Best of AP — Honorable Mention

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

Sonam Tashi shouts slogans during a demonstration to commemorate the anniversary of the 1959 uprising in Tibet against Chinese rule, in New Delhi, India, March, 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup)

This photo released by the U.S. Department of Justice shows a hallway during a search of Jeffrey Epstein's home on July 6, 2019, in New York. (U.S. Department of Justice via AP)

ARCHIVO - Esta imagen de larga exposición muestra la trayectoria de un cohete Falcon 9 de SpaceX con la 25ta ronda de aproximadamente 60 satélites de banda ancha Starlink de Space X tra despegar desde el Complejo de Lanzamientos 40 en la base de la Fuerza Espacial en Cabo Cañaveral, Florida, la noche del miércoles 28 de abril de 2021. (AP Foto/John Raoux, Archivo)

Former Chinese official Li Chuanliang walks between buildings in the Mayflower Church community, in Midland, Texas, Jan. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Abdul Salam, center, and his son Ahmad Sodais shop for sweet treats inside of an Afghan grocery store in Carmichael, Calif., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Nancy Shine at her home in Los Altos, Calif., on Nov. 21, 2025. Shine is a scientist who donated blood plasma that is used to create the treatment for infant botulism. (AP Photo/Terry Chea)

Malian refugees fleeing violence in Mali, sit in a makeshift camp where they found refuge in Douankara, Hodh El Chargui Region, Mauritania, Nov. 9 2025. (AP Photo/Caitlin Kelly)

Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani shares a laugh with his translator during an interview with The Associated Press in Pasadena, Calif., Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Syrian refugee Mohammed Dawood, 30, left, poses for a photo with his parents, Hayat Fatah, 65, center, and Abdulilah Amin Dawoud, 73, at their home in Irbil, Iraq, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Farid Abdulwahed)