Best of AP — Honorable Mention

JEFFREY EPSTEIN ARCHIVOS

Foto difundida por el Registro de Delincuentes Sexuales del estado de Nueva York, que muestra al financista Jeffrey Epstein, el 28 de marzo del 2017. (Registro de Delincuentes Sexuales del estado de Nueva York via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores a scoop and major online traffic with a deeply reported accountability story on Attorney General Pam Bondi’s claim about Epstein videos

JULY 11, 2025

APTOPIX Netherlands NATO Summit

President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte attend a plenary session at the NATO summit in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP asks NATO boss about his flattery of Trump – and crushes coverage of crucial NATO summit

JULY 7, 2025

Twelve New Priests

The Rev. Alfredo Tuesta gives his first blessing as a newly ordained priest to Bishop Michael Burbidge, who leads the Diocese of Arlington, at the Cathedral of Saint Thomas More in Arlington, Va., on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Trusted religion reporting leads to special access for must-read priest story

JULY 7, 2025

Election 2025 NYC Mayor

Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani takes selfies with supporters after speaking at his primary election party, Wednesday, June 25, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

A detailed look at the results of New York City’s Democratic mayoral primary

JULY 7, 2025

Belarus-Tsikhanouski

Syarhei Tsikhanouski, a Belarusian opposition activist released from a prison by Belarusian authorities, speaks during an interview with the Associated Press in Vilnius, Lithuania, Sunday, June 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP secures the first sit-down interview with Belarusian dissident Siarhei Tsikhanouski after his release from prison

JUNE 27, 2025

Wagner Videos War Crimes

In this image from video posted on a Wagner Group-affiliated Telegram channel in July 2024, men in Burkina Faso military uniforms stand around a dead body lying on the ground as it was cut into pieces. (AP Photo)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

A confidential legal brief to the ICC accuses Wagner of promoting atrocities on social media

JUNE 27, 2025

APTOPIX NBA Finals Pacers Thunder Basketball

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Luguentz Dort, left, celebrates with teammates in the locker room after winning the NBA basketball championship with a Game 7 victory against the Indiana Pacers Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Oklahoma City. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP provides insight, context and breaking news on and off the court before, during and after the NBA Finals

JUNE 27, 2025

US Protests Los Angeles

A protester against immigration raids waves a flag in front of the 300 North Los Angeles Street Federal Building on Sunday, June 15, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP details no-bid contracts awarded to politically connected companies for immigration detention

JUNE 27, 2025

Trump Immigration Medicaid

FILE - President Donald Trump, from left, speaks as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., during an event in the Roosevelt Room at the White House, May 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)\

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Trump administration gives personal data of immigrant Medicaid enrollees to deportation officials

JUNE 20, 2025

Dying to Serve Benefits Backlog

FILE - Sharline Volcy holds a wedding picture of her and her deceased husband, Roland Donat, Feb. 3, 2025, in Orange, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP investigation finds yearslong backlog in federal program promising benefits for families of deceased officers

JUNE 20, 2025

US Immigration Court Arrests

FILE - Federal law enforcement wait in a parking garage to take people into custody outside immigration court, May 21, 2025, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP provides inside look at large-scale immigration courthouse arrests

JUNE 20, 2025

APTOPIX Minnesota Lawmakers Shot Vigil

A candlelight vigil for former House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, who were fatally shot, at the state Capitol, Wednesday, June 18, 2025, in St. Paul, Minn. (AP Photo/Nikolas Liepins)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP uncovers exclusive details about man accused of killing Minnesota lawmakers

JUNE 20, 2025

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