Best of AP — Honorable Mention

William ByronTyler Reddick

William Byron (24) crosses the finish line in front of Tyler Reddick (45) to win the NASCAR Daytona 500 auto race at Daytona International Speedway, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP puts new spin on Daytona 500 with video package

FEB. 21, 2025

Vermont Border Patrol Shooting

FBI agents search a neighborhood in Chapel Hill, North Carolina on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025 where Teresa Youngblut and Felix Bauckholt, who were involved in the shooting death of a U.S. Border Patrol agent in Vermont, had been renting homes in the neighborhood, their landlord told The Associated Press. (WRAL-TV via AP)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Tireless reporting, source work, and fact-checking give AP exclusive details on cultlike Zizians group

FEB. 21, 2025

US-Immigration-Q&A

FILE - U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detain a person, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AMA spreads AP knowledge on immigration via Reddit

FEB. 21, 2025

Donald Trump

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he signs executive orders in the Oval Office at the White House, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP consistently dominates coverage of DOGE disruptions, layoffs at federal agencies

FEB. 21, 2025

Immigration Religious Freedom Lawsuit

Fatima Guzman prays during a church service at the Centro Cristiano El Pan de Vida, a mid-size Church of God of Prophecy congregation in Kissimmee, Florida, Sunday, Feb. 2, 2025. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Years of source work earn AP exclusive on major religion news

FEB. 21, 2025

Ralph Yarl-Wrong House

FILE - Andrew Lester appears in court to answer charges of first-degree assault and armed criminal action, April 19, 2023, in Liberty, Mo. (KMBC via AP, Pool, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP breaks news in case of shooting of Black teenager Ralph Yarl

FEB. 21, 2025

Clergy-Abuse-New-Orleans-Saints

FILE - New Orleans Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson, left, talks with Saints President Dennis Lauscha, right, next to VP Greg Bensel, center, in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in New Orleans, Sunday, March 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP obtains internal NFL emails detailing Saints’ behind-the-scenes damage control in clergy abuse crisis

FEB. 14, 2025

California Wildfires Insurance Inequity Things to Know

An aerial photo shows the charred homes of Louise Hamlin, right, and Chris Wilson after the Eaton Fire in Altadena, Calif., Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Strong storytelling highlights the real stakes of California’s insurance crisis

FEB. 14, 2025

NATO Russia Spy Ship

Military officials say this photo taken from a nearby vessel shows smoke rising from a fire aboard the Russian spy ship Kildin off the coast of Syria on Jan. 23, 2025. (AP Photo)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Dogged source work and innovative AI use uncover spy ship exclusive

FEB. 14, 2025

Trump Cabinet Patel

Kash Patel, President Donald Trump's choice to be director of the FBI, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for his confirmation hearing, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP uses AI to pore through podcasts for revealing story

FEB. 7, 2025

Donald Trump

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Miami in Doral, Fla., Jan. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP scores exclusive access to Trump’s immigration crackdown with ICE ride-along

FEB. 7, 2025

Trump

President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

Best of AP — Honorable Mention

AP offers swift and timely data on Americans’ views on Trump’s agenda in an AP-NORC poll

FEB. 7, 2025

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