Best of the AP

US Deli Meat Listeria
FILE - A Boar's Head logo is seen at a bodega in New York, Aug. 30, 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Nano, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

USDA documented insects and slime at Boar’s Head plants, records show

JAN. 24, 2025

Louisiana Police Death Federal Probe
FILE - From left, Lumumba Lutalo, Angela "Mama Ghost" Green and Antonia Mar, of New Orleans for Community Oversight of Police, take part in a rally for justice for Ronald Greene at the Eastern District of Louisiana Courthouse in New Orleans, on May 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Federal prosecutors won’t seek charges in deadly arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene

JAN. 24, 2025

Unrivaled Guide
Rose's players Angel Reese, left, and Lexie Hull practice, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025, in Medley, Fla., as the new 3-on-3 women's basketball league Unrivaled tips off this weekend. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Unrivaled women’s basketball league is setting a new standard for salaries before it even tips off

JAN. 24, 2025

South Africa Dead Miners
Mine rescue workers host up a cage that was used to rescue trapped miners at an abandoned gold mine, where miners were rescued from below ground, in Stilfontein, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

South African miner describes horrors for those who spent months underground

JAN. 24, 2025

California Wildfires
A California Department of Corrections hand crew works containment lines ahead of the Palisades Fire Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Santa Monica, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

Best of AP — First Winner

LA wildfire coverage stands out, tapping breadth of AP expertise 

JAN. 17, 2025

Thailand Uyghurs Deportation
Police stand outside an immigration detention center of the Immigration Bureau where Uyghur detainees are held in Bangkok, Thailand, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. The detainees say they are facing deportation back to China, where they fear persecution. (AP Photo/Haruka Nuga)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP first to report on detained Uyghurs in Thailand who face deportation and persecution in China

JAN. 17, 2025

Justin Trudeau
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to the media after a meeting with Jay Timmons, president and CEO of The National Association of Manufacturers, in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Breaking news on Justin Trudeau’s resignation underscores the strength of competitive source-driven reporting

JAN. 17, 2025

New Orleans Car Into Crowd
A memorial on Bourbon Street sits at the site of a deadly truck attack on New Year's Day in New Orleans, Friday, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP quickly surges staff to New Orleans to dominate on New Year’s Day Bourbon Street attack with exclusive coverage

JAN. 10, 2025

Congress Transgender Trailblazer
U.S.-Rep.-elect Sarah McBride, D-Del., hugs Delaware State Democrat Senator Laura Sturgeon from District 4 on the Senate floor during a special session, McBride's last day as a Delaware state senator, at the Delaware Legislative Hall in Dover, Del., Monday, Dec. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Transgender trailblazer Sarah McBride heads to her debut in Congress, hoping for a touch of grace

JAN. 10, 2025

Trump-Hotel-Fire-Las-Vegas
This image provided by Alcides Antunes shows a Tesla Cybertruck that exploded outside President-elect Donald Trump's Las Vegas hotel early Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2025. (Alcides Antunes via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP out front with key details of Cybertruck explosion in Las Vegas 

JAN. 10, 2025

Nigeria Oil Pollution Failed Cleanup
FILE - A man paddles his canoe in the Niger Delta near the village of Ogboinbiri, Nigeria, Dec. 11, 2024. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)

Best of AP — First Winner

Nigerian agency ‘failed completely’ to clean up oil damage despite funding, leaked files say

JAN. 3, 2025

Indigenous Spirituality Peyote Church
The property of the late Amada Cardenas, who was one of the first federally licensed peyote dealers, alongside her husband, to harvest and sell the sacramental plant to followers of the Native American Church, in Mirando City, Texas, Monday, March 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Best of AP — Second Winner

Trust-building pays off for AP journalists documenting threats to sacred peyote 

JAN. 3, 2025

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