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Student-on-student sexual assault is not just a problem on college campuses. It threatens thousands of kids a year in elementary, middle and high schools across America. Rich or poor, urban or rural, no type of school is immune.
For the women and girls of Pakistan, “honor” can be deadly. They may be killed for something as simple as a glance at the wrong man, or as life-changing as trying to determine their own future. AP tells their stories.
Americans are more divided than ever, gridlocked over social issues, race, gender and the economy. In this series, The Associated Press explores what divides us and how deep those divisions run.
In the two years since the Islamic State began building its self-styled “caliphate,” it has killed thousands of people, displaced millions, forced the abandonment of entire villages, and taken over key cities in Syria and Iraq. Here, the AP chronicles the casualties of the IS war.
Thailand is the world's third-largest seafood exporter. It's supply chain has been notoriously murky and is staffed largely by poor workers from neighboring regions. Many are tricked or coerced by brokers who sell them onto fishing boats. Sometimes they are even drugged and kidnapped. That's what four AP reporters found during an 18-month investigation into human trafficking and forced labor in Southeast Asia's seafood industry. The investigation started with a simple question: Could the catch from men enslaved on Thai fishing boats at sea be tracked to U.S. households?
Forty years after the fall of Saigon (present-day Ho Chi Minh City), Peter Arnett has written a new memoir, “Saigon Has Fallen.” Arnett won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for his coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press and later gained fame as a correspondent for CNN. In this vivid recounting, Arnett describes his experience of reporting a war that divided Americans and altered the lives of those who covered it.
The Berlin Wall, which had seemed as normal as the rising sun, came down 25 years ago on Nov. 9, 1989. AP’s Vienna Bureau Chief Alison Smale was well-positioned to witness the key moments leading to the fall of the wall. Explore and watch how AP and Smale report the story.
“I grabbed that phone when it rang and Ike said, ‘Bob, the president has been shot!’ I said, ‘Ike, how do you know?’ He said, ‘I was shooting pictures then and I saw it. There was blood on his face. Mrs. Kennedy jumped up and grabbed him. She cried, ‘Oh no!’ And the motorcade raced on.’”
Fifty years ago, on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Explore the historic social movement, through AP’s coverage, leading up to this landmark legislation.
Some were locked up when they were as young as 14 or 15, sentenced to life without parole for murder and other serious crimes committed as juveniles. Now dozens of former teen offenders are getting a shot at a second chance after Supreme Court rulings set out the possibility of freedom for these inmates, many now in their 50s, 60s and 70s. The court says young offenders should be treated differently than adults. But prison gates don’t just swing open.
Presidential hopefuls burn bright, then fade. Poll numbers rise and fall. Presidents pass the torch; administrations change. Through it all, one constant remains: The Associated Press’ coverage of the American president.
Once among the richest and safest countries in Latin America, Venezuela is now falling apart. With a plunge in the price of oil and years of mismanagement, the economy is unraveling. Food is scarce. Crime is rampant. Hospitals barely work. And people are fighting desperately just to survive from day to day.
The ’60s were powerful days. To say AP reporter Kathryn Johnson was unprepared for plunging into chaotic events is an understatement. She barely begun as a full-fledged Associated Press reporter when the civil rights struggle spread rapidly across the South. From dressing as a student during the integration of the University of Georgia to being trapped in a phone booth by several Ku Klux Klansmen, Johnson's courageous coverage brought the Civil Rights Movement in the south to the AP wires.
Forty-five years ago, three Americans made history becoming the first to set foot on the moon. For the first time ever, explore AP’s coverage of the Space Race in the new eBook, ‘Footprints on the Moon,’ available now.
Seventy years ago, Allied forces liberated Paris after four years of German occupation.
To cover the Vietnam War, The Associated Press gathered an extraordinary group of superb photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the greatest photographic legacies of the 20th century. Collected in “Vietnam: The Real War” are images that tell the story of a war that has left a deep and lasting impression on American life.
The Associated Press had covered war before, but not since the Napoleonic wars a century earlier had so many armies battled to so great an extent.
Fifty years ago, on June 11, 1963, AP Saigon correspondent Malcolm Browne shook the world with his picture of the ritual suicide by fire of a Buddhist monk in protest against South Vietnam’s repressive U.S.-backed regime.
The court says young offenders should be treated differently than adults. But prison gates don’t just swing open.
Explore nowAnalyzing information from state education agencies and federal crime data, AP found about 17,000 official reports of sexual assaults by students over a four-year period. Experts believe that’s the tip of the iceberg.
Explore nowPoll numbers rise and fall. Presidents pass the torch; administrations change. Through it all, one constant remains: The Associated Press’ coverage of the American president.
Explore nowThey may be killed for something as simple as a glance at the wrong man, or as life-changing as trying to determine their own future. AP tells their stories.
Explore nowWith a plunge in the price of oil and years of mismanagement, the economy is unraveling. Food is scarce. Crime is rampant. Hospitals barely work. And people are fighting desperately just to survive from day to day.
Explore nowAmericans are more divided than ever, gridlocked over social issues, race, gender and the economy. In this series, The Associated Press explores what divides us and how deep those divisions run.
Explore nowIn the two years since the Islamic State began building its self-styled “caliphate,” it has killed thousands of people, displaced millions, forced the abandonment of entire villages, and taken over key cities in Syria and Iraq. Here, the AP chronicles the casualties of the IS war.
Explore nowThe ’60s were powerful days. To say AP reporter Kathryn Johnson was unprepared for plunging into chaotic events is an understatement. She barely begun as a full-fledged Associated Press reporter when the civil rights struggle spread rapidly across the South. From dressing as a student during the integration of the University of Georgia to being trapped in a phone booth by several Ku Klux Klansmen, Johnson's courageous coverage brought the Civil Rights Movement in the south to the AP wires.
Explore nowThailand is the world's third-largest seafood exporter. It's supply chain has been notoriously murky and is staffed largely by poor workers from neighboring regions. Many are tricked or coerced by brokers who sell them onto fishing boats. Sometimes they are even drugged and kidnapped. That's what four AP reporters found during an 18-month investigation into human trafficking and forced labor in Southeast Asia's seafood industry. The investigation started with a simple question: Could the catch from men enslaved on Thai fishing boats at sea be tracked to U.S. households?
Explore nowForty years after the fall of Saigon (present-day Ho Chi Minh City), Peter Arnett has written a new memoir, “Saigon Has Fallen.” Arnett won a Pulitzer Prize in 1966 for his coverage of the Vietnam War for The Associated Press and later gained fame as a correspondent for CNN. In this vivid recounting, Arnett describes his experience of reporting a war that divided Americans and altered the lives of those who covered it.
Explore nowThe Berlin Wall, which had seemed as normal as the rising sun, came down 25 years ago on Nov. 9, 1989. AP’s Vienna Bureau Chief Alison Smale was well-positioned to witness the key moments leading to the fall of the wall. Explore and watch how AP and Smale report the story.
Explore now“I grabbed that phone when it rang and Ike said, ‘Bob, the president has been shot!’ I said, ‘Ike, how do you know?’ He said, ‘I was shooting pictures then and I saw it. There was blood on his face. Mrs. Kennedy jumped up and grabbed him. She cried, ‘Oh no!’ And the motorcade raced on.’”
Explore nowThe Associated Press had covered war before, but not since the Napoleonic wars a century earlier had so many armies battled to so great an extent.
Explore nowFifty years ago, on July 2, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Explore the historic social movement, through AP’s coverage, leading up to this landmark legislation.
Explore nowForty-five years ago, three Americans made history becoming the first to set foot on the moon. For the first time ever, explore AP’s coverage of the Space Race in the new eBook, ‘Footprints on the Moon,’ available now.
Explore nowSeventy years ago, Allied forces liberated Paris after four years of German occupation.
Explore nowTo cover the Vietnam War, The Associated Press gathered an extraordinary group of superb photojournalists in its Saigon bureau, creating one of the greatest photographic legacies of the 20th century. Collected in “Vietnam: The Real War” are images that tell the story of a war that has left a deep and lasting impression on American life.
Explore nowFifty years ago, on June 11, 1963, AP Saigon correspondent Malcolm Browne shook the world with his picture of the ritual suicide by fire of a Buddhist monk in protest against South Vietnam’s repressive U.S.-backed regime.
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