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Reporters take risky trip in Venezuela and uncover a nuanced truth about crewmen of boats blown up by Trump administration

NOV. 14, 2025

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This photo provided by the Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center shows nine male students and six female students posed on the steps of the bandstand on the Carlisle Indian Industrial School grounds in Carlisle, Pa., in March 1891, wearing the clothing they arrived in. (John N. Choate/Carlisle Indian School Digital Resource Center via AP)

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AP breaks news as tribes find path to recovering Native American children from U.S. boarding school cemeteries

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Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux during an interview with Associated Press, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Rambouillet, south of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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AP’s Paris bureau continues to deliver on the Louvre raid – the story that has gripped the world

NOV. 14, 2025

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Fans dance during “Jump Around,” during the second half of an NCAA college football game between the Wisconsin and the Ohio State Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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AP taps into the trend of pop music anthems becoming part of the tradition on college football game days

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Randy Lawrence, president of the Kanawha County Black Lung Association, stands outside his home wearing supplemental oxygen for black lung disease near Cabin Creek, W.Va., Oct. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

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AP tells story of sick coal miners fighting the Trump administration on the rollback of health protections

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In this Oct. 8, 2025, satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, the Chinese aircraft carriers Shandong and Fujian are seen at the Yulin Naval Base near Sanya, China. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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Advance preparation put AP in position for quick alerts and full analytical story on China’s newest aircraft carrier

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Reporters take risky trip in Venezuela and uncover a nuanced truth about crewmen of boats blown up by Trump administration

In a collaboration between Latin America and Global Investigations, reporter Regina Garcia Cano and video journalist Juan Arraez took serious risks in getting close to the ground in Venezuela’s Paria Peninsula to tell the stories of some of the men who had departed from the region on boats that were blown up by the U.S. […]

NOV. 14, 2025

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AP breaks news as tribes find path to recovering Native American children from U.S. boarding school cemeteries

It’s a process that has been going on for years — returning to tribes the remains of Native American children who died and were buried at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School. The AP has covered the annual repatriations each year. When Mark Scolforo set out to report on this year’s return, he embraced a digital-first […]

NOV. 14, 2025

Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux during an interview with Associated Press, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Rambouillet, south of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

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AP’s Paris bureau continues to deliver on the Louvre raid – the story that has gripped the world

AP broke new ground on the Louvre jewel heist with two standout angles that reframed the global story. Thomas Adamson offered exclusive reporting that linked the theft to France’s colonial reckoning, revealing that while the stolen artifacts were French-owned, the gems themselves were not. He traced their origins through colonial-era trade routes, exposing the Louvre’s […]

NOV. 14, 2025

Fans dance during “Jump Around,” during the second half of an NCAA college football game between the Wisconsin and the Ohio State Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, in Madison, Wis. (AP Photo/Morry Gash)

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AP taps into the trend of pop music anthems becoming part of the tradition on college football game days

Before the college football season kicked off, the Sports Department set out to highlight the passion and pageantry of the game beyond the scoreboard. That plan included a weekly Joy/Wonder/Discovery feature to explore themes that resonate with fans, such as mascots, tailgating—and, in this case, music. Reporters leaned into a quirky and culturally rich angle: […]

NOV. 14, 2025

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AP tells story of sick coal miners fighting the Trump administration on the rollback of health protections

Earlier this year, West Virginia-based reporter Margie Mason set out to show how the Trump administration’s dismantling of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health was impacting blue-collar workers. Mason cut through a complicated web of lawsuits, administration promises and congressional vows by focusing on the simple and powerful story of coal miners—many of […]

NOV. 14, 2025

In this Oct. 8, 2025, satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, the Chinese aircraft carriers Shandong and Fujian are seen at the Yulin Naval Base near Sanya, China. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)

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Advance preparation put AP in position for quick alerts and full analytical story on China’s newest aircraft carrier

Within 50 minutes of China’s announcement that it had commissioned its third aircraft carrier, the AP was out with an analytical story, complete with visuals and explanatory graphics, marking a major milestone in China’s efforts to match U.S. naval power. Anticipating the moment, the team began preparing months earlier after unconfirmed reports suggested the Fujian […]

NOV. 14, 2025

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