Best of the AP

APTOPIX France Wildfires

Firefighters work to extinguish a fire in the forest near Blagon, during wildfires in southwestern France, Wednesday, July 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva)

Best of the AP — First Winner

All-format coverage of historic wildfires in France and Spain reflects AP teamwork at its best

AUG. 7, 2026

Days Disrupted Philippines

Jeepney driver Edgar Funelas bathes outside along a street near the jeepney where he and his 10-year-old daughter live in Quezon City, Philippines, on Friday April 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

Days Disrupted: Across the world, the Iran war is reshaping everyday life

AUG. 7, 2026

ML–Sudan-Colombia-Child Soldiers

(AP Illustration / Peter Hamlin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Former child soldiers in Sudan say they were trained by Colombian mercenaries

AUG. 7, 2026

Soccer FIFA Infantino Critics

FILE - FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks during a news conference at the stadium in Mexico City, Wednesday, June 10, 2026, a day before the opening FIFA World Cup match between Mexico and South Africa. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Senior FIFA official turns to AP to speak out against Infantino’s World Cup plan

AUG. 7, 2026

APTOPIX Foreign Aid Sex Work or Starve Photo Essay

Princy Tamang, a former HIV outreach worker who turned to sex work to survive after losing her job amid the U.S. foreign aid cuts, poses for a portrait, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Hetauda, Nepal. Tamang, who has endured beatings from clients and has been forced to have sex without condoms since transitioning to sex work, fears she will contract HIV. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen)

Best of the AP — First Winner

Sex work or starve: Aid workers in Nepal left jobless by USAID cuts turn to sex work to survive

JULY 31, 2026

Grocery Prices Affordability

Apral Jack orders deli meat at Stop&Shop in Lexington, Mass., Monday, July 6, 2026. (Maggie Scales/The Lexington Observer via AP)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP and local news partners deliver an all-format portrait of food affordability

JULY 31, 2026

APTOPIX Seattle Shooting

People hold smartphone with flash light during the vigil for victims the day after a shooting at Seattle Center during the Bite of Seattle food festival, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

All-formats team delivers early, exclusive reporting from Seattle festival shooting

JULY 31, 2026

APTOPIX Germany Pride

Two people embrace near others wearing thermal blankets as they stand near emergency personnel in Berlin, early Sunday, July 26, 2026, following the cancellation of Christopher Street Day festivities. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Fast reaction and strong teamwork leads on Berlin Pride march attack

JULY 31, 2026

ICC Sanction Lawsuit

FILE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Source reporting gives decisive and early scoop on ICC chief prosecutor’s removal

JULY 31, 2026

D4vd Celeste’s Hometown

A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Profile of LA medical examiner’s quest for transparency yields unique angle on D4vd case

JULY 31, 2026

River Deaths Ohio

In this photo provided by Pastor Marcus L. Martin, a group of people he believes were those who died in a recent drowning accident, are shown fishing along the Scioto river in Powell, Ohio, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Pastor Marcus L. Martin via AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Haunting UGC of Ohio drowning victims generates all-formats exclusive

JULY 31, 2026

Ukraine Laura Loomer

Laura Loomer speaks during her interview with The Associated Press, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP lands exclusive with Laura Loomer, discussing her shift on Ukraine during ballistic missile attack

JULY 31, 2026

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