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The NBA draft lottery: 14 ping-pong balls, and the right to pick No. 1 overall on the line

Sometime around 6 p.m. EDT Monday, locked inside a secure room with no way of communicating with the outside world, team executives and others will watch 14 ping-pong balls start to bounce inside a machine. The balls will be numbered, 1 through 14. One will be drawn, then a second, then a third, then a […]

MAY 12, 2025

Roger Federer elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1st year of eligibility

Well, this will come as no surprise to anyone who’s paid any attention over the past quarter-century: Roger Federer was elected to the International Tennis Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility, the Rhode Island-based Hall announced Wednesday. The first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles, and part of an era of unprecedented greatness with […]

NOV. 19, 2025

Kathy Gannon named news director for Afghanistan and Pakistan

Vice President for International News Ian Phillips and Middle East News Director Karin Laub today announced a key appointment, sending this memo to staff:

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Labor market softens

Houthi rebels attacks in the Red Sea

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AP finds that a Pentagon-funded study on extremism in the military relied on old data

Pete Hegseth, Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Defense, sat in front of a screen with the headline: “Study Disproves Military Extremism Problem.” It was Jan. 4 of this year and Hegseth told a Fox News audience the new study proved that the number of military service members and veterans involved in the […]

NOV. 26, 2024

AP names Susan Montoya Bryan supervisory correspondent in New Mexico

Susan Montoya Bryan (AP Photo) Montoya Bryan has been a reporter in the AP’s New Mexico bureau since 1999, working as a night supervisor, all-formats reporter and most recently as interim correspondent since October. She has covered breaking news and shot video and photos for several major stories, including wildfires, the drought, energy development and […]

JAN. 7, 2015

AP names Jack Auresto deputy Washington bureau chief, video

Deputy Washington Bureau Chief for Video Jakc Auresto. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais) Auresto’s appointment was announced by AP Washington bureau chief Julie Pace. “Jack is a talented newsman and creative problem-solver who will be integral to AP’s efforts to bolster cross-format coverage in Washington,” Pace said. Auresto, 38, first joined AP in 2014 as broadcast […]

FEB. 26, 2019

Interviewing and photographing young people

Questions often arise about interviewing and photographing children and teenagers.