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Additions to US News team

U.S. News Director Josh Hoffner announced Monday that several reporters, including visual journalists, are joining AP’s U.S. News reporting team, comprising journalists in all 50 states.   Here is his memo to staff:  We have three new team members joining U.S. News, and I wanted to send a quick note introducing them. We are thrilled […]

India Hindu Festival
A girl performs on a mallakhamb pole as fireworks light up the sky during the festival of lights Diwali in Mumbai, India, on Monday, Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
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Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights

Millions of Indians celebrated Diwali on Monday as lamps illuminated homes and streets across the country to mark the Hindu festival symbolizing the victory of light over darkness. Diwali, derived from the word “Deepavali,” meaning “a row of lights,” is typically celebrated by socializing and exchanging gifts. The dates of the festival are based on the Hindu […]

OCT. 21, 2025

Hornets Thunder Basketball
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacts after a teammate scored during the first half of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Charlotte Hornets, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Nate Billings)
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Champion Thunder enter the season looking to end the NBA’s run of parity

The defending NBA champions aren’t thinking of themselves in that way. The 80th season of the NBA starts Tuesday night in Oklahoma City, where the Thunder — the “defending” champion, even though they don’t seem to like the term — will get their rings and enjoy one final moment of celebrating last season’s seven-game triumph over the […]

OCT. 20, 2025

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery
People react as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
Best of AP — First Winner

Israel and Hamas accept part of Trump peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners

It started when Evan Vucci, who was covering President Donald Trump at a roundtable event with conservative Christians, noticed an agitated Marco Rubio slipping Trump a note. Vucci and other news photographers in the room zoomed in on the handwriting on White House stationery that read, “You need to approve a Truth Social post soon […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Nobel Medicine
Ross Colquhoun wakes up his wife Mary E. Brunkow to talk about her winning a Nobel Prize in medicine for part of her work on peripheral immune tolerance, in Seattle, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Best of AP — Second Winner

AP’s race to Nobel winners highlights exclusive access and global collaboration

With the Nobel team in Northern Europe alerting the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, the clock was ticking to find this year’s laureates. That task fell for the second year in a row to science writer Adithi Ramakrishnan, who searched for addresses and contact details for the winners or their institutions. In Seattle, photographer Lindsey […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Foreign Aid-Myanmar’s Misery
A child refugee from Myanmar stands on a water pipe while foraging for food in a forest near the Mae La refugee camp in the Tak province of Thailand, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)
Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP tells exclusive story about devastation caused by U.S. foreign aid cuts

Kristen Gelineau, who has reported on Myanmar and the Rohingya crisis since 2017, investigated claims that U.S. aid cuts were causing deaths, contrary to American officials’ assertions that they were not. With foreign journalists barred from the region and communications cut off, Gelineau relied on trusted local contacts to secure rare interviews inside Rohingya camps […]

OCT. 17, 2025

APTOPIX Climate Mexico Ancient Farms Women
Cassandra Garduño cleans a canal in her chinampa, an island farm built by the Aztecs thousands of years ago, in San Gregorio Atlapulco, a borough of Mexico City, May 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Felix Marquez)
Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP and Mongabay join forces on powerful video about women reclaiming Aztec island farms in Mexico City

After meeting about a year ago, Teresa de Miguel, video producer for the Climate and Environment team, and Lucía Torres, head of video at environmental news platform Mongabay, collaborated on a video about chinampas, the island farms created by the Aztecs in Mexico City thousands of years ago. While much has been written about chinampas, […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Womens Poll at 50 Basketball
FILE - Louisiana State's Maree Bennie (15) throws up her arms in defense as Delta State's Wanda Hairston of Delta State passes the ball during the finals of the AIAW national basketball championships in Minneapolis, Minn., March 28, 1977. (AP Photo/Jim Mone, File)
Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Package on the 50th anniversary of the women’s basketball poll tips off season-long coverage looking at the impact of the AP Top 25 rankings

The package tipping off the 50th anniversary of the women’s basketball poll resonated with customers and readers, thanks to a team effort led by Doug Feinberg. Doug’s sources and relationships built over 25 years covering the sport were instrumental in shaping coverage that illustrated how much of an impact the AP Top 25 rankings have […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Immigration Enforcement Chicago
A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent takes part in an early morning operation in Park Ridge, Ill., Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP reporting team uncovers a DHS ad blitz stirring up local police frustration

In the middle of the U.S. government shutdown, reporter Tom Beaumont noticed that the Department of Homeland Security remained well-funded. It was running a major ad campaign to recruit deportation officers, litigators and investigators under President Trump’s immigration agenda. Using AdImpact data, Beaumont found that DHS was targeting its ads specifically in “sanctuary cities” to […]

OCT. 17, 2025

Britain Grand Sumo
Tamawashi, left, pushes Watakakage during a bout at The Grand Sumo Tournament at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
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Photos show Sumo wrestlers bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall

Sumo wrestlers are bringing 1,500 years of tradition to London’s Royal Albert Hall.

OCT. 17, 2025

California Inmate Firefighters Photo Essay
Inmates ride in a vehicle at the Pine Grove Youth Conservation Camp, July 14, 2025, in Red Corral, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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PHOTO ESSAY: Young California inmates learn skills to fight wildfires

Inmate firefighters in California will receive higher pay and the state will make permanent firefighting camps that train and educate young offenders under two laws signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom. California state agencies and the Los Angeles County fire department run 35 “fire camps” where inmates train to become certified wildland firefighters. More than 1,100 […]

OCT. 16, 2025

Be Well-Working Well-Asking for Raise
(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)
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Career experts say asking for a raise isn’t off the table in a tough job market

With the U.S. experiencing a significant hiring slowdown, it’s a daunting time to be looking for a job. Many workers are staying put instead of changing jobs to secure better pay. Artificial intelligence tools increasingly screen the resumes of applicants. Now may seem like an inappropriate time to request a raise.

OCT. 16, 2025

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