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1,000 words — and then some: The stories behind the shots
Compton’s Cowboys
Photos by Richard Vogel Long before NWA put the place on the map as the birthplace of gangsta rap and its streets echoed with the sounds of drive-by gunfire, Compton was a cowboy town. And it still is.
September 12, 2016
John Hinckley to Leave DC Mental Hospital
The man who attempted to assassinate President Ronald Reagan 35 years ago will leave a Washington psychiatric hospital to live full-time in Virginia on Sept. 10, his lawyer said Thursday.
Ukraine’s Endless War
Photos by Max Black The gray-bearded officer’s summary of the war in eastern Ukraine is terse with weariness.
September 8, 2016
September 6, 2016
Pictures of the Week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
September 2, 2016
Evicted at Trailer Park “Paradise,” Residents Seek New Homes
Photos by Lynne Sladky At first glance, the 15-acre Little Farm trailer park in El Portal, Florida, looks like a rundown neighborhood in need of a face-lift. But to the residents, many of them Hispanic and Haitian immigrants, this close-knit community was home.
Daily Life Around the World
Our Daily Life series is a visual exploration of everyday imagery from around the globe.
What’s at Stake in Hong Kong Post-Protest Vote
Hong Kongers head to the polls Sunday to choose candidates for the semiautonomous city’s legislature, in the first major election since 2014 pro-democracy street protests.
AP Monthly Staff Photo Contest
Each month The Associated Press management honors photographers for outstanding coverage while on assignment.
September 1, 2016
August 31, 2016
Neighbor Churches, Split on Race Lines, Work to Heal Divide
Photos by Branden Camp There are two First Baptist Churches in Macon — one black and one white. They sit almost back-to-back, separated by a small park, in a hilltop historic district overlooking downtown.
Islamic State Mass Graves
Surrounded by smoke and flames, the sound of gunshots echoing around him, the young man crouched in the creek for hours, listening to the men in his family die.
August 30, 2016
Ganges Overflows Its Banks in Indian Holy Town
Photos by Tsering Topgyal As the mighty Ganges River overflowed its banks this past week following heavy monsoon rains, large parts of the Hindu holy town of Varanasi were submerged by floodwaters, keeping away thousands of devotees.
Pictures of the Week
Highlights from the weekly AP photo report, a gallery featuring a mix of front-page photography, the odd image you might have missed and lasting moments our editors think you should see.
August 29, 2016
America Seen From Abroad: Arrogant, Nice, Tech-Savvy, Free
The rest of the world may think Americans eat a lot of burgers, have huge shopping malls and are ruled by an arrogant government.
National Park Service Celebrates Centennial Anniversary
The National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday today with events across the U.S. including the creation of a giant, living version of its emblem in Washington, D.C., a naturalization ceremony on the South Rim of the Grand Canyon and an outdoor concert at Yellowstone National Park.
Thai Farmers Launch (Bee) Sting Operation to Stop Elephants
Photos by Gemunu Amarasinghe To stop wild elephants from rampaging through their produce, farmers in Thailand put up electric fences, set off firecrackers and even switched their crops from pineapples to pumpkins, which the pachyderms don’t relish much. Nothing worked, so the villagers decided on Plan Bee.
Aerial Photos Show Town in Italy Reduced to Rubble
Photos by Gregorio Borgia A strong earthquake in central Italy reduced three towns to rubble as people slept early Wednesday, killing at least 73 people and injuring hundreds more as rescue crews raced to dig out survivors with bulldozers and their bare hands.
A Day in a North Korean Zoo
Photos by Dita Alangkara Lions, tigers and poodles? North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s latest gift to the residents of Pyongyang, the renovated central zoo, is pulling in thousands of visitors a day
August 23, 2016
From the Favela to the Top of the Podium
From the favela to the top of the podium, Rafaela Silva earned Brazil’s first gold medal of the Rio de Janeiro Olympics.
August 22, 2016
Divided America: Diverse Millennials are No Voting Monolith
The oldest millennials — nearing 20 when airplanes slammed into New York City’s Twin Towers — are old enough to remember the relative economic prosperity of the 1990s, and when a different Clinton was running for president.
World in Review
World in Review is a collection of five photo galleries featuring the best of this past month’s coverage curated by Associated Press photo editors from each region of the world: Asia, Europe and Africa, the Middle East, Latin America and the Caribbean and the United States.
New Plight for Louisiana Flood Victims: Find a Place to Live
Keisha Taylor, a 37-year-old mother of four, has spent three nights in two different shelters since her family fled the flooding at their Baton Rouge apartment complex.
August 18, 2016
AP EXPLAINS: For 69 years, Kashmir is torn by deadly strife
When news spread in early July that Indian troops had killed a charismatic commander of Indian-controlled Kashmir’s biggest rebel group, the public response was spontaneous and immense.
Lebanon’s Tobacco Industry
Photos by Bilal Hussein Syria’s conflict has caused hundreds of thousands of refugees to flee to Lebanon, putting a huge strain on the Lebanese economy and its already-crumbling infrastructure.
Peru’s Melting Glaciers
Photos by Martin Mejia The tropical glaciers of South America are dying from soot and rising temperatures, threatening water supplies to communities that have depended on them for centuries. But experts say that the slow process measured in inches of glacial retreat per year also can lead to a sudden, dramatic tragedy.
1,000 words — and then some: The stories behind the shots
August 16, 2016
Surfing in Rio’s Slums
Photos by Felipe Dana Eric Marques walks down a steep labyrinth of dark alleyways on this hillside slum long controlled by drug gangs and off-limits to outsiders.
August 15, 2016
August 12, 2016
Fidel Castro at 90
White-haired, thin and bent at nearly 90, Fidel Castro in person is a faint echo of the man who remade his country, defied the United States and fueled socialist uprisings around the world.
August 11, 2016
Bangladeshis Travel Far From Home For $10-A-Day Jobs
Photos by A.M. Ahad Mohammad Jamal last saw his now-4-month-old daughter when she was 2 days old. He doesn’t know when he will see her next.
August 10, 2016
August 9, 2016
Fans Converge on Rio to Celebrate the 2016 Summer Olympics
During the first week of the 2016 Summer Olympics in Brazil, fans from all over the world gathered in Rio de Janeiro to cheer on their countries, favorite sports and top athletes.
India’s Fasting Activist Irom Sharmila
One of India’s most prominent political activists ended a 16-year hunger strike Tuesday, licking honey from her hand and declaring “I will never forget this moment.”
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