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People with skull make up march during the Paseo de las Animas parade as part of the Day of the Dead celebrations in Merida, Mexico, Friday, Oct. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Martin Zetina)

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From Mexico to Germany, photos capture the Day of the Dead celebrations

NOV. 3, 2025

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FILE – The Capitol is seen at nightfall on day 22 of a government shutdown in Washington, Oct. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

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Monthlong government shutdown in photos: disruptions, delays and divisions

NOV. 1, 2025

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Medical workers load a resident into an ambulance as others stay outside buildings after a strong earthquake struck Cebu city, central Philippines, on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacqueline Hernandez)

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Join us as we review the key moments that shaped October 2025.

NOV. 1, 2025

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Ashlee and Erik Dahlberg hold a photo of their late son, Liam, in their home in Lowell, Ind., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)

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Anti-science bills sweep across the U.S.

OCT. 31, 2025

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FILE – This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers’ Damon Jones. (AP Photo/File)

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Strong source work and collaboration put AP out front on sports betting scandal

OCT. 31, 2025

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Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

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Smart legwork yields AP photos confirming demolition of White House’s East Wing

OCT. 31, 2025

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Ashlee and Erik Dahlberg hold a photo of their late son, Liam, in their home in Lowell, Ind., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)

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Anti-science bills sweep across the U.S.

Reporters Laura Ungar and Michelle Smith have documented how federal funding cuts under President Donald Trump have undermined public health programs across the country. As part of that work, they set out to show how anti-science and “health freedom” ideas were reshaping state laws in ways that put more Americans at risk of disease and […]

OCT. 31, 2025

FILE – This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers’ Damon Jones. (AP Photo/File)

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Strong source work and collaboration put AP out front on sports betting scandal

A collaboration between the AP’s law enforcement and sports teams landed a scoop about the arrest of more than 30 people, including the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers and a player for the Miami Heat, in a massive sports gambling bust. The story began when the U.S. law enforcement team received a tip […]

OCT. 31, 2025

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Smart legwork yields AP photos confirming demolition of White House’s East Wing

When the first reports of the demolition of the White House’s East Wing started coming in, the Washington photo team began the hunt for the perfect vantage point. Their quest initially seemed stymied – access to the neighboring Treasury Building wasn’t granted. The Washington Monument and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and […]

OCT. 31, 2025

FILE – A boy flies a kite on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

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AP details one family’s globe-spanning migration and deportation saga

In March, Mexico & Central America correspondent Megan Janetsky received a panicked message from Suraiya Hussaini. She was scrambling for any information about her younger brother Amir, who was being deported back to Afghanistan — the country they had both fled. Janetsky had been reporting on the deportation of hundreds of migrants from Afghanistan and […]

OCT. 31, 2025

FILE – Adam Driver arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” on Dec. 9, 2017. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)

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AP scoops scuttled plans for Adam Driver and Steven Soderbergh’s “Star Wars” movie

Film Writer Jake Coyle caused a major disturbance in the force when he revealed that actor Adam Driver and director Steven Soderbergh had scripted a new “Star Wars” movie but Disney refused to make it. The scoop – which created a viral stir thanks to a large and passionate fan base – was the culmination […]

OCT. 31, 2025

A worker harvests pears at an orchard in Naches, Wash., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Annika Hammerschlag)

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Dogged reporting and sensitivity focuses on the most vulnerable workers in the U.S.

As global average temperatures rise, extreme heat is becoming the deadliest consequence of a warming planet — and farmworkers who toil under the sun or in humid nurseries are among the most vulnerable. What if those essential workers are also pregnant? Climate reporters Dorany Pineda, Annika Hammerschlag and Melina Walling turned their lens on the […]

OCT. 31, 2025

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