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The new witness protocol, currently a draft that is in its final stages of approval, includes the use of television monitors to show the inmate entering the death chamber and being strapped down, as well as the insertion of the IVs, which had both previously been shielded from public view. The new technology has already […]
JAN. 29, 2014
Joe Danborn (AP Photo/Mike Stewart) In his new job, Danborn, who grew up in the Denver area, will oversee news coverage for Montana, Wyoming and Colorado. He’ll be based in Denver. The appointment was announced Thursday by Interim West Editor Anna Johnson, who oversees news for 13 states west of the Rockies. “Joe is a […]
FEB. 11, 2016
As sweeping restrictions and lockdown measures rolled out across the world in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, AP’s team of staff and freelancers in Italy set an example for how to produce compelling and competitive journalism in all formats despite major challenges affecting them both professionally and personally, including school closures, travel restrictions and […]
MARCH 20, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — Relatively few Americans fully endorse the idea that a fertilized egg should have the same rights as a pregnant woman. But a significant share say it describes their views at least somewhat well, according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The new survey comes as questions […]
JULY 12, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — A solid majority of Americans oppose a federal abortion ban as a rising number support access to abortions for any reason, a new poll finds, highlighting a politically perilous situation for candidates who oppose abortion rights as the November election draws closer. Around 6 in 10 Americans think their state should generally allow a person to obtain […]
JULY 9, 2024
In an exclusive based on documents released under the Freedom of Information Act, Washington-based health policy reporter Amanda Seitz reported on complaints that pregnant women were being turned away from emergency rooms in the months after Roe v. Wade was overturned, despite federal law requiring that they be treated. When Roe v. Wade was overturned, […]
APRIL 26, 2024
Politicians, activists and medical personnel frequently weigh in on America’s pitched abortion debate. But the voices of the people most affected by the slew of new laws that restrict access to abortion are seldom heard. Allowing patients to tell their stories of seeking to end their pregnancies has been a priority in AP’s coverage of […]
OCT. 22, 2021
AP journalists in Washington, Mississippi, Texas and New York delivered standout all-formats coverage as the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Mississippi’s abortion law, a highly charged case with national implications for abortion rights. AP showcased its range and depth with previews of the case, spot coverage and analysis of the arguments before the […]
DEC. 10, 2021
POTTERVILLE, Mich. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump says that, if he wins a second term, he wants to make IVF treatment free for women, but did not detail how he would fund his plan or precisely how it would work. “I’m announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will pay […]
AUG. 30, 2024
A scathing letter sent in early April by doctors in Italy’s Lombardy region provided the first tangible inkling that something had gone terribly wrong in its fight against the coronavirus. It also provided Rome chief correspondent Nicole Winfield an idea: explain how the virus overwhelmed a medical system long considered one of Europe’s best turned […]
MAY 1, 2020
ROME (AP) — When doctors and nurses at the Vatican’s showcase children’s hospital complained in 2014 that corners were being cut and medical protocols ignored, the Vatican responded by ordering up a secret in-house investigation. The diagnosis: The original mission of “the pope’s hospital” had been lost and was “today more aimed at profit than on caring for children.” […]
JULY 5, 2017
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Associated Press and four other news organizations on Tuesday urged the Labor Department to reverse its decision last month to restrict news agencies’ use of economic data. In a joint letter, the AP, Bloomberg News, Dow Jones, Market News and Reuters asserted that the changes the department announced Jan. 16 would make the economic data […]
FEB. 4, 2020
