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Longtime AP executive James W. Mangan dies at age 87
Andrew Mangan said his father died of a heart ailment Friday while playing tennis in San Antonio. “If you look at his career history, AP tossed a lot of different challenges to Jim. He did well in every one of them,” said Louis D. Boccardi, former AP president and CEO. James Mangan started with AP […]
AUG. 26, 2015

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

AP names J. David Ake to lead its global photojournalism
AP Director of Photography J. David Ake. (AP Photo) Sally Buzbee, the AP’s senior vice president and executive editor, made the announcement on Thursday. Ake will start his new role on Dec. 1 and be based at AP’s New York headquarters. Ake is currently the deputy chief of bureau for visual journalism in Washington, where […]
NOV. 8, 2018

AP Basketball Writer Jim O’Connell dead at age 64
In this April 7, 2013, photo, Associated Press College Basketball Writer Jim O’Connell, left, is honored by Louisville coach Rick Pitino after a news conference at the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) NEW YORK (AP) — Jim O’Connell, the longtime college basketball writer for The Associated Press and a […]
JULY 2, 2018

Big Ten puts 10 on AP All-America first team, led by 4 from Ohio State and Hoosier star Mendoza
Four players from Ohio State are among 10 first-team picks from the Big Ten Conference on The Associated Press All-America team released Monday, a group headed by repeat selection Caleb Downs of the Buckeyes and AP Player of the Year Fernando Mendoza of Indiana. The AP has named an All-America team every year since 1925, and […]
DEC. 15, 2025

Longtime AP photographer Edward Kolenovsky dies at 87
This Feb. 15, 1985 file photo shows former AP photographer Ed Kolenovsky transmitting photos at the bureau office in Houston. (AP Photo) Terry Kolenovsky said her father-in-law died at the Houston-area home of her and her husband, Edward Kolenovsky Jr. She said he had Parkinson’s disease and dementia and been hospitalized, but that he insisted […]
MAY 17, 2016

AP names Weissenstein to Havana bureau chief post
Michael Weissenstein (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) The AP also announced that senior producer Christopher Gillette has been named to head AP television operations in the country. The appointments were announced jointly on Thursday by John Daniszewski, senior managing editor for international news, and Sandy MacIntyre, director of global video news. “Cuba is important for the Americas […]
JULY 17, 2014

AP names Ian Phillips news director in Middle East
AP Mideast News Director Ian Phillips The appointment was announced jointly on Wednesday by John Daniszewski, senior managing editor for international news; Santiago Lyon, director of photography; and Sandy MacIntyre, director of global video news. In his new role, Phillips will oversee nearly 200 journalists covering some of the world’s most challenging and dynamic stories, […]
JULY 17, 2013

Jean-Marie Le Pen, French far-right leader known for fiery rhetoric against immigration, dies at 96
PARIS (AP) — Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right National Front who was known for fiery rhetoric against immigration and multiculturalism that earned him both staunch supporters and widespread condemnation, died Tuesday. He was 96. One of the most polarizing figures in French politics, Le Pen made Islam and Muslim immigrants his primary […]
JAN. 7, 2025

Sharon Cohen, much-honored AP national writer, dead at 68
AP national writer Sharon Cohen poses for photo in Chicago on July 26, 2017. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato) Sharon Cohen, a matchless reporter who told American stories with great skill and compassion over more than four decades at The Associated Press, died Monday at her Chicago home. She was 68. At her death, more than a […]
APRIL 5, 2021

AP publishes review of Germany operations before and during World War II
The Associated Press today published a review of its operations in Germany before and during World War II that makes clear the AP took steps to retain its independence and provide factual, unbiased information to the world despite intense pressures from Nazi Germany.
MAY 10, 2017