Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

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 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

Immigration Enforcement Body Cameras
FILE - An ICE Special Response Team member stands guard outside the Metropolitan Detention Center, while protesters gather outside to denounce the ICE, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operations, June 10, 2025, in downtown Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP reveals ICE policy is to release body-camera footage only when in the agency’s “best interests” 

AUG. 14, 2026

APTOPIX Cuba Daily Life
A girl cools off in a plastic pool in the street in Havana, Cuba, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

On the ground in Cuba as blackouts reshape daily life 

AUG. 14, 2026

Trump Grass
FILE - President Donald Trump, right, and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum tour the East Potomac Park golf course, June 28, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Documenting the many norms-busting ways of President Donald Trump 

AUG. 14, 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 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

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