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Pinning hopes on Olympic metal?

Pin trading at the Olympics is always an event as popular as any spectator sport. The small, colorful souvenirs are created by corporations, countries and media organizations, such as The Associated Press, and swapped and collected by athletes and fans, alike.

From the telegraph to TikTok

Beginning today a selection of AP stories will be available on TikTok.

Doug Willis APs Calif political writer for 30 years dies

In this Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2011 photo former Associated Press Correspondent Doug Willis, right, talks with Gov. Jerry Brown in Sacramento, Calif. Willis, who covered California politics for the AP for more than three decades, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015, from complications following hip surgery. He was 77. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) He died Tuesday […]

DEC. 16, 2015

Afghan probe begins in attack on AP journalists

Local security officials who spoke with the suspect after he was first detained said he seemed a calm, pious man who may have come under the influence of Islamic extremists calling for vengeance against foreigners over drone strikes. Witness and official accounts so far have suggested the shooting was not planned. But the Afghan Interior […]

APRIL 9, 2014

Focused amid the gunfire, an AP photographer captures another perspective of attack on Trump

By  GENE J. PUSKAR, The Associated Press BUTLER, Pa. (AP) — Gene Puskar has been with The Associated Press for 45 years. Based in Pittsburgh, his career has spanned a wide range of events including the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island, the Sept. 11 attack that downed Flight 93, Stanley Cups and World Series, […]

JULY 28, 2024

Canadian-born journalist Kathy Gannon wounded in attack in Afghanistan

In this Saturday, Oct. 1, 2011 file photo, Associated Press Special Regional Correspondent for Afghanistan and Pakistan Kathy Gannon sits with girls at a school in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Gannon was wounded and her colleague, photographer Anja Niedringhaus, was killed on Friday, April 4, 2014 when an Afghan policeman opened fire while they were sitting in […]

APRIL 4, 2014

AP names news director for East-Central Europe

Fisnik Abrashi at Associated Press’ London office, Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. Abrashi, an AP correspondent and editor who covered wars and their aftermath on three continents, has been appointed all-formats news director for central and eastern Europe, responsible for leading video, photo and text coverage in a region stretching from the Balkans to Poland, it […]

FEB. 7, 2014

Court sides with AP over access to gov’s calendar

The seven-member Commonwealth Court panel unanimously upheld a ruling by the state Office of Open Records ruling that the governor’s office must turn over the requested records without redacting portions that it claimed are protected by exceptions to the state Right-to-Know Law. The AP sought records covering an 18-day period shortly after Corbett took office […]

APRIL 23, 2013

AP, News Media Guild reach new tentative 3 ½ year agreement

AP photographs are displayed at AP headquarters in New York, April 18, 2017. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane) The agreement comes after more than 17 months of negotiations and is subject to ratification of the union membership. The tentative agreement will require employees choosing a premium plan to pay 20 percent of their health care plan costs […]

FEB. 1, 2019

Paddling in sludge to get the story

In an era of smartphones and social media, an AP team opted for a more rudimentary tool to get the story: a canoe. The following note to staff from Senior Managing Editor Michael Oreskes describes how AP journalists paddled into the middle of a river to get a firsthand look at a coal-ash spill in North Carolina, determine the scope of the mishap and keep AP ahead of the competition:

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

UConn returns to top of women’s basketball, dominates South Carolina 82-59 to capture its 12th title

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — During the final sweet moments of UConn’s 12th national title, Geno Auriemma and Paige Bueckers embraced after the star guard departed her final game with the Huskies. It was the moment they wanted all along. “They’ve all been gratifying, don’t get me wrong,” Auriemma said. “But this one here, because of […]

APRIL 7, 2025