Best of the AP

Vatican Pope A Remembrance
Pope Francis shakes hands with Associated Press correspondent Nicole Winfield aboard his plane bound for Fatima, Portugal, on May 12, 2017. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)

Best of AP — Second Winner

After Pope Francis’ passing, the AP dominated coverage of his funeral

MAY 2, 2025

Trump US Norway
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth listens as President Donald Trump meets with Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre during a bilateral meeting in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, April 24, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Source work delivers scoop on Hegseth bypassing Pentagon security protocols to connect to Signal

MAY 2, 2025

Housing Crisis-Vouchers
Daniris Espinal stands for a portrait in Sunset Park, in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

60,000 Americans to lose their rental assistance and risk eviction

MAY 2, 2025

Jelly Roll Pardon Application
Davidson County Sheriff's Office shows singer Jelly Roll with Nashville Sheriff Daron Hall at his Tennessee Board of Parole hearing on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 in Nashville, Tenn. (Davidson County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Outlets credit AP for news of country star Jelly Roll’s path to a pardon

MAY 2, 2025

Pope Francis

Best of AP — First Winner

AP’s Italy bureau showed the power of preparation to cover Pope Francis’ death

APRIL 25, 2025

Panama Migration Boom and Bust
Lifejackets hang at the home of a local in Villa Caleta, Panama, Monday, April 7, 2025. The jackets were once used to ferry migrants after their trek across the Darien Gap on their way north to the U.S. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP documents radical migratory shifts under Trump’s administration in the Darien Gap jungle

APRIL 25, 2025

Rioters

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP begins tracking political involvement of pardoned J6ers, works for exclusive access

APRIL 25, 2025

California Earthquake Elephants
This image taken from video released by the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance shows a herd of elephants forming a circle to shield the two calves, Zuli and Mkhaya, during an earthquake Monday, April 14, 2025, at the San Diego Zoo Safari Park in Escondido, Calif. (San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Competitors chase AP on video of elephants reacting to California earthquake

APRIL 25, 2025

Midwestern

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP uses a Midwestern city to show how the pain from DOGE’s cuts is everywhere

APRIL 25, 2025

Florida

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

All-formats content by first journalist on scene key to AP’s success on FSU shooting story

APRIL 25, 2025

APTOPIX Russia Ukraine War
Smoke rises from an explosion following a Russian drone strike on Sumy, Ukraine, Monday, April 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka)

Best of AP — First Winner

AP discovered an apparent new war crime in Ukraine and exposed Russian manipulation

APRIL 18, 2025

Ethiopia Amhara Rebels
Livestock traders display their wares at a busy market town of Sangi, in the Amhara region of northern Ethiopia, Sunday, Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

Best of AP — Second Winner

From thousands of miles away, one reporter produces an exclusive, all-formats report on conflict in Ethiopia’s Amhara region

APRIL 18, 2025

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