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Death Penalty
FILE - This undated photo provided by the South Carolina Department of Corrections shows the state's death chamber in Columbia, S.C., including the electric chair, right, and a firing squad chair, left. (South Carolina Department of Corrections via AP, File)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP reporter delivers definitive account of first firing-squad execution since 2010

MARCH 14, 2025

Greenland Election Photo Essay
The northern lights appear over homes in Nuuk, Greenland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Compelling, all-formats package shows how Greenlanders are responding to being thrust into the global spotlight

MARCH 14, 2025

Climate South Sudan Coffee
A worker turns excelsa coffee beans to dry near Nzara, South Sudan on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP produces exclusive, visuals-driven story on climate-resistant coffee in South Sudan

MARCH 14, 2025

Presidents Day Protest
Demonstrators rally during the "No Kings Day" protest on Presidents Day in Washington, in support of federal workers and against recent actions by President Donald Trump and Elon Musk, on Capitol Hill in Washington Monday, Feb. 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP breaks news on Pentagon’s purge of DEI content with deep source work and collaboration

MARCH 14, 2025

RFK Jr. First Month
FILE - A vial of the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is on display at the Lubbock Health Department Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. (AP Photo/Mary Conlon, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP partners with Texas Tribune for unique on-the-ground view of measles outbreak, breaking news on death

MARCH 14, 2025

Lab workers at Johns Hopkins University work in Richard Huganir's lab in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)
Lab workers at Johns Hopkins University work in Richard Huganir's lab in Baltimore, Md., on Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Shelby Lum)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP produces in-depth look at how medical research cuts will affect patients and the local economy in every U.S. state

MARCH 14, 2025

World Championships Skeleton
Zhen Yin, of China, slides during his second run at the skeleton world championships, Thursday, March 6, 2025, in Lake Placid, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s coverage of bobsled and skeleton world championships illustrates challenges ahead for 2026 Winter Olympics

MARCH 14, 2025

Gene Hackman
FILE - Actor Gene Hackman arrives with his wife, Betsy Arakawa, for the 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., Sunday, Jan. 19, 2003. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, File)

Best of AP — First Winner

Quick response establishes AP as the go-to source for information on the deaths of Gene Hackman, his wife, and their dog

MARCH 7, 2025

Congress Trump DOGE
Elon Musk leaves after meeting with Senate Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP teams deliver major scoops examining work of Musk’s DOGE

MARCH 7, 2025

APTOPIX 97th Academy Awards
Samantha Quan, front center, accepts the award for best picture for "Anora" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Alex Coco, from rear left, Darya Ekamasova, Lindsey Normington, Vache Tovmasyan, Karren Karagulian, Vincent Radwinsky, Luna Sofía Miranda, Mikey Madison, Sean Baker, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yura Borisov, Meg Ryan, and Billy Crystal look on from back. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s digital Oscars coverage delivers a hit with audiences and customers

MARCH 7, 2025

Leonard Peltier
Leonard Peltier stands for a portrait in Belcourt, N.D, on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Vancleave)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP lands first exclusive interview with Leonard Peltier

MARCH 7, 2025

Black Athletes-Activism Dilemma
FILE - Phoenix Mercury's Natasha Cloud dribbles during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Indiana Fever in Indianapolis, on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP shines spotlight on dilemma Black athletes face with DEI programs under attack

MARCH 7, 2025

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