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Pope Francis

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AP’s Italy bureau showed the power of preparation to cover Pope Francis’ death

APRIL 25, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War

Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

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AP discovered an apparent new war crime in Ukraine and exposed Russian manipulation

APRIL 18, 2025

Texas Attorney General Investigation

FILE - Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas, June 22, 2017. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File)

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AP reporters get scoop by uncovering the end of the Paxton probe

APRIL 11, 2025

A rescuer works through rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo)

A rescuer works through rubble of a collapsed building following Friday's earthquake in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, Tuesday, April 1, 2025. (AP Photo)

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Seamless collaboration delivers swift and multifaceted all-formats coverage of the Southeast Asia earthquake

APRIL 4, 2025

India Weaving Decline Photo Gallery

Abdul Sattar, 70, operates a power loom at a workshop in Bhiwandi, India, Feb. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)

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AP photographer helps readers experience the sights and sounds of India’s struggling power looms

MARCH 28, 2025

APTOPIX Trump

President Donald Trump, left, holds up a signed executive order as young people hold up copies of the executive order they signed at an education event in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

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A week of scoops sets apart AP’s coverage of unprecedented upheaval in American education

MARCH 21, 2025

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)

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

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)

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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

Satya Nadella

FILE - Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella addresses attendees at the Microsoft Ignite conference, Nov. 19, 2024, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

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As Israel uses U.S.-made AI models in war, concerns arise about tech’s role in who lives and who dies

FEB. 28, 2025

Hong Kong Housing

Housewife Jimmy Au stands in her kitchen at home in a residential area of Prince Edward district in Hong Kong on Jan. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Kanis Leung)

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Hong Kong teams provide insightful and illustrative look into city’s housing problems

FEB. 21, 2025

Super Bowl Football Photo Gallery

Philadelphia Eagles players celebrate with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Eagles won the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

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AP’s coverage of the Super Bowl captures the magnitude of the global event

FEB. 14, 2025

Aircraft Down

Boats work the scene on the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, in Arlington, Va. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

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AP staff galvanizes to cover tragic midair collision in Washington

FEB. 7, 2025

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