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AP, dpa to launch new Arabic news service 

The Associated Press and German press agency dpa today announced they will launch an Arabic news wire comprising text stories from both news agencies.   The news wire, called the Global Arabic News Service, will provide more than 200 Arabic language news stories from AP and dpa each day, from the Middle East, Europe, the U.S. […]

OCT. 10, 2024

Israeli military still silent over journalist shooting

JERUSALEM (AP) — One month after the shooting of an Associated Press cameraman in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military still has not commented on the incident or provided any updates about the status of an investigation. Rashed Rashid was covering a protest near Gaza’s northern border with Israel on Nov. 19 when he was […]

DEC. 21, 2018

AP preseason basketball polls to be released beginning Oct. 22

The preseason AP Top 25 polls for men’s and women’s college basketball, the longest-running polls of their kind, will be released the weeks of Oct. 22 and 29.

OCT. 16, 2018

Tom Verdin named democracy news editor

In a memo to staff on Monday, Washington Bureau Chief Anna Johnson and Deputy Washington Bureau Chief Steven Sloan announced a key appointment:

Engaging audiences amid news fatigue

Speaking at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at the City University of New York on Thursday, Executive Editor Julie Pace outlined several challenges facing the news industry and steps news organizations must take to address them.

AP’s red carpet experience will broadcast live on Xbox 360

The Associated Press is bringing the red carpet to the Xbox 360® entertainment system from Microsoft.

FEB. 7, 2013

La AP lanza su primer Manual de Estilo en español

La guía, un producto en internet, busca uniformar el uso del español en Latinoamérica y Estados Unidos

NOV. 9, 2012

Houthi rebels say a US airstrike that hit Yemen prison holding African migrants kills 68

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday alleged a U.S. airstrike hit a prison holding African migrants, killing at least 68 people and wounding 47 others. The U.S. military said it was investigating. The strike in Yemen’s Saada governorate, a stronghold for the Houthis, is the latest incident in the country’s decadelong war […]

APRIL 28, 2025

New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations while over 10,000 structures lost to the 2 biggest blazes

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The two biggest wildfires ravaging the Los Angeles area have burned at least 10,000 homes, buildings and other structures, officials said Thursday as they urged more people to heed evacuation orders after a new blaze ignited and quickly grew. The fast-moving Kenneth Fire started in the late afternoon in the San […]

JAN. 10, 2025

Grocery chains vie for a place on Thanksgiving tables with turkey dinner deals and store brands

NEW YORK (AP) — With Thanksgiving less than two weeks away, Walmart, Target, Aldi and other grocers are competing for a place on holiday tables with turkey dinner deals and other promotions to tempt Americans who haven’t recovered from recent food price inflation. Walmart, the nation’s largest food retailer, first bundled the makings of a […]

NOV. 18, 2024

AP, Frontline doc ‘20 Days in Mariupol’ wins Sundance audience award

PARK CITY, UTAH — The visceral feature film “20 Days in Mariupol” by The Associated Press and Frontline (PBS) has been awarded the Sundance Film Festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition Audience Award.

JAN. 27, 2023

AP delivers strong coverage of Hurricane Melissa

AP journalists across the Caribbean delivered robust, all-formats coverage when Hurricane Melissa — the strongest storm to hit the region since records began 174 years ago — made landfall. With an all-hands-on-deck approach, staff and freelancers filed from Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti, documenting devastation and human impact. Despite challenging conditions on the ground, the team […]

NOV. 7, 2025