The initial filing is usually followed by a more substantive article. The headline alerts news agencies ahead of time, so they can plan whether they want to allocate time / space to it - important for news radio, a cable news channel, or a newspaper working toward a deadline.
AP is a news wire service first and foremost so often their headline is the article.
The initial filing is usually followed by a more substantive article. The headline alerts news agencies ahead of time, so they can plan whether they want to allocate time / space to it - important for news radio, a cable news channel, or a newspaper working toward a deadline.