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Heat as oppressive as British colonial rule is bearing down on the eastern U.S. heading into the long Fourth of July weekend, prompting some communities to cancel, postpone or otherwise alter their Independence Day plans. apnews.com/article/extrem…

'Awesome.' 'Sad.' 'Let's keep democracy going.' Americans weigh in on state of a 250-year-old nation apnews.com/article/americ…

A member of the cultlike Zizians group is charged in the killings of her parents in Pennsylvania apnews.com/article/zizian…

A diamond, a whale bone and lots of letters: What's inside the America 250 time capsule apnews.com/article/americ…

New Hampshire court reverses father's murder conviction in case of missing 5-year-old girl apnews.com/article/harmon…

Colorful 'Greetings from' postcards reflected American innovation, idealism apnews.com/article/americ…

BREAKING NEWS: Sununu Youth Services Center director Joshua Nye has resigned, effective immediately. The resignation comes one day after a lawmaker review of the center amid reports of abuse and neglect at the facility. wmur.com/article/sununu…

Another hall of fame class of journalists is leaving @AP — this one involuntarily via layoffs. Reporters in big cities and state capitols. People who’ve broken some of the biggest stories of our time and improved the public’s understanding of important issues. It’s heartbreaking.

I still have a job, but I’m heartbroken over the loss of so many excellent colleagues both today and through the earlier buyouts.

Also, I’m pretty sure @laurent_peron in France also was my pen pal for a short time in 1989, so if you ever see this, let me know!

A fun story inspired by my recent trip to New Zealand to visit my pen pal of 40 years. Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist even in a digital world apnews.com/article/pen-pa…

1/3 Today, 40 Associated Press guild-covered employees across the U.S. who accepted buyouts left the newsroom for the final time. We’ve been told layoffs will be coming, with no clear timeline. In solidarity, our members in office, at home, and in the field wore their union red today.

@edwritez @AP And to clarify, the typo (involuntarily instead of involuntary) came from an AP exec, not @edwritez!

@AP a few weeks ago offered buyouts to select staff in US. Now come "some involuntarily reductions in order to meet our business transformation needs in the United States." In one word: Layoffs. No details yet.

@caityweaver Loved this story! Great job!

I was going to say “I had so much fun reporting this story!” but actually I think I was stressed out the whole time, sprinting in a blind panic, trying to figure out why the hell I pitched this. I think that comes across in the text. Hope you enjoy! theatlantic.com/magazine/2026/…

1/3 “News doesn’t reveal itself from a distance. It has to be witnessed.” AP Executive Editor Julie Pace affirmed the importance of “being on the ground” and “eyewitness journalism,” at this year’s Overseas Press Club Awards, all while AP guts its news staff by offering buyouts to more than 120 U.S. guild covered employees across multiple formats. How can AP be on the ground without us? Who will witness the news?

I have covered seven presidential primary cycles in New Hampshire. AP was there because I was there.

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I had to do it. 💙

@JDFinRI @Delta Hello. I am a reporter for The Associated Press writing about stressful travel experiences. Can you please contact me at hramer@ap.org? Thank you.

@Delta instead of being honest about how long it would take to replace the part on the aircraft you have just told us every 15 minutes there was another delay. I could have changed flights in the 1.5 hours since our scheduled departure. I’m going to miss a $550 appointment.

Police who arrested 3 Zizians on trespassing charges in Maryland a year ago quickly connected them to investigations elsewhere. But prosecuting members of the cult-like group that has been linked to six deaths in three states has been a slow process. apnews.com/article/zizian…