Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Capitol Riot Anniversary

A replica plaque commemorating the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot stands outside the office of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y, Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2025, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Spotlighting the anniversary of Jan. 6 with the significance of a missing plaque

JAN. 16, 2026

Brown University Shooting

Law enforcement officers are seen outside a storage facility where a suspect in the shooting at Brown University was found dead, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025, in Salem, N.H. (AP Photo/Reba Saldanha)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

As a shooting unfolded at Brown, students turned to anonymous app for answers before official alerts

JAN. 16, 2026

Trump DEI Cuts Water

Yvette Lyles points to the spot on her wall reached by floodwaters in Cahokia Heights, Ill., May 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Michael Phillis)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Poor communities threatened by aging sewers see crucial aid slashed under Trump

JAN. 16, 2026

Gadget Show LEGO

Asad Ayaz, left, and Dave Filioni stand on stage with C-3PO and R2-D2 during an LEGO news conference ahead of the CES tech show Monday, Jan. 5, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP spotlights the best and worst of CES in all formats

JAN. 16, 2026

Tariffs Customs Brokers

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, on April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Simple, informative charts break down the effect of Trump’s erratic tariff rollout

JAN. 9, 2026

Mexico Volcano

Marco Calo, a geophysicist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), collects information from a monitoring station on the slopes of the Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico, Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP team hikes up Mexico’s Popocatepetl volcano for stunning visuals

JAN. 9, 2026

Gymnastics Abuse Lawsuit

FILE - The Chow's Gymnastics & Dance Institute is seen Aug. 4, 2025, in West Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo/Scott McFetridge, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s reporting on SafeSport reveals more missteps by the center

JAN. 9, 2026

Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery

FILE - Fireworks explode over Chao Phraya River during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand, Jan. 1, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Record-breaking 22-hour-long New Year’s Eve live video coverage

JAN. 2, 2026

Education-Deepfakes

A school bus carries children at the end of a school day at Sixth Ward Middle School in Thibodaux, La., on Dec, 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Stephen Smith)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP delivers an empathetic report on how AI-generated deepfake nudes impacted a middle-school victim

JAN. 2, 2026

Federal Enforcement Prosecutions

FILE - A protester confronts a line of U.S. National Guard members in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Detailed examination of protester arrests reveals Trump administration’s take doesn’t match reality

DEC. 26, 2025

Dying To Serve Combat Training Drill

Heather Sterling poses for a portrait during a hike, Aug. 11, 2025, near Daniel, Wyo. (AP Photo/Amber Baesler)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP uncovers a trail of death and injuries in widely used combat-training drill for US law enforcement

DEC. 26, 2025

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Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP produces viral video of dancing microphones and other exclusive work at high-stakes EU summit

DEC. 26, 2025

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