Bloomberg apologizes for premature story on prisoner swap and disciplines the journalists involved

FILE – Reporter Evan Gershkovich hugs his mother, Ella Milman, left, at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, after his release as part of a 24-person prisoner swap between Russia and the United States, Aug. 1, 2024. Elizabeth Whelan, sister of released prisoner Paul Whelan, looks on at right. Bloomberg News apologized for a premature story on the prisoner swap and said it disciplined the journalists involved. Bloomberg published the story hours before a White House embargo was lifted. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)