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A participant in the World Hat Walk, an event which, according to organizers, takes place in up to 60 cities across the world, promoting headwear, gets help with arranging her outfit in Bucharest, Romania, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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Photos: Romania tips its hat to World Hat Walk

MAY 11, 2026

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Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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Passengers disembark from a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, in photos

MAY 10, 2026

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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AP delivers fast, comprehensive coverage of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling

MAY 8, 2026

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Kate poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kentucky, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)

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AP investigation uncovers pattern of adopted kids confined in for-profit institutions

MAY 8, 2026

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President Donald Trump greets Britain’s King Charles III and Queen Camilla for a departure ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, April 30, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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AP follows King Charles III during his historic four-day U.S. visit, delivering up-to-the-minute reporting and live coverage of every event

MAY 8, 2026

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A person walks by a Liberty Bell replica at the Oregon state Capitol on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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Cross-team effort on Liberty Bell replicas holds readers’ attention, infused with history and a variety of visuals

MAY 8, 2026

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FILE – President Donald Trump pretends to aim a sniper gun while speaking with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House in Washington, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

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White House Correspondent’s Dinner, Artemis launch and Iran war: April 2026 in AP photos

FILE- Jessie Buckley, left, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for “Hamnet,” and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for “Sinners,” pose in the press room at the Oscars. March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File))

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FILE – People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

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The U.S. Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)

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AP delivers fast, comprehensive coverage of the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act ruling

Coverage of one of the U.S. Supreme Court’s most consequential decisions of the year showcased the AP at its best — fast on the breaking story, quick with insightful follow-up pieces and on the ground to gather reaction from people affected by the ruling. Supreme Court reporter Mark Sherman knew the decision on a landmark […]

MAY 8, 2026

Kate poses for a portrait in her apartment in Kentucky, Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Swensen)

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AP investigation uncovers pattern of adopted kids confined in for-profit institutions

Adopted children promised “forever homes” were instead sent into a network of for-profit residential treatment centers — a hidden system uncovered in an exclusive AP investigation by Claire Galofaro and Sally Ho. The reporting grew out of a tip Galofaro received while reporting AP’s award-winning Korean Adoption series. She teamed up with Ho, whose experience […]

MAY 8, 2026

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AP follows King Charles III during his historic four-day U.S. visit, delivering up-to-the-minute reporting and live coverage of every event

King Charles III’s first trip to the United States as king was a historic event that took weeks of planning, with most of the work centered in Washington and close coordination from London and New York. The Washington video team quickly built strong relationships with the British Embassy, which proved critical to the success of […]

MAY 8, 2026

A person walks by a Liberty Bell replica at the Oregon state Capitol on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, in Salem, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

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Cross-team effort on Liberty Bell replicas holds readers’ attention, infused with history and a variety of visuals

Amid the AP’s America 250 coverage, Raleigh video journalist Allen G. Breed set out to capture the unusual passion of a small group of the Liberty Bell’s biggest fans, who try to visit the replicas that were made for each state decades ago. He wove the history with photos, old and new, for a distinctive […]

MAY 8, 2026

President Donald Trump gestures as he speaks in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House after a shooting incident outside the ballroom at at the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, Saturday, April 25, 2026, as acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI director Kash Patel listen. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

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AP delivers standout coverage of correspondents’ dinner shooting amid chaos and confusion inside ballroom

Associated Press journalists attending the White House Correspondents’ Dinner delivered real-time, accurate reporting across formats amid unfolding chaos as a man tried to storm the event armed with a gun and knives. Staff inside the ballroom heard loud booms and immediately began trying to figure out what was going on, sending publishable material to desk […]

MAY 1, 2026

Ukraine Chernobyl Witnessing Disaster Photo Essay

FILE – The highly contaminated control room for Reactor No. 4 is seen inside the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, Nov. 10, 2000. Engineers threw a switch at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, that triggered two explosions and the world’s worst nuclear disaster. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

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Exceptional and distinct coverage of an important anniversary showcases AP expertise

For the 40th anniversary of the explosion at Chernobyl nuclear power plant, the Ukraine team wanted to ensure that the coverage was distinct, visual and drew on the expertise in the Kyiv bureau. The series of preview stories included Kyiv photographer Efrem Lukatsky’s first person account with archive images from covering Chernobyl for 40 years; reporter Derek Gatopoulos’ look at the nature that now inhabits the exclusion […]

MAY 1, 2026

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