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France Paris Bridge
People take pictures of "The Pont Neuf Cave," an inflated art installation by French street artist JR, on Paris' oldest bridge, the Pont Neuf, Thursday, May 21, 2026, which will be open to the public from June 6-28. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP crushes competition with exclusive and innovative timelapse of the transformation of Paris’ oldest bridge

MAY 29, 2026

Trump China
President Donald Trump gestures to reporters as he walks across the South Lawn of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2026, in Washington, on return from Beijing where he met with China's President Xi Jinping. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP provides incisive, cascading coverage of the evolving political landscape

MAY 29, 2026

Christian IVF Doctor
Sarah Atkinson, left, and Dr. John Gordon verify patient information while prepping a frozen embryo for transfer at Rejoice Fertility, Jan. 11, 2026, in Knoxville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Best of the AP — First Winner

AP delivers a nuanced look into the debates over IVF through prism of Christian IVF doctor’s career pivot

MAY 22, 2026

APTOPIX Philippines ICC
Senate security run after gunfire was heard along a hallway at the Philippine Senate in Pasay, Philippines, Wednesday, May 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Aaron Favila)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

AP delivers speedy coverage after gunfire breaks out in Philippine Senate

MAY 22, 2026

FBI Congress
FBI director Kash Patel testifies before the Senate Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies hearing on Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Request for the FBI, the Drug Enforcement Administration; the United States Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives the on Capitol Hill, Tuesday May 12, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Aggressive investigative reporting and public records tracking expose controversial FBI travel scoop

MAY 22, 2026

Teenage Buddhist Lama
Buddhist lamas, Trulshik Yangsi Rinpoche, left, and Jalue Dorje, who is recognized as the eighth Terchen Taksham Rinpoche, laugh while posing for a portrait at the Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmandu, Nepal, on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Years of deep source building yields an unmatched all-formats portrait of an American Buddhist lama’s Himalayan journey

MAY 22, 2026

Mexico Violence
A National Guardsman walks past a resident sitting outside her home after armed attacks by local criminal groups forced more than dozens of residents to flee, in Tula, Mexico, Friday, May 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Cross-format bravery and rare access expose the invisible displacement crisis of Indigenous communities in Mexico

MAY 22, 2026

Sweden Military Exercises
Swedish servicemen looks out of an armoured vehicle during a military exercises in Gotland, Sweden, Monday, May 11, 2026. (AP Photo/Emma Burrows)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Enterprise reporting and sharp linguistic tradecraft turn routine NATO exercise into an agenda-setting scoop on military readiness

MAY 22, 2026

Immigrants Public Housing
A plastic dollhouse sits among a pile of furniture discarded by families in a public housing subdivision in Port Isabel, Texas, on April 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Valerie Gonzalez)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

Deep beat reporting and strategic analysis connect local public housing exodus to sweeping federal policy changes

MAY 22, 2026

APTOPIX Hantavirus Ship
Passengers on the the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, MV Hondius, watch epidemiologists board the boat in Praia, during their voyage to Spain's port of Tenerife, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo)

Best of the AP — First Winner

Team efforts help AP dominate developing story of major global interest

MAY 15, 2026

PFAS2-Forever Stained
Rome resident Kathy Miller attends a town hall about PFAS chemicals at Forum River Center in Rome, Ga., on March 31, 2026. (Arvin Temkar/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP)

Best of the AP — Second Winner

Georgia officials knew chemicals from carpet mills were polluting local water. The people did not

MAY 15, 2026

Bessent Profile
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent meets with members of the Association of Mature American Citizens (AMAC), about financial literacy, Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at the Treasury Department, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Best of the AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores exclusive sit-down interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent

MAY 15, 2026

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