Best of the AP

France IEA Interview
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)

Best of AP — First Winner

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

APRIL 24, 2026

Immigration ICE Vetting
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)

Best of AP — Second Winner

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

APRIL 24, 2026

Algeria Pope Africa
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)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

APRIL 24, 2026

Iran-US-Bahrain-Crackdown
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)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Bahrain makes rare arrest after AP report

APRIL 24, 2026

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

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

APRIL 24, 2026

Climate Solar Energy Farmland
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)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

APRIL 24, 2026

Vrabel Russini Football
FILE- Reporter Dianna Russini works on the sidelines before the start of an NFL football game between the Oakland Raiders and the Denver Broncos Monday, Sept. 9, 2019, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Ben Margot, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP first to report resignation of reporter from The Athletic who was photographed at a resort with New England Patriots coach

APRIL 24, 2026

America 250 The Unity Question
The Latin phrase "E Pluribus Unum" is seen on a one dollar coin, Monday, April 13, 2026, in Portland, Maine.(AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

America 250 package launches with multiformat package, AP-wide ‘objects’ package, popular history quizzes

APRIL 24, 2026

APTOPIX Lebanon Israel Iran War
Smoke rises following several Israeli airstrikes in Beirut, Lebanon, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP Lebanon team delivers fast, comprehensive and moving coverage of Israeli strikes in Beirut

APRIL 17, 2026

Route 66 Centennial
Terry and Christie Partee visit Route 66 Neon Park inside George M. Reed Roadside Park along historic Route 66 in St. Robert, Mo., Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP immerses audiences in an honest look at Route 66 and its history

APRIL 17, 2026

Medicaid New York
FILE - Administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks during a news conference on efforts to combat fraud, in the Old Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House campus Feb. 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Dogged reporting gives AP an exclusive edge on Medicaid fraud claims

APRIL 17, 2026

US Immigration Detention Expansion
Carol Antoniewicz holds a sign against a planned immigration detention facility during a a Washington County Commission meeting in Hagerstown, Md., Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Nathan Ellgren)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP highlights nationwide grassroots opposition to ICE warehouse detention centers

APRIL 17, 2026

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