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Members of the Capitol Area Indivisible group protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Edmund Muskie Federal Building, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

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AP team uncovers details about Maine ICE officer who killed Colombian man

JULY 24, 2026

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Spain’s Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

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AP’s World Cup team delivers unmatched all-formats coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event

JULY 24, 2026

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The son of Mary Olouch, who died at 25 after a botched abortion procedure, holds a photo of her in her home in Karabok, Kenya, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Annie Risemberg)

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AP investigation finds women dying in Africa as US ramps up fight against abortion

JULY 24, 2026

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Bodies of victims of a fire are seen laid in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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AP’s Bangkok team executes rapid, multi-format response to fatal fire

JULY 24, 2026

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A one-foot long adapter is shown connected to a 240-volt outlet onboard a Ford F-150 King Ranch, Wednesday, July 22, 2026, in Southgate, Mich. The adapter makes the vehicle compatible to plug into a longer, separate cable that connects to a transfer switch installed directly on one’s electric meter. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

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JULY 22, 2026

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Under the watchful eye of scientists, volunteers clean the skeleton of a mastodonsaurus, a huge amphibian that walked the Earth 240 million years ago, at the Copernicus Science Center in Warsaw, Poland, Tuesday, July 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Claudia Ciobanu)

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2,000 volunteers join a painstaking effort to restore massive skeleton of prehistoric predator

JULY 22, 2026

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Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the World Cup Group J soccer match between Argentina and Algeria in Kansas City, Mo., Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

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World Cup, Venezuela earthquakes and global tensions: June 2026 in AP photos

A Muslim girl performs Eid al-Adha prayers in the Yoff neighborhood of Dakar, Senegal, Thursday, May 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)

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Protests, outbreaks and global unrest: May 2026 in AP photos

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

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AP team uncovers details about Maine ICE officer who killed Colombian man

When news broke that an ICE officer had fatally shot Johan Sebastián Durán Guerrero, a 25-year-old Colombian national, near his home in Biddeford, Maine, AP reporters moved quickly in providing immediate live reports, verifying user-generated content and capturing images. But the team’s work did not stop with breaking news. As the story unfolded, the U.S. […]

JULY 24, 2026

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AP’s World Cup team delivers unmatched all-formats coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event

Delivering definitive coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event takes months of planning, seamless coordination and flawless execution. Throughout the FIFA World Cup, AP’s World Cup team met that challenge with unmatched reporting across text, photo and video, culminating in comprehensive coverage of the tournament’s dramatic final. Judges praised the team’s substantial offerings across formats, […]

JULY 24, 2026

The son of Mary Olouch, who died at 25 after a botched abortion procedure, holds a photo of her in her home in Karabok, Kenya, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Annie Risemberg)

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AP investigation finds women dying in Africa as US ramps up fight against abortion

West Africa reporter Monika Pronczuk and U.S.-based philanthropy reporter Thalia Beaty spent months investigating how U.S. anti-abortion groups are expanding their influence in Africa as Trump administration policies provide new momentum to their efforts — and what that means for women’s health, reproductive rights and healthcare policy. The reporters examined financial records and policy documents […]

JULY 24, 2026

Bodies of victims of a fire are seen laid in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

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AP’s Bangkok team executes rapid, multi-format response to fatal fire

When a fatal fire erupted at a Bangkok music bar, a local contact called photographer Sakchai Lalit and helped the AP to be one of the first international media organizations on the scene. Lalit alerted Southeast Asia News Director Haruka Nuga, who mobilized Bangkok reporter Jintamas Saksornchai to anchor the text story while Lalit and […]

JULY 24, 2026

FILE – President Donald Trump gestures during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington, as Rabbi Levi Shemtov watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

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AP-NORC poll and reporting highlights U.S. Jewish community’s views on sensitive issues

The Associated Press produced nuanced coverage across four stories based on an AP-NORC survey that focused on America’s Jewish community, providing important insights into their views of Israeli policies, antisemitism, U.S. politics, and their own sense of identity and personal safety. It was the first such AP-NORC survey of 1,022 Jewish adults, a key demographic […]

JULY 17, 2026

FILE – U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

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AP delivers fast and comprehensive breaking news coverage of Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death

The unexpected news of Lindsey Graham’s death broke in the middle of the night, but reporter Seung Min Kim and editor Chris Megerian happened to be awake. Working with the international desk, the pair rushed to publish and then arrange a comprehensive coverage plan for the following day, putting the AP at a competitive advantage […]

JULY 17, 2026

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