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G7 leaders fail to reach ambitious joint agreements on key issues after Trump’s exit

KANANASKIS, Alberta (AP) — Six of the Group of Seven leaders discussed Russia’s war in Ukraine and the Israel-Iran conflict but failed to reach major agreements on those and many other top issues — closing a summit that was forced to try and show how the wealthy nations’ club might still shape global policy despite the early departure of U.S. President Donald Trump. […]

JUNE 17, 2025

Curveballs are disappearing in MLB as velocity obsession reshapes pitching landscape

ATLANTA (AP) — Curveballs have been thrown a curve by a modern game valuing velocity over variety, disappearing from the major leagues by more than 20,000 annually. The Athletics have thrown curves on just 2.5% of pitches this season. The overall big league figure dropped from 10.7% in 2019 to 8.1% last year, the lowest […]

JULY 14, 2025

Milei crea su propia “rapid response 47” contra noticias falsas; periodistas en alerta

El gobierno de Javier Milei creó la “oficina de respuesta oficial” para desmentir supuestas informaciones falsas difundidas por medios de comunicación y opositores, una medida que según organizaciones de periodistas apunta a limitar la libertad de expresión.

FEB. 5, 2026

Quick response establishes AP as the go-to source for information on the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife, and their dog

The call came in after midnight local time on Feb. 27: Gene Hackman had died in Santa Fe, New Mexico. From there, it was a race to get the news on the wire while most Americans slept. Dozens of AP journalists jumped in to help, delivering a dominant performance across all formats. Freelance photographer Roberto […]

MARCH 7, 2025

International Media & Archive Consortium warns of Judicial Review over UK Government plans to weaken copyright

LONDON – A consortium of the world’s largest news agencies, commercial licensing companies and commercial audiovisual archives has today called on the UK Government to rethink its plans to weaken UK copyright law and its use of secondary legislation.

JAN. 15, 2013

West Texans, Mennonites at center of measles outbreak choose medical freedom over vaccine mandates

SEMINOLE, Texas (AP) — Measles had struck this West Texas town, sickening dozens of children, but at the Community Church of Seminole, more than 350 worshippers gathered for a Sunday service. Sitting elbow-to-elbow, they filled the pews, siblings in matching button-down shirts and dresses, little girls’ hair tied neatly into pink bows. Fathers shushed babbling […]

MARCH 4, 2025

US overdose deaths fell 27% last year, the largest one-year decline ever seen

There were 30,000 fewer U.S. drug overdose deaths in 2024 than the year before — the largest one-year decline ever recorded. An estimated 80,000 people died from overdoses last year, according to provisional Centers for Disease Control and Prevention data released Wednesday. That’s down 27% from the 110,000 in 2023. The CDC has been collecting comparable data […]

MAY 14, 2025

Fotógrafo de AP resulta herido en tiroteo en Senado haitiano

El senador del partido gobernante Ralph Fethiere dispara su pistola afuera del Parlamento al llegar a una votación para ratificar la nominación de Fritz William Michel como primer ministro en Puerto Príncipe, Haití, 23 de septiembre de 2019. (AP Foto/Dieu Nalio Chery) Dieu-Nalio Chery fue impactado en la mandíbula por lo que parece ser el […]

SEPT. 24, 2019

A sea turtle with 3 flippers swims free after Florida rehab, now followed by satellite

Cheers rose from a bundled-up crowd as a loggerhead sea turtle that survived a likely shark attack trundled back into the ocean after months of rehabilitation in Florida, carrying a satellite tracker to see how she fares with only three flippers. The air on the beach was chilly, with temperatures in the 40s Fahrenheit (roughly 4 to […]

JAN. 28, 2026

Spotlight on AP’s visual storytelling

In 2024, AP photojournalists across nearly 100 countries and in all 50 states documented the world’s most urgent stories. From pivotal moments including the attempted assassination of President-elect Donald Trump to the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, AP photographers were on the front lines, capturing history as it unfolded. Beyond breaking news, […]

Sally Buzbee es designada nueva directora editorial de AP

Buzbee, quien asumirá el 1 de enero, supervisará una empresa noticiosa global con periodistas que envían texto, fotos y video desde más de 260 lugares en 106 países. Sally Buzbee. (AP Foto) “La misión de la AP de periodismo fuerte, imparcial y basado en los hechos nunca ha sido más importante”, dijo Buzbee. “Mis colegas […]

NOV. 17, 2016

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