Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

APTOPIX Milan Cortina Olympics Alpine Skiing
United States' Lindsey Vonn crashes during an alpine ski women's downhill race, at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP video shows Lindsey Vonn airlifted after crash before Winter Olympics

FEB. 6, 2026

APTOPIX Australian Open Tennis
Naomi Osaka of Japan walks onto Rod Laver Arena for her first round match against Antonia Ruzic of Croatia at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Asanka Brendon Ratnayake)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Pye delivers comprehensive and engaging coverage of the Australian Open both on and off the court

FEB. 6, 2026

Cortina’s Axis Games Olympics
Gold-medalist Josef Jennewein of Germany, center, silver-medalist Alberto Marcellin of Italy, left, and bronze-medalist Rudolf Cranz of Germany perform a fascist salute on the podium during the 1941 Alpine Ski World Ski Championships, in Cortina D'Ampezzo, Italy. (Fondazione Home Movies – Archivio Nazionale del Film di Famiglia via AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP report sheds light on forgotten ‘mini-Olympics’ in fascist Italy during World War II

FEB. 6, 2026

Mexico Vapes
Vapes sit in a tobacco shop in Mexico City, Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Dogged reporting scores an exclusive story about Mexico vape ban opening door to drug cartels

FEB. 6, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Minnesota Hospital
The Hennepin County Medical Center emergency department is seen Friday, Jan. 30, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

ICE claim that a man shattered his skull running into wall triggers tension at a Minnesota hospital

FEB. 5, 2026

ADDITION APTOPIX Immigration Enforcement Minnesota
ADDS IDENTIFICATION: Teyana Gibson Brown, second from right, wife of Garrison Gibson, reacts after a federal immigration officer used a battering ram to break down a door before arresting Garrison Gibson, Sunday, Jan. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP exposes a major policy shift where federal immigration officers can forcibly enter homes without a judge’s warrant

JAN. 30, 2026

Winter Olympics Future Games
FILE - A person works at a snow making machine on a hill overlooking cross-country skiing practice before the 2022 Winter Olympics, Feb. 2, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP combines sports and climate coverage in reporting how climate change is shrinking the pool of Winter Olympics venues

JAN. 30, 2026

Iran Protests
People walk at Tehran's historic Grand Bazaar, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, in Iran. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP staff demonstrate resilience and perseverance in the face of immense challenges covering deadly protests in Iran

JAN. 23, 2026

Thailand Train Accident
Rescuers work amidst the wreckage after a construction crane fell into a passenger train in Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, Wednesday, Jan.14, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit))

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Bangkok staff execute rapid response to consecutive construction accidents in Thailand

JAN. 23, 2026

APTOPIX Venezuela Rodriguez
Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez arrives at the National Assembly in Caracas, Venezuela, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP exclusively reports that documents show that Venezuelan leader Delcy Rodríguez has been on DEA’s radar for years

JAN. 23, 2026

Jutice Department Firings
Anam Petit, a former Justice Department employee, poses for a portrait in the Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP reporters deliver unmatched story on the purge of the Justice Department, its career lawyers and the consequences

JAN. 21, 2026

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 the AP — Honorable Mention

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

JAN. 16, 2026

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