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AP Democratic delegate survey

JULY 23, 2024

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod

JULY 21, 2024

House votes to form task force to investigate shooting at Trump rally, recommend legislative fixes

JULY 25, 2024

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Inquiry finds 200,000 people were abused in care in New Zealand over decades in ‘national disgrace’

JULY 25, 2024

Spotlights

The Summer Olympics is remaking Paris

JULY 24, 2024

Spotlights

Farmers in Africa say their soil is dying and chemical fertilizers are in part to blame

JULY 24, 2024

Best of AP — First Winner

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Pictures of the Week Global Photo Gallery

Best of AP — Second Winner

AP photographers Vucci and Puskar and reporter Carr Smyth dominate with photos and account of assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump

Evan Vucci, the AP’s chief photographer in Washington, captured the defining image of the July 13 assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Pittsburgh-based photographer Gene Puskar and Ohio political reporter Julie Carr Smyth displayed immense courage and sharp journalistic instincts. The three earn Best of AP for extraordinary performances. Seconds after rifle shots rang […]

JULY 19, 2024

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP exclusive series shows how Russian invasion is dismantling Ukraine as an Olympic powerhouse

In 2023, multimedia reporters Hanna Arhirova and John Leicester identified Ukraine’s sporting decline as a must-have story for AP before the Olympics this month. Through months of aggressive reporting and source-building — squeezed into their jobs of news reporting in Ukraine and France — the pair identified, tracked down and interviewed athletes, coaches and others […]

JULY 19, 2024

AP delivers fast, definitive coverage of stunning end to Alec Baldwin’s involuntary manslaughter trial

Quick work by the Baldwin trial team delivered the news quickly, across formats, that the involuntary manslaughter case was abruptly ended by a judge in New Mexico, mid-trial. Santa Fe reporter Morgan Lee was in the courtroom daily and delivered a crucial heads up that the dismissal was coming, allowing an alert to be sent […]

JULY 19, 2024

Best of Elections

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AP Democratic delegate survey

JULY 23, 2024

Biden drops out of 2024 race after disastrous debate inflamed age concerns. VP Harris gets his nod

JULY 21, 2024