I have a casual reference to a medical examiner (second reference) - would it be M.E. or ME?

Which placement of already is correct?

Contact us to see if there are any already in place. OR Contact us to see if there are already any in place. 

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Is it "half-sibling" or "half sibling"?

Is universe capitalized? 

Is someone convicted of murder, or convicted for the murder of ...? Does it matter which preposition is used?

Is it Google Sheets and Google Docs or Google sheets and Google docs etc? Thanks.

I noticed an irregularity in the impeachment inquiry topical guide. Nancy Pelosi was first elected to Congress in 1987. Why are McConnell (1984) and Schumer (1998) mentioned in this way but the guide states that Pelosi is "now on her 17th term" instead? 

The freeze period starts at the planning period start date, if the column is blank.
Is the preposition "at" correct here? Or should it be "on"?

I have a sneaking suspicion that this has been covered at some point, but I've not been able to find the needle in the haystack. My college Journalism 101 professor hammered us to always use "said" for attribution rather than "stated," "recalled," "remembered," etc. He did such a good job, that I have always assumed that to be AP Style. However, I cannot find it anywhere in the Stylebook. Now, I'm confronted with a boss who does not have a journalism academic background who loves using "stated" and "remembered." Is there an AP guideline on this, or was my college professor simply instilling in us to write in a clear, clean, consistent manner? Thanks.

Capitalization.   It frequently comes up that someone is writing about a program or campaign.  I'm unsure.... should those words be capitalized?  For example, Toys For Tots Campaign  Coast for Kids Program    Special Emphasis Programs   Pathways to Career Excellence Program  Thanks   

Is non-medical cannabis interchangeable with recreational marijuana? Is there a preference?

Can something be the "first and only"? Seems it can be the first, implying more than one, or it can be "the only", meaning unique. Thanks.

Is the word, mind-numbingly (with the -ly suffix and the hyphen) a word? Or should it be mind-numbing?

There aren't any wheel dimension examples for cars provided on the AP website. Are they also to be listed using "by" rather than an "x"? So, 19-by-9-inch wheel? Thanks!

Re equal adjectives, I know commas "separate a series of adjectives equal in rank." Is that limited to just two adjectives, though, (the AP examples all show two adjectives) or can three also be separated by just a comma? 

Is this sentence correct, and if not, how should it read?

Nearly 1,200 gifts were donated by 80 individuals and 37 teams, including the Young Professionals Group, which adopted 20 children. 

Regarding the new change, "plead, pleaded, pleading (revises to delete guidance not to use pled)," does this mean that we can now use pled?

Would you hyphenate "end-to-end" in the following construction? "... create more powerful customer experiences, end-to-end.”

St. vs. Saint (specifically about Saint Paul, MN.) 
The city of Saint Paul spells out the word saint, as opposed to using the abbreviation "St." as seen in most American cities named after saints, e.g. St. Louis, MO; St. Clair, MI; St. Albans, WV etc. Should our reporting follow AP Style and identify it as St. Paul, or follow the city's official name, which is used in all of its official releases, correspondence, etc., and spell out Saint Paul? Thanks.

Your December 2019 update notes a new entry for "Tourette syndrome," which omits the possessive. Does this mean AP now prefers no possessive for other eponymous conditions, such as Parkinson disease and Crohn disease--similar to the health care community's "people first" language guidelines and use by NIH and CDC?

Should a comma be added before "as" when it's used in place of "because"? Here are a few examples: "I'm driving to the party [comma or no comma?] as I hate walking." "Management sees declining production in the next year [comma or no comma?] as reorganizing the workforce is a key motive for their overall strategy." 

Hello AP. I understand that parentheses should be used sparingly, according to AP Style. I am editing an article that summarizes survey results, and the author includes the percentage response in parentheses in several of his sentences. Many sentences are structured like this: "Overall, 82 percent said that the quality of the legal services and products being provided by the association are excellent (46 percent) or good (36 percent)." Is this okay per AP Style, or is this something that AP would suggest needs to be reworded and restructured so the parenthetical statements are somehow incorporated without the actual parentheses? Thank you! 

Paycard or pay card?

Is it Medicare Trust Fund or Medicare trust fund?

What is the style for carpool as a modifier? Car-pool lanes, for example? Your answers provide only noun and verb uses.