AP announces political team for 2020
Washington Bureau Chief Julie Pace today announced the team of reporters across the U.S. and in the nation’s capital who will cover the 2020 presidential race for The Associated Press.
Trudging through mud to get the shot
As search crews in California look for victims of this week’s deadly mudslides in Montecito, AP journalists are on the ground covering the rescue efforts and the destruction left behind.
Reporter’s investigation exposes abuse of migrant children
National investigative reporter Garance Burke revealed this week that more than two dozen migrant children were abused or neglected in American homes since the federal government relaxed procedures for vetting those wanting to take in unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.
Uranium in private wells? Reporters dig for answers
A year ago, the U.S. Geological Survey released a study saying one out of four private wells in California’s eastern San Joaquin Valley, in the country’s richest farming region, had dangerous levels of uranium.
How reporter produced revealing closeup of Gov. Brown’s prison plan
In a memo to Associated Press staffers, Managing Editor for U.S. News Brian Carovillano describes how a story spotted on a locally focused website prompted a high-impact investigation by AP of whether California Gov. Jerry Brown's prison realignment plan is working as advertised. The story in the Turlock City News reported that Brown had visited officials in rural Stanislaus County. It caught the attention of AP Sacramento Correspondent Tom Verdin. Carovillano continues: