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Trump won’t block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing

More than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans — ranging from the Episcopal Church and the Union for Reform Judaism to the Mennonites and Unitarian Universalists — filed a federal court lawsuit Tuesday challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship. The lawsuit, […]

FEB. 11, 2025

Midair collision kills 67 people in the deadliest US air disaster in almost a quarter century

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A midair collision between an Army helicopter and a jetliner killed all 67 people aboard the two aircraft, officials said Thursday, as they scrutinized the actions of the military pilot in the country’s deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. At least 28 bodies were pulled from the icy waters […]

JAN. 31, 2025

AP names new statehouse correspondent in Springfield Ill

Moreno has worked for the AP for eight years, the last five covering the Colorado statehouse in Denver. His standout work there includes investigations into gun control legislation and voter fraud claims. He also covered the 2014 Colorado governor’s race. Before joining the AP, Moreno worked for the Rocky Mountain News. He has a journalism […]

NOV. 12, 2015

AP cameraman shot during Gaza protest

Rashed Rashid, 47, was hit in the leg Monday during a weekly protest next to the Israeli border. Doctors said he suffered multiple bone fractures above the ankle and would need surgery. Witnesses said he was about 600 meters (1,969 feet) from the fence, far from the protesters. He was operating a live camera on […]

NOV. 19, 2018

AP names Muhammed Muheisen as chief Mideast photographer

In this Thursday, March 26, 2015 photo, Associated Press chief photographer for Pakistan Muhammed Muheisen poses for a photograph in Amsterdam. The Associated Press has named the award-winning photographer, frequently honored for his striking photos of people in their everyday environment, as its chief photographer for the Middle East, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The appointment was […]

JUNE 17, 2015

Dangerous levees How they got that story

In this May 19, 2011 file photo, a row of flooded farm homes are pictured near Yazoo City, Miss. (AP Photo/Dave Martin, File) In a memo to AP staff, Managing Editor for State News Kristin Gazlay recounts how one reporter in Traverse City, Mich., and another based in New Orleans used freedom of information law […]

JAN. 24, 2013

AP nombra director editorial para el Cono Sur

En esta foto del 2 de abril de 2013, el editor de Associated Press Editor Peter Prengaman posa para una foto en Atlanta. Prengaman, periodista multiformato y gerente de noticias que ha reportado desde una docena de países para AP, ha sido nombrado director editorial para el Cono Sur a cargo de la cobertura en […]

DEC. 1, 2014

Any Cabrera veteran AP Latin America editor reporter dies at 60

In this April 17, 2013 photo, Associated Press news editor Any Cabrera poses for a staff photo at AP’s Mexico City AP bureau. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills) Any Cabrera, a veteran AP journalist who covered many of Latin America’s biggest stories during 33 years as a reporter and editor, died suddenly Monday morning at her home […]

MAY 24, 2016

AP names Linderman reporter in Baltimore

The announcement was made Thursday by AP South Editor Lisa Marie Pane and Mid-Atlantic News Editor Amanda Kell. “Juliet is a smart and nimble journalist whose talents and experience will prove invaluable,” Pane said. Linderman, 27, will be covering urban issues and education in the Mid-Atlantic region. In 2012, Linderman joined the Times-Picayune, where she […]

MARCH 20, 2014

AP names veteran South Dakota journalist Carson Walker as cooperative’s Dakotas News Editor

Carson Walker Walker returned to the cooperative’s Sioux Falls bureau in July 2013 as a breaking news reporter. In his new position, he will oversee the AP’s reporting staff in North Dakota and South Dakota and have responsibility for the creation of the AP’s report in both states. The 47-year-old Walker will be based in […]

JAN. 6, 2014

AP’s decade-long push for court transparency key to current Cosby trial

On Sept. 25, 2018, Bill Cosby was led away from a Pennsylvania courthouse in handcuffs, sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his gated estate. 

Standoff in South Africa ends with 87 miners dead and anger over police’s ‘smoke them out’ tactics

STILFONTEIN, South Africa (AP) — The death toll in a monthslong standoff between police and miners trapped while working illegally in an abandoned gold mine in South Africa has risen to at least 87, police said Thursday. Authorities faced growing anger and a possible investigation over their initial refusal to help the miners and instead […]

JAN. 16, 2025