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US Maduro Pilot
In this image made from a video posted on the Facebook account of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Dec. 15, 2023, Maduro stands behind pilot Gen. Bitner Villegas in the cockpit of an airplane. (AP Photo)

Best of AP — First Winner

Relying on deep reporting and sources, Josh Goodman delivers a thriller worth of John le Carre or Mick Herron

NOV. 7, 2025

Trump Navy
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump walk on the flight deck as part of the Navy's 250th anniversary celebration, aboard the USS George H.W. Bush aircraft carrier in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Norfolk, Va., Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP reporters score trio of US national security scoops

NOV. 7, 2025

Cuba Extreme Weather
A man wades through floodwaters with his dog and belongings from his home flooded by Hurricane Melissa in Santiago de Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ramón Espinosa)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP delivers strong coverage of Hurricane Melissa

NOV. 7, 2025

Trump White House Ballroom
Stewart McLaurin, president of the White House Historical Association, poses for a portrait after speaking about the history of the East Wing of the White House, construction of a new ballroom, and President John Adams moving into the White House, during an interview with The Associated Press, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores an exclusive interview with a historian on the East Wing demolition

NOV. 7, 2025

Immigrant Church Nations Capital
Parishioners pray during a Sunday Mass at the Shrine of the Sacred Heart Catholic church in Washington, Oct. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP details how immigration crackdown stokes fear and solidarity at a Catholic church in the nation’s capital

NOV. 7, 2025

Black Lives Matter Investigation
FILE - A man carries a Black Lives Matter flag in Lafayette Square outside the White House on the fourth night of the Republican National Convention, Aug. 27, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP lands national scoop on a Black Lives Matter fraud investigation

NOV. 7, 2025

Crossing Guards-Disreguarded
School crossing guard Anthony Taylor directs students on when to cross the street, Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP reveals life-threatening dangers faced by school crossing guards

NOV. 7, 2025

Trump Trade Deals
FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets 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)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP investigation finds that the U.S. government allowed and even helped U.S. firms to sell to China tech used for surveillance. 

NOV. 7, 2025

Anti-Science Movement
Ashlee and Erik Dahlberg hold a photo of their late son, Liam, in their home in Lowell, Ind., on Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)

Best of AP — First Winner

Anti-science bills sweep across the U.S.

OCT. 31, 2025

Sports Betting Arrests Basketball
FILE - This combo of images shows, from left, Portland Trail Blazers head coach Chauncey Billups, Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier and former Cleveland Cavaliers' Damon Jones. (AP Photo/File)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Strong source work and collaboration put AP out front on sports betting scandal

OCT. 31, 2025

APTOPIX White House Demolition
Construction workers, bottom right, atop the U.S. Treasury, watch as work continues on a largely demolished part of the East Wing of the White House, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025, in Washington, before construction of a new ballroom. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Smart legwork yields AP photos confirming demolition of White House’s East Wing

OCT. 31, 2025

Afghan Refugees
FILE - A boy flies a kite on a hilltop overlooking Kabul, Afghanistan, Feb. 27, 2022. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP details one family’s globe-spanning migration and deportation saga

OCT. 31, 2025

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