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.

Hello! I understand when talking about ages, we should write, "The catch-up contribution for HSA-eligible individuals ages 55 and older will remain at $1,000. " But what if "who are" is added to it so it reads, "... individuals who are ages 55 and older?" 

Instead, should it be "individuals age 55 and older?" Thanks!

Do the rules change if you are dealing with a table of information?
Right now, the table says 1-3 years payback. But AP rules show it should say one to three years payback. 
Thank you!

Does AP recommend writing "9,550,000 individuals were affected" or "9.55 million individuals were affected" in a sentence (not headline)? 

A previous Q&A from 2017 said "with the exception of the proper name" to use lowercase "Paris climate agreement, Paris climate accord." My colleague believes this implies that proper name to be capped is "Paris Agreement," yet AP's "2017 G-20 Summit Topical Guide" uses "the 2015 Paris agreement." (And the "global warming" entry uses "the Paris accord.") So just to be clear, especially for spoken quotes, what is the proper name of this agreement that we are supposed to capitalize?

Is healthcare "providers" considered  jargon?

Is it "1-3 years to yield a return" or "one to three years to yield a return?" Thank you!

Would you hyphenate "electric vehicle," as in "electric-vehicle market," or would you leave it open: "electric vehicle market"?

Should "United States" and "European Union" be spelled out on first instance, or is it OK to write "U.S." and "EU"?

Is there an appropriate press release dateline for a virtual organization that doesn't have a "home" location?

Good morning - I'm being asked about why I'm introducing a source ... ie,  CEO John Smith thinks the merger is positive.   ... and then going to a new paragraph to quote him, using a pronoun. ie, "It's a great financial move," he said.    So the question is, can you help me with any AP Style proof/rules that this is acceptable?  Thank you.