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This undated photo provided by the Colombian National Police in a March 2024 document shows Diego Marín. (Colombian National Police via AP)

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In an exclusive, AP’s investigative reporters obtain rare federal papers, detail the link between Colombia’s “Contraband King” and a corrupt DEA agent

MAY 23, 2025

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FILE – Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

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AP exclusive exposed how Trump sanctions have halted the work of the International Criminal Court

MAY 23, 2025

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People wait for a bus at a cool bus stop in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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Two AP pieces from India show power of climate solution storytelling

MAY 23, 2025

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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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White House reporter digs deep into Trump’s approach to presidential records

MAY 23, 2025

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Law enforcement investigate a vehicle after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

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AP dominates on coverage of car bomb explosion at fertility clinic

MAY 23, 2025

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In this handout photo provided by Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County, swim instructors work with students during an autism-specific swim class at Small Fish Big Fish, Tuesday, April 1, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Ben Rusnak /Children’s Services Council of Palm Beach County via AP)

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This undated photo provided by the Colombian National Police in a March 2024 document shows Diego Marín. (Colombian National Police via AP)

Best of AP — First Winner

In an exclusive, AP’s investigative reporters obtain rare federal papers, detail the link between Colombia’s “Contraband King” and a corrupt DEA agent

Through years of beat reporting and persistence, AP investigative reporters Joshua Goodman in Miami and Jim Mustian in New York gained exclusive access to internal Justice Department records that allowed them to tell a rare and riveting story. Goodman and Mustian had long been tracking misconduct within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. Their interest was […]

MAY 23, 2025

FILE – Karim Khan, Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court looks up prior to a press conference in The Hague, Netherlands, July 3, 2023. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)

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AP exclusive exposed how Trump sanctions have halted the work of the International Criminal Court

Through years of covering the International Criminal Court—including its war crimes investigations and internal challenges—Molly Quell has earned the trust of staffers at every level of the organization. That trust paid off after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed sanctions in February on ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan. Court staffers began confiding in Quell about the […]

MAY 23, 2025

People wait for a bus at a cool bus stop in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki)

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Two AP pieces from India show power of climate solution storytelling

Climate solutions are often discussed in the context of long-term science and technology—timelines that stretch 10 to 20 years or more. But for people already living with the harsh impacts of climate change, particularly in developing nations, that horizon is too distant. They need answers now. Two stories led by India climate correspondent Sibi Arasu […]

MAY 23, 2025

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

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White House reporter digs deep into Trump’s approach to presidential records

The idea came from Washington Deputy Chief of Bureau Mike Tackett, who posed a timely question to White House reporter Will Weissert: What impact is the second Trump administration—and Donald Trump himself—having on presidential record keeping? As Weissert began making calls, he quickly realized a clear pattern. Every source said the same, troubling thing: the […]

MAY 23, 2025

Law enforcement investigate a vehicle after an explosion on Saturday, May 17, 2025 in Palm Springs, Calif. (ABC7 Los Angeles via AP)

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AP dominates on coverage of car bomb explosion at fertility clinic

Within minutes of a car bomb explosion outside a fertility clinic in the upscale city of Palm Springs, California, the AP team sprang into action—delivering detailed, authoritative coverage across formats that led the story nationally and became one of the most-read text pieces of the weekend. Despite it being a Saturday, AP journalists quickly began […]

MAY 23, 2025

FILE- Pope Leo XIV speaks from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sunday, May 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Domenico Stinellis, File)

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AP is exclusive witness to the new pope’s first phone call with his brother in Chicago, days after dominating live YouTube coverage of the Vatican conclave

AP video journalist Obed Lamy traveled to the new pope’s hometown of Chicago to capture local reaction to Robert Prevost’s selection as pontiff. He began at the home of the pope’s brother, John, who welcomed him inside for an interview and shared family photos from their early years. As Lamy conducted the interview, John’s phone […]

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