolutionary saga landing a record seven nods in the annual SAG-AFTRA honors. In the 31 years of the Actor Awards, formerly known as the Screen Actors Guild Awards, no movie has received more than five nominations. Along with a […]

JAN. 7, 2026

Indonesia’s panda cub Rio thriving 40 days after birth

Indonesia’s conservation park on Tuesday released a video showing the progress of a giant panda cub, 40 days after his birth in the country. The panda named Satrio Wiratama and nicknamed “Rio” was examined for the first time outside the incubator while veterinarians at the Indonesian Taman Safari park in Cisarua, West Java province, took his measures. […]

JAN. 6, 2026

Record-breaking 22-hour-long New Year’s Eve live video coverage

In an unprecedented feat of planning, coordination and execution, AP’s global video team delivered a record-breaking 22-hour uninterrupted live video stream of New Year’s Eve celebrations around the world — from Auckland to Las Vegas. Months in the making, the ambitious operation relied on the expertise and persistence of local video newsgathering teams across more […]

JAN. 2, 2026

A look at Tiger Woods’ life as he turns 50, in photos

Tiger Woods turned 50 on Tuesday, Dec. 30, a milestone for the golf great who has left a trail of brilliance on the course and struggles off the course.

DEC. 30, 2025

Week in Pictures

This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.

DEC. 27, 2025

AP’s speed shines in coverage of mass shooting at a Jewish festival on Australia’s Bondi Beach

When two men opened fire at a Jewish festival on Sydney’s Bondi Beach, AP’s Australia team responded with speed, coordination and precision — producing dominating all-formats coverage that outpaced major competitors at every turn. Freelance photographer Mark Baker’s dramatic images, edited quickly by Rick Rycroft, were the first to reach digital customers — beating the […]

DEC. 19, 2025

What Americans think about giving cash as holiday gifts, according to a new AP-NORC poll

Welcome to exhausted America 2025: Most adults are more than a little fine with doling out cash as gifts, and many plan to be asleep before midnight on New Year’s Eve, according to a new AP-NORC poll. About 6 in 10 Americans say cash or gift cards are “very” acceptable as holiday presents, but they’re much less likely […]

DEC. 17, 2025

Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the most uplifting stories of 2025

It was one of the year’s biggest stories — the selection of the first American pope — and an Associated Press journalist was interviewing the pope’s brother at his home in suburban Chicago. Suddenly, they heard a ringing coming from the basement. “That might be the pope,” the new pontiff’s brother said. Indeed, the man who had […]

DEC. 17, 2025

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez Bezos are awarding $5 million to a leader in neurodiversity education

Mega billionaire Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his wife, former news anchor Lauren Sánchez Bezos, are awarding $5 million to the founder of a neurodivergent student support network, a recognition that the lesser-known recipient credits to the students powering his fast-growing movement for more inclusive classrooms. “I feel like there’s a narrative sometimes that our little […]

DEC. 17, 2025