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This photo gallery, curated by photo editor Leslie Mazoch, highlights some of the most compelling images worldwide published by The Associated Press in the past week.
DEC. 4, 2025
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FILE - A woman shows her t-shirt as she arrives for a Mass led by Pope Leo XIV in Istanbul, Turkey, Nov. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Dilara Acikgoz, File)
In this image provided by the New Zealand Police items donated to a charity story including marijuana and cash are displayed in Southland, New Zealand, Feb. 18, 2026. (New Zealand Police via AP)
Bag containing weed and cash accidentally donated to a New Zealand charity shop
Two teenagers mistakenly left a knapsack containing marijuana and cash at a donation area outside a New Zealand charity shop then returned in a panic to retrieve the bag, police said Monday. A volunteer at the store noticed a pungent aroma before opening the knapsack and finding plastic bags of marijuana amounting to 43.2 grams (1.5 ounces) […]
MARCH 9, 2026
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Myanmar authorities charge Associated Press journalist
This undated family photo provided on Wednesday, March 3, 2021 shows Associated Press journalist Thein Zaw in Yangon, Myanmar. (Thein Zaw family via AP) The six were arrested while covering protests against the Feb. 1 military coup in Myanmar that ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi. The group includes journalists for Myanmar […]
MARCH 2, 2021
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A sign for absentee voting is displayed as people wait over four hours for early voting at Fairfax County Government Center, Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
AP to explain its critical role in elections in Trusted Elections Network event series
The Associated Press and the American Press Institute’s Trusted Elections Network will hold a series of presentations beginning this week that explain the essential role AP plays in U.S. elections and advise journalists and the public on what to expect on and after Election Day.
SEPT. 21, 2020
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Nevada court considering Wynn defamation claim against AP
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Supreme Court was asked Monday to reinstate a defamation lawsuit against The Associated Press and an AP reporter based on a story about accounts to Las Vegas police from two women who alleged sexual misconduct by former casino mogul Steve Wynn. In oral arguments, a lawyer for Wynn argued […]
JULY 7, 2020
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APs Rodrigo Abd among this years 4 Cabot Prize winners
Photographer Rodrigo Abd. (AP Photo/Lorena Pahor) NEW YORK (AP) — Photographer Rodrigo Abd of The Associated Press and three other journalists in Brazil, Colombia and El Salvador won this year’s Maria Moors Cabot Prize, which recognizes excellence in coverage of Latin America and the Caribbean. Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism on Wednesday announced this […]
JULY 20, 2016
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Judge chides State official over AP records request response
The AP sued in March after the department failed to satisfy repeated document requests filed under the Freedom of Information Act, including one made five years ago. In a court hearing arising from the lawsuit, U.S. District Judge Richard Leon appeared incredulous at times about the amount of time it was taking and suggested the […]
JULY 30, 2015
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AP coverage of health care rollout to focus on states
President Barack Obama’s national health care reform is the biggest addition to the nation’s social safety net since the advent of Medicare nearly 50 years ago. The Affordable Care Act is estimated to cover at least 30 million of the nearly 50 million people now uninsured at a cost of $1.7 trillion from 2013 to 2022 -- perhaps more in later decades as greater numbers of people sign up and medical costs keep rising.
JAN. 24, 2013
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Associated Press editor Ted Anthony poses for a photo in Allison Park, Pa., on Tuesday, March 4, 2014. Anthony, 45, who has reported from more than 20 countries since joining the AP in 1992, was named on Wednesday, March 5, as the news cooperative's Asia-Pacific news director, based in Bangkok. (AP Photo/Melissa Rayworth)
Anthony named AP’s Asia-Pacific news director
Ted Anthony He will oversee more than 100 AP journalists in text, photos and video for a region stretching from India to Japan, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific Islands. Anthony succeeds Brian Carovillano, now the AP managing editor for U.S. news. Anthony will be based in Bangkok and report to the AP’s Vice President […]
MARCH 4, 2014
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Michael Giarrusso in the Associated Press office on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)
Michael Giarrusso named AP global sports editor
AP Global Sports Editor Michael Giarrusso (AP photo) Giarrusso, chief of bureau for The Associated Press for Arizona and New Mexico for the past three years, will oversee AP’s sports operations and manage more than 100 journalists covering events around the world, including the Olympics, World Cup and Super Bowl. He will be based in […]
OCT. 29, 2013
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Report At least 60 journalists killed in 2014
Syria was connected to two of the more horrifying killings of journalists this year, the beheadings by the Islamic State group of American freelancers James Foley and Steven Sotloff. Both had disappeared while reporting on the conflict. The conflict in Ukraine between the new government and Russian-backed separatists saw five journalists and two media workers […]
DEC. 23, 2014
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AP to release first all-time college basketball ranking
AP will release the all-time rankings, along with analysis, stories looking back at the history of the poll, and other details, on Wednesday, Jan. 10. Teams on the list will include the first-ever No. 1 in an AP poll, St. Louis, as well as teams that haven’t been in the poll for generations, including Seattle […]
DEC. 7, 2023
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