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April 8 2025 Judge Trevor McFadden ruled that the White House must lift access restrictions on the AP while the AP v. Budowich lawsuit proceeds.
2025 The men's Coach of the Year award experienced its first-ever tie.
2025 JuJu Watkins from USC, a sophomore guard, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
February 24 2025 A federal judge declined to issue an immediate order compelling the White House to reinstate AP's access to presidential events, with the White House maintaining that press access is a privilege, not a legal right.
February 21 2025 The Associated Press filed a lawsuit (Associated Press v. Budowich) against the Trump administration for blocking their attendance at presidential events.
2024 Travis Hunter from Colorado wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Cornerback/Wide Receiver (CB/WR).
2024 Kelvin Sampson from Houston wins his second Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award for men's basketball, and Dawn Staley wins her second award for women's basketball.
2024 Caitlin Clark from Iowa, now a senior guard, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award for the second time.
2024 The Associated Press won an Oscar for the documentary '20 Days in Mariupol', a first-person account of the early stages of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
December 2024 Zach Edey of Purdue won the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year for the second time, this time as a Senior.
June 2024 Axios reported that the Associated Press plans to launch a nonprofit aimed at expanding state and local news coverage, with the goal of raising $100 million in funding.
May 2024 Israeli officials seized Associated Press equipment broadcasting a live stream of Northern Gaza from Sderot, as part of a ban on Al Jazeera Media in Israel. The equipment seizure was condemned by journalism organizations, Israeli opposition politicians, and US government officials.
March 25 2024 Gannett, the largest U.S. newspaper publisher, announced it would stop using AP content, with AP expressing shock and disappointment.
2023 Jayden Daniels from LSU wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2023 Caitlin Clark from Iowa, a junior guard, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
December 2023 Zach Edey of Purdue became the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year as a Junior.
2022 Caleb Williams from USC wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2022 Aliyah Boston from South Carolina, a junior forward, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
December 2022 Oscar Tshiebwe of Kentucky became the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year as a Junior.
April 2022 Gracia C. Martore, former president and CEO of Tegna, Inc., was elected as the chairperson of the Associated Press board of directors.
February 24 2022 AP promoted an NFT on Twitter featuring an aerial shot of an overcrowded migrant boat in the Mediterranean Sea, which sparked significant negative backlash from users and journalists who accused the organization of profiting from human suffering.
January 10 2022 Associated Press announced plans to start selling non-fungible tokens (NFTs) of their photographs in partnership with Xooa, aiming to use proceeds to fund their operations.
2021 Bryce Young from Alabama wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2021 Paige Bueckers from UConn, a freshman guard, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award, becoming the first freshman to win the honor.
June 8 2021 Israeli Ambassador to the US Gilad Erdan met with AP CEO Gary Pruitt and VP for foreign news Ian Phillips to discuss the building's destruction, claiming Hamas intelligence used the site for electronic warfare operations. The AP maintained they had not received supporting evidence.
May 2021 Associated Press launched a review of its social media policies following controversy over the termination of journalist Emily Wilder, who was fired after expressing pro-Palestinian views on social media. Some AP journalists signed a letter expressing concern about her termination.
May 17 2021 US Secretary of State Antony Blinken commented that he had not seen evidence of Hamas operations in the AP and Al Jazeera building, while acknowledging intelligence matters are handled by others.
May 16 2021 AP CEO Gary Pruitt released a statement after the Israeli army destroyed the al-Jalaa Highrise housing the Associated Press Gaza offices, stating he had no indication Hamas was in the building and expressing concern about reduced reporting from Gaza.
2020 DeVonta Smith from Alabama wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Wide Receiver (WR).
2020 Dawn Staley from South Carolina wins her first Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year award for women's basketball.
2020 Sabrina Ionescu from Oregon, a senior guard, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
May 2020 Dar Yasin, Mukhtar Khan, and Channi Anand of the AP were awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Feature Photography, a decision that sparked controversy due to its portrayal of Kashmir.
2019 Joe Burrow from LSU wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2019 Megan Gustafson from Iowa, a senior center, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
2018 Kyler Murray from Oklahoma wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2018 Zion Williamson from Duke becomes the third Freshman to win the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award.
2018 A'ja Wilson from South Carolina, a senior forward, wins the Associated Press Women's College Basketball Player of the Year award.
2018 The AP unveiled AP Votecast to replace exit polls for the 2018 US midterm elections.
December 2018 Jalen Brunson of Villanova became the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year as a Junior.
2017 Baker Mayfield from Oklahoma wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2017 Mark Few from Gonzaga wins the Men's Associated Press College Basketball Coach of the Year Award.
2017 The AP moved its headquarters to 200 Liberty Street, New York City.
2016 Lamar Jackson from Louisville wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2015 Christian McCaffrey from Stanford wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Running Back (RB).
2014 Marcus Mariota from Oregon wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2013 Jameis Winston from Florida State wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2012 Johnny Manziel from Texas A&M wins the AP College Football Player of the Year award as a Quarterback (QB).
2012 Anthony Davis becomes the second Freshman to win the Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year award, representing the University of Kentucky.
2012 Gary B. Pruitt succeeded Tom Curley to become president and CEO, becoming the 13th leader of the AP in its 166-year history.

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