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A man rides a bicycle ahead of the forecast arrival of Hurricane Melissa in Kingston, Jamaica, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

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Photos show Hurricane Melissa’s impact on the Caribbean

OCT. 28, 2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump holds the Malaysia and U.S. flags during a welcoming ceremony as he arrives at Kuala Lumpur International Airport to attend the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Sunday, Oct. 26, 2025. (Hasnoor Hussain/Pool Photo via AP)

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Trump’s visit to Japan and Malaysia in photos

OCT. 28, 2025

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FILE – Offensive lineman Leander Wiegand, of Germany, participates in a drill at the NFL international scouting combine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Luciano, File)

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NFL’s International Player Pathway program is shining a spotlight on talent from around the world

OCT. 28, 2025

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This 2010 image provided by Bugwood.org shows a squash beetle on a leaf. (Gerald Holmes/Strawberry Center/Cal Poly San Luis Obispo/Bugwood.org via AP)

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From errant birdseed to mint mishaps, gardening can be as scary as any Halloween night

OCT. 28, 2025

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In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

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US sought to lure Nicolás Maduro’s pilot into betraying the Venezuelan leader

OCT. 28, 2025

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FILE – Halloween candy is displayed in a grocery store in Carmel, Ind., Oct. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)

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How Americans will be celebrating Halloween, according to a new AP-NORC poll

OCT. 28, 2025

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Soldiers are greeted by people gathering for a ceremony in tribute to demonstrators killed during recent anti-government protest in Antananarivo, Madagascar, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mamyrael)

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Madagascar coup leader breaks news through AP that he is “taking the position of president”

Kenya-based photographer Brian Inganga and South Africa senior producer Nqobile Ntshangase deployed to Madagascar as a military coup unfolded and ended up delivering an exclusive news break that led the story around the world. While photographing anti-government protests, Inganga noticed a line of armored vehicles arriving and learned that Col. Michael Randrianirina, the coup leader, […]

OCT. 24, 2025

In this image from surveillance video provided by Jefferson City Correctional Center, jailers examine Othel Moore Jr., at the Jefferson City Correctional Center in Jefferson City, Mo., on Dec. 8, 2023, who according to an autopsy asphyxiated in the WRAP restraint. (Jefferson City Correctional Center via AP)

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Dogged reporting reveals use of a full-body restraint suit known as the WRAP by U.S. immigration authorities

Investigative reporter Jim Mustian chipped away at reporting on a full-body restraint suit known as the WRAP for more than a year. In February, he teamed up with fellow investigative reporter Jason Dearen, who found a possible angle buried deep in a FOIA log for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Following that lead, Dearen tracked […]

OCT. 24, 2025

This handout photo provided by Huang Shansong, son of Huang Tingxin, one of the 24 officers sent to Britain, Chinese naval officers pose for a photo in front of a pyramid on Sept. 8, 1943, in Egypt during their journey to Britain for training. (Huang Shansong via AP)

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International collaboration and creative digital storytelling tell the story of a lost D-Day diary

Kanis Leung, John Leicester, Alex Turnbull and Will Jarrett collaborated on an all-formats presentation about a meticulously detailed, long-forgotten diary of a Chinese officer that had been rescued by urban explorers from a Hong Kong tenement block before its demolition. The team wove together an engaging text story with an interactive, turn-the-page diary and a […]

OCT. 24, 2025

Hlaoli Monyamane, 32, who is HIV positive, poses for a portrait inside his home in Thaba-Tsoeu Ha Mafa, Lesotho, July 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

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Rich storytelling and compelling imagery show the impacts of US aid funding cuts in Lesotho

Renata Brito, Bram Janssen, Nqobile Ntshangase and Panagiotis Mouzakis delivered an innovative presentation of powerful testimonies from HIV patients, health workers and officials to show the impact of U.S. foreign aid cuts in Lesotho — a country President Donald Trump once joked “no one has ever heard of,” but one that was deeply reliant on […]

OCT. 24, 2025

Members of the Pentagon press corp gather for a group photo after turning in their press credentials, Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Kevin Wolf)

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AP gets exclusive images inside final moments of Pentagon press office

AP Media Writer David Bauder and freelance photographer Kevin Wolf took readers and viewers inside the final moments of the Pentagon’s press office. When the Pentagon issued new rules for journalists, Bauder wrote timely spot stories and provided video commentary explaining which news organizations refused to sign the new terms and why. He documented the […]

OCT. 24, 2025

People react as they celebrate following the announcement that Israel and Hamas have agreed to the first phase of a peace plan to pause the fighting, at a plaza known as hostages square in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Israel and Hamas accept part of Trump peace plan, will free hostages and prisoners

It started when Evan Vucci, who was covering President Donald Trump at a roundtable event with conservative Christians, noticed an agitated Marco Rubio slipping Trump a note. Vucci and other news photographers in the room zoomed in on the handwriting on White House stationery that read, “You need to approve a Truth Social post soon […]

OCT. 17, 2025

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