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APTOPIX Australian Open Tennis

Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Pye delivers comprehensive and engaging coverage of the Australian Open both on and off the court

FEB. 6, 2026

Cortina’s Axis Games Olympics

Gold-medalist Josef Jennewein of Germany, center, silver-medalist Alberto Marcellin of Italy, left, and bronze-medalist Rudolf Cranz of Germany perform a fascist salute on the podium during the 1941 Alpine Ski World Ski Championships, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. (Fondazione Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP report sheds light on forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ in fascist Italy during World War II

FEB. 6, 2026

Mexico Vapes

Vapes sit in a tobacco shop in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Dogged reporting scores an exclusive story about Mexico vape ban opening door to drug cartels

FEB. 6, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Hospital

The Hennepin County Medical Center emergency department is seen Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital

FEB. 5, 2026

APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Victim

This undated photo provided by Michael Pretti shows Alex J. Pretti, the man who was shot by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (Michael Pretti via AP)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP leads the way on coverage of fatal shooting of Minneapolis protester Alex Pretti

JAN. 30, 2026

APTOPIX Syria Kurds Clashes

Residents topple a statue of a female Kurdish fighter after the takeover of the town by Syrian government forces from U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), in Tabqa, eastern Syria, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Ghaith Alsayed)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Visuals lead coverage of fast-moving conflict and aftermath in Syria

JAN. 30, 2026

ADDITION APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota

ADDS IDENTIFICATION: Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP exposes a major policy shift where federal immigration officers can forcibly enter homes without a judge’s warrant

JAN. 30, 2026

Winter Olympics Future Games

FILE - A person works at a snow making machine on a hill overlooking cross-country skiing practice before the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP combines sports and climate coverage in reporting how climate change is shrinking the pool of Winter Olympics venues

JAN. 30, 2026

Uganda Election

Uganda opposition presidential candidate Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, famously known as Bobi Wine of the National Unity Platform (NUP), casts his vote during the presidential election at a polling station, in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Best of AP — First Winner

East Africa team delivers expert coverage of Ugandan elections amidst an internet shutdown

JAN. 23, 2026

Venezuela Oil

Flames rise from flare stacks at the Amuay refinery in Los Taques, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Immersive lays out crumbling infrastructure, shifting geopolitics of Venezuela oil

JAN. 23, 2026

Iran Protests

People walk at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP staff demonstrate resilience and perseverance in the face of immense challenges covering deadly protests in Iran

JAN. 23, 2026

Thailand Train Accident

Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Bangkok staff execute rapid response to consecutive construction accidents in Thailand

JAN. 23, 2026

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