Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Trump Military Parade

FILE - President Donald Trump, pictured on screen from left, French President Emmanuel Macron and White House Chief of Staff Reince Priebus watch a Bastille Day parade on the Champs Elysees avenue in Paris, July 14, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Tireless source work helps score AP exclusive on the Army’s plans for a military parade on Trump’s birthday

MAY 9, 2025

Immigration Texas Panhandle Towns

Haitian immigrants Kevenson Jean, a truck driver, and wife Sherlie Jean, a fast food worker, pose for a photo at their rental home, Monday, April 14, 2025, in Panhandle, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Cross-format team illustrates impact of Trump immigration crackdown in the Texas Panhandle

MAY 9, 2025

APTOPIX Canada Festival Deaths Vancouver

Liberal Leader Mark Carney takes a moment after lighting a candle at a memorial for victims after a vehicle drove into a crowd during a Filipino heritage festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, Sunday, April 27, 2025. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP team takes visuals-first approach, overcomes logistical challenges to dominate on Vancouver, B.C. car ramming story

MAY 9, 2025

Trump US Norway

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Source work delivers scoop on Hegseth bypassing Pentagon security protocols to connect to Signal

MAY 2, 2025

Housing Crisis-Vouchers

Daniris Espinal stands for a portrait in Sunset Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction

MAY 2, 2025

Jelly Roll Pardon Application

Davidson County Sheriff's Office shows singer Jelly Roll with Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall at his Tennessee Board of Parole hearing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Davidson County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Outlets credit AP for news of country star Jelly Roll’s path to a pardon

MAY 2, 2025

Rioters

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP begins tracking political involvement of pardoned J6ers, works for exclusive access

APRIL 25, 2025

California Earthquake Elephants

This image taken from video released by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows a herd of elephants forming a circle to shield the two calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, during an earthquake Monday, April 14, 2025, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Competitors chase AP on video of elephants reacting to California earthquake

APRIL 25, 2025

Midwestern

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP uses a Midwestern city to show how the pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

APRIL 25, 2025

Florida

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

All-formats content by first journalist on scene key to AP’s success on FSU shooting story

APRIL 25, 2025

Pennsylvania Governor Arson

This image provided by Commonwealth Media Services shows damage after a fire at the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion while Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro and his family slept inside on Sunday, April 13, 2025, in Harrisburg, Pa. (Commonwealth Media Services via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Reporter’s all-formats coverage keeps AP competitive on weekend arson at Pennsylvania governor’s residence

APRIL 18, 2025

Trump

President Donald Trump speaks after signing an executive order in the Oval Office of the White House Wednesday, April 9, 2025, in Washington. (Pool via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP leverages its global footprint for its tariff coverage

APRIL 18, 2025

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