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Pope Francis bestowed a special nickname on AP’s Vatican reporter for her often-tough questions

APRIL 28, 2025

People try to board a crowded bus after the subway stopped running following a power outage in Lisbon, Portugal, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)

Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light

APRIL 28, 2025

St Peter’s Basilica is seen in the background as a cardinal arrives for a college of cardinals’ meeting, at the Vatican, Monday, April 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Conclave to elect a new pope will start on May 7 as cardinals get to know one another

APRIL 28, 2025

Jobe Washington, right, and Dwight Brown use a large sifter to mix a shade of yellow coloring at Sensient Technologies Corp., a color additive manufacturing company, in St. Louis, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

How bugs and beet juice could play roles in the race to replace artificial dyes in food

APRIL 28, 2025

Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah celebrates by taking a selfie after winning the English Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur and clinching the Premier League title at Anfield in Liverpool, England, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

Liverpool Clinch Premier League Title — Photo Collection

APRIL 28, 2025

FILE – President Donald Trump, left, poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

With China and the US at intense economic odds, other nations are being forced to choose sides

APRIL 28, 2025

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AP’s Italy bureau showed the power of preparation to cover Pope Francis’ death

AP’s Italy team and others from the around the globe showed the power of preparation to cover the breaking news and immediate aftermath of Pope Francis’ death. The timing of Pope Francis’ death the day after Easter Sunday was unexpected, but it was a moment AP had meticulously prepared for. Months—and in some cases, years—of […]

APRIL 25, 2025

Lifejackets hang at the home of a local in Villa Caleta, Panama, Monday, April 7, 2025. The jackets were once used to ferry migrants after their trek across the Darien Gap on their way north to the U.S. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP documents radical migratory shifts under Trump’s administration in the Darien Gap jungle

AP’s Megan Janetsky and Matias Delacroix have worked extensively to cover major shifts in migration under the Trump administration. For a recent story that stood out, the duo traveled deep into some of Panama’s most rural regions to document a dramatic change in the Darien Gap—a once-overwhelmed migrant corridor that has now nearly emptied. The […]

APRIL 25, 2025

AP uses a Midwestern city to show how the pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

An all-formats AP team, led by correspondent Ryan Foley, reported on the local impact of federal cuts ordered by Trump appointees and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), focusing on Kansas City—a major hub for federal agencies far from Washington, D.C. The team cultivated sources within the IRS, HHS, and USDA, revealing how the […]

APRIL 25, 2025

This image taken from video released by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows a herd of elephants forming a circle to shield the two calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, during an earthquake Monday, April 14, 2025, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

All-formats content by first journalist on scene key to AP’s success on FSU shooting story

AP’s coverage of the April 17 shooting at Florida State University, which left two dead and six injured, was driven by reporter Kate Payne—AP’s only staffer based in Tallahassee and the first journalist to arrive on the scene. Payne was on site within minutes of the incident and immediately began producing text updates, iPhone video […]

APRIL 25, 2025

Competitors chase AP on video of elephants reacting to California earthquake

Leveraging reporter Julie Watson’s long-standing relationship with the San Diego Zoo, an AP all-formats team produced a widely shared story featuring exclusive video of elephants forming a protective “alert circle” around their calves during an earthquake. Watson obtained and shared the remarkable footage with producer Beatrice Dupuy, who swiftly secured permissions and coordinated the video’s […]

APRIL 25, 2025