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International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, at the IEA headquarters in Paris, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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A hard-won exclusive flies around the globe as IEA chief warns of jet-fuel shortages

APRIL 24, 2026

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FILE – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) trainees practice shooting handguns at the indoor firing range at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers (FLETC) in Brunswick, Ga., Aug. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Fran Ruchalski, File)

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ICE’s breakneck expansion brings hires with histories of job-hopping, financial strains, integrity lapses

APRIL 24, 2026

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Pope Leo XIV speaks to journalists aboard his flight bound for Algiers’ Houari Boumédiène International Airport on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the start of an 11-day apostolic journey to Africa. (Alberto Pizzoli/Pool Photo via AP)

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A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

APRIL 24, 2026

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FILE – This image released by Bahrain’s Interior Ministry shows firefighters extinguishing flames after an Iranian projectile struck an industrial area in Ma’ameer, Bahrain, March 9, 2026. (Bahrain Interior Ministry via AP, File)

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Bahrain makes rare arrest after AP report

APRIL 24, 2026

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Comedian Dave Chappelle appears during an interview in Yellow Springs, Ohio on April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

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AP’s rare interview with Dave Chappelle reveals possible ‘Chappelle’s Show’ return

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Daniel Bell opens a bag of feed as he prepares to move sheep into a nearby field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

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Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

APRIL 24, 2026

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FILE- Jessie Buckley, left, winner of the award for best actress in a leading role for “Hamnet,” and Michael B. Jordan, winner of the award for best actor in a leading role for “Sinners,” pose in the press room at the Oscars. March 15, 2026, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File))

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FILE – People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo, File)

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FILE – Venezuelan nationals celebrate after U.S. President Donald Trump announced that President Nicolas Maduro had been captured and flown out of Venezuela, in Lima, Peru, Jan. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Mejia, File)

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International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, at the IEA headquarters in Paris, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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A hard-won exclusive flies around the globe as IEA chief warns of jet-fuel shortages

Six weeks — that’s how long Europe had before running out of jet fuel, according to an exclusive report by Paris-based correspondent John Leicester that quickly reverberated around the world. Leicester secured rare access to International Energy Agency Executive Director Fatih Birol after persistent outreach, beating out hundreds of competing interview requests. He made the […]

APRIL 24, 2026

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ICE’s breakneck expansion brings hires with histories of job-hopping, financial strains, integrity lapses

More than 40 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement hires — many with histories of financial trouble, job instability or past misconduct allegations — were identified through a review of LinkedIn profiles and public records by reporter Ryan J. Foley. Based in Iowa, Foley used creative sourcing to track recent hires amid a rapid expansion of […]

APRIL 24, 2026

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A dispatch from inside the Vatican bubble during a remarkable exchange between pope and president

An unexpected clash between Pope Leo and President Donald Trump became a defining moment of the pope’s Africa trip — and Vatican correspondent Nicole Winfield was there to capture it from the inside. Drawing on deep sourcing and access, Winfield moved quickly to deliver a first-person account that brought audiences inside the “Vatican bubble” during […]

APRIL 24, 2026

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Bahrain makes rare arrest after AP report

A rare arrest in Bahrain followed an Associated Press investigation that uncovered evidence of abuse in security custody during the early days of the Iran war. Working the overnight shift, reporter Sam Metz pursued leads on the death of a Shiite man whose body was returned to his family showing signs of possible mistreatment. Metz […]

APRIL 24, 2026

Comedian Dave Chappelle appears during an interview in Yellow Springs, Ohio on April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Patrick Aftoora-Orsagos)

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AP’s rare interview with Dave Chappelle reveals possible ‘Chappelle’s Show’ return

A rare, wide-ranging interview with Dave Chappelle offered fresh insight into the comedian’s career — including the possibility of a return to Chappelle’s Show — after months of persistence by AP Entertainment correspondent Jonathan Landrum Jr. Landrum secured the hometown interview in Yellow Springs, Ohio, timing it with the launch of a new radio station […]

APRIL 24, 2026

Daniel Bell opens a bag of feed as he prepares to move sheep into a nearby field Friday, Feb. 20, 2026, at a farm in Lancaster, Ky. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel)

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Some American farmers bet on solar. Then Trump changed the rules

A sharp shift in federal policy left American farmers who invested in solar facing new uncertainty — and climate writer Melina Walling was there to document the fallout. Working in partnership with Grist, Walling delivered a deeply reported look at how the Trump administration’s rollback of renewable energy support is reshaping rural communities. Her reporting […]

APRIL 24, 2026

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