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08/06/2008: "AP Stylebook Just Updated"

An AP Stylebook Online entry has been updated.

Editor's Note: Nine states - those abbreviated with two capital letters - will now be written in AP headlines without periods. This is a space-saving measure. (Within story texts, the periods will be retained for those nine states when abbreviated. Other states will also retain periods in both headlines and texts.)

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Only the first word and proper nouns are capitalized.
Follow story style in spelling, but use numerals for all numbers and single quotes for quotation marks. Exception: use US, UK and UN (no periods) in all headlines.
For U.S. states in headlines, no periods for those abbreviated with two capital letters: NY, NJ, NH, NM, NC, SC, ND, SD and RI. Other states retain periods: Ga., Ky., Mont., Conn.
Online: For online subscribers so desiring, AP systems convert headlines to a version with all words capitalized.