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Algerian journalist says he was expelled from his country without explanation

Apr. 16, 2024 12:40 PM EDT

ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) — An Algerian journalist was expelled from the country after flying in from France and not being allowed to leave the airport as journalists continue to face challenges reporting in Algeria. Farid Alilat, a writer for the French-language magazine Jeune...

Media reports say multiple people have been stabbed, and one person has been shot by police, at a Sydney shopping center

Apr. 13, 2024 03:15 AM EDT
SYDNEY (AP) — Media reports say multiple people have been stabbed, and one person has been shot by police, at a Sydney shopping center.

AP WAS THERE: OJ Simpson’s slow-speed chase

Apr. 11, 2024 17:11 PM EDT

EDITOR’S NOTE: The first week of the O.J. Simpson case in mid-June 1994 moved quickly, with reporters racing to reach the news. The only thing that was slow was The Chase. The football great had been accused of killing his ex-wife and her friend, and there he was on live...

Reaction to the death of O.J. Simpson

Apr. 11, 2024 15:28 PM EDT

Reaction to the death of O.J. Simpson after prostate cancer. He was 76. Simpson’s family announced the news on his X account. Relatives said he died Wednesday. ___ “I feel that the system failed Nicole Brown Simpson and failed battered women everywhere. I don’t...

AP photographer's early experiences in Washington helped prepare her to cover wartime diplomacy

Mar. 31, 2024 07:36 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Jacquelyn Martin is a staff photojournalist with The Associated Press based in Washington. She covers politics at the White House and Congress and has traveled the world as a pool photographer covering every secretary of state since Hillary Clinton. She is also known for her...

Biden says he's working to secure release of Wall Street Journal reporter held for a year in Russia

Mar. 29, 2024 15:23 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — On the one-year anniversary of the Russian detention of Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, President Joe Biden said the U.S. is working every day to secure his release. “Journalism is not a crime, and Evan went to Russia to do his job as a reporter...

Six Russian journalists have been detained by authorities. They include one who covered Navalny

Mar. 28, 2024 18:24 PM EDT

Authorities in Russia have detained six journalists across the country this month, including a journalist who covered the trials of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny for several years, media freedom organization Reporters Without Borders said Thursday. Antonina Favorskaya...

Winners announced for 2023 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Awards

Mar. 23, 2024 16:02 PM EDT

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. (AP) — Winners of the 2023 Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters Awards were announced March 23 at the Awards Luncheon and Annual Membership Meeting at The Greenbrier Resort in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. Thirty-eight news organizations in Virginia...

Kate, the reliable face of a modern monarchy, now faces a personal battle in the public eye

Mar. 22, 2024 15:52 PM EDT

LONDON (AP) — One of the most famous, photographed and talked-about women in the world is fighting a very personal battle. Kate, Princess of Wales, disclosed Friday that she is being treated for an unspecified form of cancer. The revelation went alongside a request...

Gannett, McClatchy news chains say they will stop using Associated Press content

Mar. 19, 2024 23:18 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — The Gannett and McClatchy news chains, publishers of more than 230 outlets including USA Today and the Miami Herald, have said they will stop using journalism from The Associated Press amid continued financial pressures for the news industry. The decision by...