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AP’s top editor discusses journalism in era of AI at Web Summit Rio 

At Web Summit Rio on Tuesday, AP Executive Editor Julie Pace discussed the value of AP’s journalism in the era of AI emphasizing the organization’s long history of innovation in service of its mission to inform the world with accurate, firsthand reporting. “We are 180 years old, and our mission has not changed,” she said […]

AP names Sarah Rafi as Central region deputy editor

This Sept. 18, 2014, photo, shows new deputy editor for the U.S. Central Region Sarah Rafi.(AP Photo/M. Spencer Green) The region oversees AP journalism in 14 states from the Canadian border to Texas. The appointment was announced Tuesday by Central Region Editor Tom Berman. “Rafi is a smart, creative and relentless journalist,” Berman said. “The […]

JUNE 21, 2016

AP to showcase images of daily life worldwide at Tokyo gallery

LONDON — An exhibit of Associated Press news photography depicting daily life around the world will be showcased at the Gyoko-dori Underground Gallery in Tokyo beginning Jan. 2, 2014.

DEC. 19, 2013

Ken Moritsugu named to lead AP’s news coverage of China

Greater China News Director Ken Moritsugu. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) From a base in Beijing, Moritsugu will lead AP’s coverage of the world’s most populous country as it undergoes dramatic change at home while expanding its influence far beyond its borders. He will oversee reporters, photographers, videojournalists and researchers in the Chinese capital and in AP […]

MARCH 1, 2019

Australia’s iconic beach boxes lack the comforts of home but can cost more than a house

The iconic, brightly painted coastal sheds in and around Melbourne, Australia, are a quirky real estate mix: absolute beachfront views, but lacking basic features including a bedroom, bathroom, running water and even power. While they lack homely comforts, some can sell for more than an average Melbourne suburban house. And while the house comes with the […]

SEPT. 25, 2025

Arson attack probe at Pennsylvania governor’s mansion looking into suspect’s hatred of Josh Shapiro

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — Authorities investigating why a man set fire to Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s official residence are probing whether the suspect was motivated by the Democrat’s Jewish faith or positions on Israel’s war in Gaza. Police have said that Cody Balmer of Harrisburg harbored hatred toward Shapiro. Several search warrants released Wednesday offer […]

APRIL 16, 2025

How Americans think the government should respond to natural disasters, according to recent polls

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most of the U.S. adults who have experienced major flooding in the past five years think climate change was at least a partial cause, according to polling conducted earlier this year, before the deadly Texas floods. But while Americans largely believed the federal government should play a major role in preparing for and […]

JULY 9, 2025

New jazz fellowship honors the genre’s elders and gives them each an unrestricted $100,000 grant

NEW YORK (AP) — Bertha Hope was only three years old when she started playing Brahms’ “Lullaby” on the piano just from hearing it on the radio. “How did you do that?” asked her shocked parents, both entertainers. “That’s when they really started paying attention to the fact that I had some talent that needed […]

FEB. 18, 2025

Monfils outduels fellow Frenchman in an Australian Open 1st-round match for the ages

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The pragmatic pro in Gael Monfils would like to have finished off his first-round win in straight sets against up-and-coming fellow Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard at the Australian Open. The entertainer’s instinct in him got a lot of value out of clinching it in five. In a duel between the 38-year-old […]

JAN. 13, 2025

AP Latin America team advances on the path of presidential interviews

A week after sitting down with former Mexican President Vicente Fox, AP’s Latin America team scored another all-formats, one-on-one interview with the president of Argentina, Mauricio Macri.

Fighting for access in Cohen hearings

An attorney representing five news organizations, including The Associated Press, successfully persuaded a judge to release the name of a third client of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney, Michael Cohen, in a notable victory for public access.