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FILE – Palestinians carry boxes containing food and humanitarian aid packages delivered by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, a U.S.-backed organization approved by Israel, in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, Tuesday, May 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana,File)

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U.S. contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

JULY 11, 2025

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Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Los Angeles team offers a vivid look into a day outside an immigration detention center

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Old photos of 3-year-old Amr al-Hams are displayed on a phone as he lies in a bed with brain damage caused by an Israeli army strike on his family’s tent in April, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, July 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)

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AP tells the heartbreaking story of Amr, a 3-year-old boy in Gaza, fighting for his life after surviving a strike that killed his mother

JULY 11, 2025

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A local resident listen to a speech during an Iowa Democratic Party rally, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Windsor Heights, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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AP team captures notable images of the passage of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

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FILE – A French-made Rafale fighter jet takes off on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

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AP investigation obtains exclusive intelligence findings showing Chinese efforts to undermine France’s flagship fighter jet

JULY 11, 2025

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Foto difundida por el Registro de Delincuentes Sexuales del estado de Nueva York, que muestra al financista Jeffrey Epstein, el 28 de marzo del 2017. (Registro de Delincuentes Sexuales del estado de Nueva York via AP)

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AP scores a scoop and major online traffic with a deeply reported accountability story on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim about Epstein videos

JULY 11, 2025

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U.S. contractors say their colleagues are firing live ammo as Palestinians seek food in Gaza

From the moment of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation’s launch in May, reporters Julia Frankel and Sam Mednick have worked tirelessly to develop strong sources close to, and inside, the organization and its associated entities. Their hard work paid off when two whistleblowers agreed to share exclusive testimonies, videos and other evidence that illustrate chaos and […]

JULY 11, 2025

Federal agents stage at MacArthur Park Monday, July 7, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Los Angeles team offers a vivid look into a day outside an immigration detention center

A federal immigration detention center in Los Angeles has been the focus of protests and a military presence in the city since June. While interviewing the son of a man recently detained outside the building, Los Angeles-based reporter Jamie Ding, video journalist Eugene Garcia and photographer Damian Dovorganes were struck by the emotional narratives. After […]

JULY 11, 2025

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AP tells the heartbreaking story of Amr, a 3-year-old boy in Gaza, fighting for his life after surviving a strike that killed his mother

The lack of aid, a decimated health sector and poor living conditions in Gaza 21 months into the war have had horrific consequences for those who live there, with children among the most affected. Sarah El Deeb, Mariam Dagga and Wafaa Shurafa sought to tell the story through the eyes of a single family. El […]

JULY 11, 2025

A local resident listen to a speech during an Iowa Democratic Party rally, Thursday, July 3, 2025, in Windsor Heights, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

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AP team captures notable images of the passage of President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill

Going into the holiday week, the DC photo team had to scramble to find out how US Congress was going to pass President Trump’s multi-trillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill. It all started on July 3, with Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries’ speech on the House floor at 4 am and ending a record-breaking 8 […]

JULY 11, 2025

FILE – A French-made Rafale fighter jet takes off on the inaugural day of the Aero India 2021 at Yelahanka air base in Bengaluru, India, Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi, File)

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AP investigation obtains exclusive intelligence findings showing Chinese efforts to undermine France’s flagship fighter jet

John Leicester has been working for years to cultivate sources in the French military and intelligence services and build their trust. His source building paid off after India and Pakistan clashes in May. Reports quickly circulated that Pakistan had downed several Indian-owned Rafale fighter jets — France’s flagship warplane. In fact, only one plane was […]

JULY 11, 2025

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AP scores a scoop and major online traffic with a deeply reported accountability story on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim about Epstein videos

Justice Department reporters Eric Tucker and Alanna Durkin Richer went to work investigating Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claims of video evidence in the high-profile sex trafficking case of Jeffrey Epstein. And what resulted was a deeply reported piece of accountability journalism. After Bondi twice said the Justice Department was in possession of tens of thousands […]

JULY 11, 2025

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