1.   The Associated Press handles sexual-orientation references in the same manner as racial references, said Darrell Christian, managing editor of the news cooperative.

2.   Boccardi said the AP welcomed its members relying more on the news cooperative as they cope with shrinking ad revenue and other difficulties.

3.   Boccardi was re-elected president and chief executive officer of the news cooperative.

4.   Edith M. Lederer, a veteran Associated Press foreign correspondent and bureau chief, has been named chief United Nations correspondent for the news cooperative.

5.   Five incumbents and two new members were elected to the board of directors of The Associated Press in results announced Monday at the annual meeting of the news cooperative.

6.   Five incumbents and two new members have been elected to the board of directors of The Associated Press in results announced at the annual meeting of the news cooperative.

7.   Frank Bajak, bureau chief for The Associated Press in Bogota, Colombia, has been appointed technology editor for the news cooperative.

8.   Louis D. Boccardi was re-elected president and chief executive officer of the news cooperative.

9.   Rachel Zoll, correspondent for The Associated Press in Providence, R.I., has been named a New York-based religion writer for the news cooperative.

10.   Robert Naylor, an Associated Press bureau chief and former newsman in Washington, has been named director of editorial planning for the news cooperative.