RYAN J. FOLEY

Foley covers national news for The Associated Press and is based in Iowa City, Iowa. A 21-year AP veteran, he was part of the ...
Associated Press

AP lands scoop on a long investigation and recent arrest of a gymnastics coach accused of sexually abusing three young athletes

Looking through recently unsealed search warrants in Iowa, Ryan Foley came upon documents that he recognized carried major news value: A former coach at one of the nation’s most prestigious gymnastics ...
WiscNews

‘Somebody you wanted to cheer for’ -- Ryan Foley was one of the best wrestlers Portage had seen

Ryan Foley is photographed with his son, Connor, 10, wearing the 1977 T-shirt made for the state wrestling tournament. Foley, an All-American who placed second in the state and second in the national ...
Associated Press

AP uses a Midwestern city to show how the pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

An all-formats AP team, led by correspondent Ryan Foley, reported on the local impact of federal cuts ordered by Trump appointees and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), focusing ...
Associated Press

AP uses 911 calls to offer one of the most detailed accounts of life inside largest ICE detention camp

Through a Texas public records request, Ryan Foley obtained audio recordings of 130 emergency calls placed from the largest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center to the city of El ...