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Afghan Baby-Adoption
FILE - Children stand in front of a home destroyed during a Sept. 5, 2019, night raid by U.S. forces in a village in a remote region of Afghanistan, on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Ebrahim Noroozi, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

US government worked against itself to let Marine adopt Afghan girl, documents obtained by AP show

FEB. 13, 2026

Decomposing Bodies One Victim’s Story
Derrick Johnson, whose mother's body was one of 189 left to decay in the Return to Nature Funeral Home in Penrose, Colo., holds photos of her in Colorado Springs, Colo., on Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Thomas Peipert)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Intimate, thorough and fast coverage of sentencing for Colorado funeral home owner in grisly case sets AP apart

FEB. 13, 2026

Lebanon Israel
An Italian U.N. peacekeeping soldier stands guard at a road that links to a United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, or UNIFIL base where the Lebanese and Israeli delegations meet, in Naqoura town, Lebanon, Tuesday, May 4, 2021. After a nearly six-month pause, Lebanon and Israel on Tuesday resumed indirect talks with U.S. mediation over their disputed maritime border. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP exposes exclusive details on a spike in Israeli attacks on the UN force in Lebanon

FEB. 13, 2026

APTOPIX Super Bowl Football
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold celebrates after a win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2026, in Santa Clara, Calif. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Teamwork leads to AP dominating Super Bowl coverage with all-format stories on Bad Bunny, President Trump, ads and game context

FEB. 13, 2026

Ethiopia Oromo Conflict
Oromo Liberation Army (OLA) fighters attend an orientation session in western Oromia, Ethiopia, June 2, 2025. (AP Photo)

Best of the AP — First Winner

‘Execution, torture, abductions, rape’: Ethiopia’s hidden conflict

FEB. 12, 2026

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 — Second Winner

AP photographer captures defining photos of Lindsey Vonn’s downhill crash at the Winter Olympics

FEB. 12, 2026

Maksudur Rahman
Maksudur Rahman, 31, who escaped after fighting for the Russian army, shows a Russian military dog tag during an interview with The Associated Press in Lakshmipur, Bangladesh, Dec. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/Rajib Dhar)

Best of the AP — First Winner

AP’s cross-border reporting and high-impact visuals expose exploitation of Bangladeshi workers by Russian military

FEB. 6, 2026

Donia Jessop
Hildale Mayor Donia Jessop points to an aerial photograph of Hildale during an interview Thursday, Dec. 4, 2025, in Hildale, Ut. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP tells a tale of transformation in towns once havens for polygamous sects

FEB. 6, 2026

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

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