Use of First Names. Use people's first and last names on initial reference (following AP Style), and use only a last name in subsequent references. In stories featuring two people with the same last ...

advisor. Not adviser. ampersand (&) Do not use & in place of and, unless it is part of a composition title, part of an organization's formal name, or an approved Miami title.. comma usage. Use serial ...

Trump’s order only carries authority within the United States. Mexico, as well as other countries and international bodies, do not have to recognize the name change. The Gulf of Mexico has carried ...

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Accordingly, regarding Trump’s attempt to change the name of the body of water that borders Mexico and the Gulf states of ...

The Associated Press today released the 2015 edition of The Associated Press Stylebook and Briefing on Media Law, which includes about 300 new or revised entries.. Stylebook editors worked with AP ...

The Associated Press said that two of its reporters were barred from attending events at the White House on Tuesday because of a decision made by the wire service to continue using the name Gulf ...

The Associated Press issued an updated style guidance in response to President Donald Trump's inauguration day executive orders that purported to rename two geographic landmarks, announcing a ...

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday shortly after his inauguration calling for the Gulf of Mexico to be renamed the Gulf of America, and Denali, the tallest peak in the United ...

The AP regularly reviews its style guidance regarding name changes, in part to ensure its guidance reflects common usage. We’ll continue to apply that approach to this guidance and make updates ...