Best of the AP

ICC Sanction Lawsuit
FILE - The International Criminal Court (ICC) is seen on Dec. 9, 2025, in The Hague, Netherlands. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, Pool, File)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Source reporting gives decisive and early scoop on ICC chief prosecutor’s removal  

JULY 31, 2026

D4vd Celeste’s Hometown
A makeshift Memorial for Celeste Rivas Hernandez, who was killed and found inside a vehicle owned by singer D4vd, is placed outside her home in Lake Elsinore, Calif., on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Profile of LA medical examiner’s quest for transparency yields unique angle on D4vd case 

JULY 31, 2026

River Deaths Ohio
In this photo provided by Pastor Marcus L. Martin, a group of people he believes were those who died in a recent drowning accident, are shown fishing along the Scioto river in Powell, Ohio, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (Pastor Marcus L. Martin via AP)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Haunting UGC of Ohio drowning victims generates all-formats exclusive  

JULY 31, 2026

Ukraine Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer speaks during her interview with The Associated Press, in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, July 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP lands exclusive with Laura Loomer, discussing her shift on Ukraine during ballistic missile attack 

JULY 31, 2026

ICE Shooting Maine
Members of the Capitol Area Indivisible group protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement outside the Edmund Muskie Federal Building, Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Augusta, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Best of the AP — First Winner

AP team uncovers details about Maine ICE officer who killed Colombian man

JULY 24, 2026

APTOPIX Argentina Spain WCup Soccer
Spain's Ferran Torres celebrates with the trophy after winning the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Sunday, July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP’s World Cup team delivers unmatched all-formats coverage of the world’s biggest sporting event

JULY 24, 2026

Africa Abortion Dying Mothers
The son of Mary Olouch, who died at 25 after a botched abortion procedure, holds a photo of her in her home in Karabok, Kenya, July 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Annie Risemberg)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP investigation finds women dying in Africa as US ramps up fight against abortion

JULY 24, 2026

APTOPIX Thailand Fire
Bodies of victims of a fire are seen laid in a row in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP’s Bangkok team executes rapid, multi-format response to fatal fire

JULY 24, 2026

AP Poll US Jews Divisions
FILE - President Donald Trump gestures during a Hanukkah reception in the East Room of the White House, Dec. 16, 2025, in Washington, as Rabbi Levi Shemtov watches. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Best of the AP — First Winner

AP-NORC poll and reporting highlights U.S. Jewish community’s views on sensitive issues

JULY 17, 2026

Lindsey Graham Dies
FILE - U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C. answers questions from the media near an exhibition of damaged Russian vehicles in central Kyiv, on July 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky, File)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP delivers fast and comprehensive breaking news coverage of Lindsey Graham’s unexpected death

JULY 17, 2026

Israel Sea Clearing Munitions
Divers descend to place mock munitions on the floor of the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Rishon LeZion, Israel, Sunday, June 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Visually-driven AP exclusive on Israel munitions clearance the result of more than a year of reporting and negotiating access

JULY 17, 2026

Iran Stress on Families
FILE - A man sits on a bench in a memorial, set for the school children who were killed during a strike on a school in southern town of Minab on Feb. 28, in northern Tehran, Iran, Sunday, April 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File)

Best of the AP — First Winner

As the Pentagon stays quiet, AP reconstructs a US strike that killed over 100 Iranian children 

JULY 10, 2026

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