AP publishes American food quiz as part of America at 250 series
The Associated Press on July 7 released a quiz testing readers' knowledge of American food as part of its America at 250 series.
2026-07-07 · 3 MIN READTAG · Religion & Society
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Atlantic republishes 2016 JD Vance essay calling Trump 'cultural heroin'
The Atlantic on Saturday republished a 2016 essay by then-private citizen JD Vance that described Donald Trump's political appeal as "cultural heroin," bringing renewed attention to Vance's shift from Trump critic to running mate. Vance is…
2026-07-05 · 3 MIN READVolunteer discovers rare Declaration of Independence copy in UK archives
Michael Scurr, a volunteer at Britain's National Archives, discovered a rare 1776 Exeter printing of the Declaration of Independence while cataloguing Royal Navy correspondence in late May, just weeks before America's 250th anniversary.…
2026-07-02 · 3 MIN READ
RFK Jr. under fire for letter pressing journal over retracted vaccine study
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing criticism from public health advocates after he sent a letter demanding answers from a medical journal that retracted a flawed study linking vaccines to infant death, with…
2026-06-15 · 3 MIN READThe Bulwark's Sarah Longwell builds profitable media brand for 'politically homeless'
Sarah Longwell, a former Republican operative turned never-Trump media founder, has built the Bulwark into a profitable digital news outlet that has attracted investor interest from Melinda French Gates and Laurene Powell Jobs' Emerson…
2026-06-13 · 3 MIN READUK government publishes Mandelson ambassador papers exposing internal communications
The UK government published a second tranche of documents on Peter Mandelson's appointment as ambassador to the United States, releasing more than 1,000 pages of internal government communications, text messages, and WhatsApp logs to…
2026-06-01 · 3 MIN READAP combat photographer Dang Van Phuoc, who lost an eye in Vietnam War, dies at 91
Dang Van Phuoc, a former Associated Press combat photographer who lost his eye to an explosion during the Vietnam War and returned to the frontlines, died Saturday in Southern California at age 91, his nephew said.
2026-05-27 · 3 MIN READAdvance Publications publisher and former AP board chair Donald Newhouse dies at 96
Donald E. Newhouse, who led Advance Publications’ 35 newspapers for nearly half a century and served as chairman of the board of The Associated Press, died Tuesday at his home in New Jersey at the age of 96, his family said. Anna Wintour,…
2026-05-27 · 4 MIN READAP revisits 1996 account of Cuban jets shooting down exile planes
The Associated Press on Saturday republished a 1996 report describing how Cuban fighter jets shot down two small planes flown by members of the Cuban exile group Brothers to the Rescue from Miami in international waters off Havana. The…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READ
James Murdoch deal to buy New York Magazine and Vox Media brands
Media scion James Murdoch has struck a deal with Vox Media to acquire New York magazine, the Vox Media Podcast Network and the Vox editorial brand, according to a report by the Associated Press. The transaction, expected to close within…
2026-05-21 · 3 MIN READRachel Maddow to publish DOJ history ‘Department of Fate’ in November
Rachel Maddow is writing a history of the U.S. Justice Department that will be published Nov. 10 by Crown, a division of Penguin Random House, according to an announcement Monday. The book, titled “Department of Fate,” will examine the…
2026-05-19 · 3 MIN READRachel Maddow’s ‘Department of Fate’ to examine 150-year Justice Department history
Rachel Maddow, the liberal MSNBC host and bestselling author, will publish a history of the U.S. Department of Justice titled “Department of Fate” on Nov. 10, Crown, a division of Penguin Random House, announced Monday. The book, arriving…
2026-05-18 · 4 MIN READIn Memoir, Jill Biden Questions Response to Joe Biden's Debate Performance
Former first lady Jill Biden, in a memoir set for release next Tuesday, reflects on former President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump in 2024 and wonders whether it would have been better to acknowledge the…
2026-05-29 · 3 MIN READRachel Maddow to publish Justice Department history ‘Department of Fate’
Rachel Maddow will publish a new book on the U.S. Justice Department, Penguin Random House’s Crown announced May 19. ‘Department of Fate’ is set for release Nov. 10, one week after this year’s midterm elections.
2026-05-18 · 3 MIN READ
USA Today owner announces plan to acquire Detroit News, ending 36-year partnership
USA Today Co., owner of the Detroit Free Press, announced on January 26, 2026, that it plans to acquire The Detroit News, consolidating two major Detroit newspapers under a single owner. The deal ends an almost 40-year joint operating…
2026-05-18 · 3 MIN READAP lays off 20 journalists, completing US restructuring pivot from print
The Associated Press laid off 20 U.S.-based journalists on Friday, completing a restructuring announced last month that shifts the news organization’s focus away from print journalism and toward visual journalism and technology clients,…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READAP lays off 20 US-based journalists as it pivots from print
The Associated Press laid off 20 U.S.-based journalists on Friday, according to the News Media Guild, as part of a restructuring announced last month that shifts the news organization away from print journalism and toward visual journalism…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READ
Researchers in Ireland uncover medieval book in Rome with oldest English poem
Researchers in Ireland have uncovered what they say is the oldest surviving English poem inside a medieval manuscript being held in a Roman library, according to researchers involved in the discovery. The poem, composed in Old English,…
2026-05-16 · 3 MIN READUSPS unveils special bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th birthday
The U.S. Postal Service on Thursday unveiled special edition stamps featuring the bald eagle as the nation marks its 250th birthday. The stamp designs, displayed at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, depict the bird across…
2026-05-14 · 3 MIN READUSPS unveils special bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th birthday
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled special edition bald eagle stamps for America’s 250th birthday Thursday at the National Eagle Center in Wabasha, Minnesota, and made them available for purchase across the United States. The stamps depict…
2026-05-13 · 3 MIN READ
UCLA launches multimedia textbook on Asian American and Pacific Islander history
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center on Saturday launched "Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook," a free digital resource aimed at giving high school and college educators a more inclusive…
2026-05-10 · 4 MIN READUCLA launches free digital textbook spotlighting Asian American history
The UCLA Asian American Studies Center on Saturday launched “Foundations and Futures: Asian American and Pacific Islander Multimedia Textbook,” a free online, multimedia resource for educators that aims to broaden how schools teach Asian…
2026-05-10 · 4 MIN READUSPS releases Route 66 centennial stamps built from photographer David Schwartz’s trips
The U.S. Postal Service is releasing eight Route 66 centennial postage stamps, drawn from the work of photographer David J. Schwartz, who has documented the highway on 42 trips. USPS unveiled the stamp series Tuesday in Springfield,…
2026-05-09 · 3 MIN READUSPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps made from photographer’s 42 trips
The U.S. Postal Service on Tuesday released eight Route 66 centennial stamps, with each stamp highlighting a state the highway passes through. The project is based on photographs taken by David J. Schwartz, who said he has made 42 trips…
2026-05-08 · 3 MIN READAP wins Pulitzer Prize for investigation into global surveillance tech
The Associated Press won the Pulitzer Prize for international reporting on Monday for a global investigation that revealed how U.S. technology companies helped build China’s mass surveillance apparatus and how American agencies secretly…
2026-05-05 · 3 MIN READPost, AP, Reuters, Star Tribune among 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners
The Washington Post was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for public service Monday for its scrutinizing coverage of the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies, and The Associated Press won the prize for international reporting about…
2026-05-05 · 5 MIN READPulitzer Prize winners include Washington Post, AP for service and surveillance
The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service on Monday for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s overhaul of federal agencies. The Associated Press won the prize for international reporting about surveillance. The…
2026-05-05 · 3 MIN READUSPS unveils Route 66 centennial stamps based on photographer’s 42 trips
The U.S. Postal Service unveiled Tuesday eight Route 66 centennial postage stamps, each representing one of the states the highway runs through, with photos by David J. Schwartz. The stamps come as Route 66 marks its 100th year since its…
2026-05-04 · 3 MIN READOprah’s podcast expands to 2 episodes a week as Amazon adds her TV library
Oprah Winfrey’s podcast is moving deeper into Amazon, after Harpo Entertainment struck a multiyear deal giving Amazon-owned Wondery exclusive distributing and advertising rights to “The Oprah Podcast.” Under the agreement announced Monday,…
2026-04-28 · 3 MIN READ
Carla Hayden honored by Authors Guild nearly a year after Trump firing
Former Library of Congress director Carla Hayden was honored with the Authors Guild Champion of Writers Award at the guild’s annual dinner-gala Monday in New York, nearly a year after President Donald Trump abruptly fired her as librarian…
2026-04-20 · 3 MIN READAfter its dominant newspaper is saved, Pittsburgh’s media looks ahead
Pittsburgh media has pivoted from a looming shutdown to a possible reshaping after new ownership moves saved the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and revived the Pittsburgh City Paper. Owners of the Post-Gazette announced a sale to a nonprofit…
2026-04-20 · 3 MIN READNonprofit sector steps in to rescue Pittsburgh Post-Gazette from shutdown
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said Tuesday it prevented an imminent shutdown after a nonprofit journalism operation agreed to buy the struggling newspaper, highlighting a broader shift as advertising and circulation revenues decline. The…
2026-04-15 · 3 MIN READPittsburgh Post-Gazette finds nonprofit buyer, avoids shutdown on May 3
Barely two weeks after announcing a plan to shut down, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said it has found a buyer that will keep the newspaper operating under a nonprofit journalism model. The newspaper had been scheduled to close on May 3, but…
2026-04-15 · 3 MIN READPittsburgh Post-Gazette finds nonprofit buyer to avoid May 3 shutdown
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette owner Block Communications said Tuesday it has found a last-minute buyer that will keep the newspaper open, about two weeks before it was due to shut down. The buyer, the Venetoulis Institute for Local Journalism,…
2026-04-14 · 3 MIN READPlaintiffs settle with Trump administration over library funding cuts
Plaintiffs who sued to stop the Trump administration from cutting funding for an agency that supports U.S. libraries said Thursday they reached a settlement with the Justice Department. The American Library Association and the American…
2026-04-11 · 3 MIN READNew deal brings journalists and their followers closer together
Noosphere has signed a multiyear licensing agreement with Sky News to use its app technology that lets reporters interact directly with the people who follow their stories. The move, announced Friday, is designed to shift journalism from…
2026-04-10 · 3 MIN READ
New deal brings journalists and their followers closer together
A new multiyear licensing agreement will let Sky News make use of technology from Noosphere, a company that connects reporters with the audiences who follow their work. The AP reports the deal was announced Friday after Noosphere founder…
2026-04-09 · 3 MIN READCIA ends public access to World Factbook, prompting educator and fan backlash
The Central Intelligence Agency has shut down public access to its World Factbook, a free, long-running reference database that includes maps and country-by-country information, according to the CIA and a report by Laurie Kellman. The…
2026-04-08 · 3 MIN READAP offers buyouts as it pivots away from newspaper-focused history
The Associated Press said it will offer buyouts to an unspecified number of its U.S.-based journalists as it accelerates a shift away from a newspaper-first legacy and toward more video and new revenue sources. Julie Pace, AP executive…
2026-04-07 · 3 MIN READCIA ends World Factbook access; educators and researchers mourn loss
The CIA stopped making the CIA World Factbook available to the public on Feb. 4, ending a decades-long reference resource used by students, educators and researchers. In a report published April 5, Associated Press said the agency framed…
2026-04-07 · 3 MIN READ