The Associated Press

Scale of government's AP records seizure surprises many

2013-05-19 20:41:00

WASHINGTON — Three years ago, the Obama administration brought criminal charges under the Espionage Act against Thomas Drake, an Air Force veteran and intelligence expert at the National Security Agency in Maryland. He was not accused of aiding...

Atty. Gen. Holder defends seizure of AP's telephone records

2013-05-14 11:37:00

WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. strongly defended the far-reaching probe in the disclosure of security information by the Associated Press and said American lives were jeopardized when the wire service revealed details of a foiled plot to...

White House to renew bid for bill to protect journalists

2013-05-15 18:46:00

WASHINGTON — Facing questions about the Justice Department's secret seizure of reporters' phone records, the White House says that it will renew its push for legislation that would offer federal protections to journalists and their sources....

Spying on the AP

2013-05-15 00:00:00

When the government obstructs the ability of a news organization to do its job, the most important victims are not journalists but readers. That's why long-standing guidelines set clear limits on how Justice Department prosecutors are expected to behave...

Holder defends subpoena of journalists' phone records

2013-05-14 21:03:00

WASHINGTON — Atty. Gen. Eric H. Holder Jr. on Tuesday strongly defended the criminal investigation into the leak of classified details about a successful U.S. undercover operation, calling it "within the top two or three most serious leaks" of...

Government secretly obtains phone records from journalists

2013-05-13 21:33:00

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained telephone records from more than 20 lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists in an attempt to learn who leaked information on how the CIA thwarted an apparent terrorist plot...

Justice Department secretly obtained AP telephone records

2013-05-13 14:53:00

WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors secretly obtained records of telephone calls from more than 20 telephone lines belonging to the Associated Press and its journalists over a two-month period in an apparent investigation of a leak of sensitive...

Fake AP tweet latest hacking claimed by pro-Assad 'army'

2013-04-23 14:08:00

A fake tweet that claimed President Obama had been injured after explosions went off at the White House was quickly debunked by the Associated Press, which said its Twitter account had been hacked. But a band of hackers who support Syrian President...

Associated Press' Twitter hacked, fake tweet sends stocks plunging

2013-04-23 11:56:00

The Associated Press' main Twitter account was taken over Tuesday by hackers who sent out a fake tweet saying two explosions had gone off at the White House, injuring President Obama. Within minutes, the real AP used other accounts at its disposal to...

Backers of Syrian president claim credit for AP Twitter hack

2013-04-23 11:46:00

Hackers who support Syrian President Bashar Assad claimed responsibility Tuesday for hijacking an Associated Press Twitter account and falsely tweeting that explosions were rattling the White House. "Ops! @AP get owned by Syrian Electronic Army! #SEA...

Extra, extra! 'Illegal immigrant' and other language changes

2013-04-08 12:05:00

For U.S. reporters and editors, the term “illegal immigrant” looks to be going the way of the eight-track tape. The Associated Press is the news service that prompted Mark Twain to say, “There are only two forces that can carry light...

'Illegal immigrant': what words to use becomes a debate itself

2013-04-03 21:17:00

As lawmakers in Washington debate the possibility of legalization for 11 million immigrants, a more basic question has emerged in the nation's newsrooms and beyond: what to call those immigrants. Most news organizations have long used the term...

Last year in Missouri, there was a four vehicle pile-up which caused the National Transportation Board to recommend the following: that all cell phones should be banned in cars except for emergencies. Why?

2012-01-04 13:38:27

The Associated Press is reporting today, Friday, that Pellston Regional Airport is in danger of losing its main commercial airline, Delta Airlines.

2011-07-15 11:27:10

Harry Potter cast members Jason Isaacs and Helen McCrory who portray Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy speak during an interview with The Associated Press in London, Tuesday.

2011-07-07 07:12:17