Best of the AP

Israel Palestinians Gaza

A Palestinian vendor offers bottles of diesel for sale in al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

Best of the AP — First Winner

Groundbreaking source cultivation and shoe-leather reporting expose the lucrative, hidden economy of restricted goods entering Gaza

AUG. 28, 2026

CDC-Zombie Programs

FILE - A sign marks the entrance to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention headquarters Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP reveals funded work isn’t being done at CDC because of job cuts

AUG. 28, 2026

Freedom 250 IndyCar Trump

Savannah Brown, of Maryland, watches as U.S. Navy aircraft perform a flyover before the IndyCar Freedom 250 Grand Prix auto race in Washington, Sunday, Aug. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP turns Pennsylvania Ave. auto racing event into striking visual showcase

AUG. 28, 2026

Justice Department Trump Conspiracy

FILE - An aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is pictured, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores an important scoop on a murky Justice Department investigation

AUG. 28, 2026

Brazil Rare Earth Mining

FILE - A mine operated by Serra Verde Mining digs for rare earth elements including neodymium, praseodymium, terbium and dysprosium, which are essential for the production of permanent magnets, in Minacu, Goias state, Brazil, July 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Collaboration and strong data work lead to exclusive on rare earth mining in Brazil

AUG. 28, 2026

USS Lincoln Soldier Father Arrested

In this photo courtesy of Katherine Delgado shows her step-father Luis Manuel Aviles, left, and her brother Joshua Aviles stand outside their home in Oct. 2025, shortly before Joshua deployed on the USS Lincoln the following month in Key West, Fla. (Katherine Delgado via the AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP leads reporting on sailor whose father was arrested by Border Patrol

AUG. 28, 2026

APTOPIX Foreign Aid Delivered to Death

Sonam Mukhiya, left, lies next to her 3-year-old brother, Yubraj Mukhiya, and their grandmother in their home in Gaur, Nepal, on May 19, 2026. Their mother, Kabita Mukhiya, died in December while 28-weeks pregnant amid disruptions to nutrition programs and reproductive outreach services following last year's foreign aid cuts by the United States. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Best of the AP — First Winner

An exclusive, in-depth look at the impact the U.S. foreign aid cuts have had on maternal and neonatal mortality in Nepal

AUG. 21, 2026

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Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP School Board Search launches to transform local coverage of thousands of school boards

AUG. 21, 2026

APTOPIX Colombia Earthquake

Residents and rescue workers search through the rubble after an earthquake struck Cali, Colombia, Monday, Aug. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Santiago Saldarriaga)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP brings all-formats coverage of Colombia earthquake to the globe

AUG. 21, 2026

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine Wildberries

Smoke billows into the sky following Ukrainian drone strikes on warehouses of Russia's online retailer Wildberries, in St. Petersburg, Russia, Friday, July 24, 2026, with St. Isaac's Cathedral seen in foreground. (UGC via AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Trump told Ukraine it had no cards. Then Kyiv took the war to Russia

AUG. 21, 2026

Immigration ICE Shock Gloves

FILE - Federal agents walk down a street while conducting immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP reports on ICE’s plan to give officers gloves that deliver painful electric shocks

AUG. 21, 2026

Morocco Spain Ceuta

People breach barbed wires as they attempt to cross from the Moroccan northern town of Fnideq to the Spanish enclave of Ceuta, Friday, July 31, 2026. (AP Photo)

Best of the AP — First Winner

The AP reveals how false online rumors drove a migrant surge from Morocco to Spain, breaking news on a highly competitive story

AUG. 14, 2026

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