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A farmer harvests avocados at a plantation in Kayanza province, Burundi, Sept. 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Brian Inganga)

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FILE – Palestinians inspect the rubble of the Yassin Mosque destroyed after it was hit by an Israeli airstrike at Shati refugee camp in Gaza City, early Monday, Oct. 9, 2023. Israel’s military battled to drive Hamas fighters out of southern towns and seal its borders Monday as it pounded the Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)

Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive. Rebuilding may take decades

OCT. 9, 2024

Destruction left by the Israeli air and ground offensive is seen in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

US spends a record $17.9 billion on military aid to Israel since last Oct. 7

OCT. 9, 2024

FILE – Former President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Turning Point CEO Charlie Kirk before speaking during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit, Saturday, July 23, 2022, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)

Turning Point wants to revolutionize how Republicans turn out voters. Some are skeptical

OCT. 9, 2024

A pair of cyclists take photos as the sun rises over the Atlantic Ocean, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, in Bal Harbour, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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A man runs for cover as a smoke raises in the background following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut, Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

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Best of AP — First Winner

Dustin Bentley, center, kisses his wife Jennifer Bentley, left, after retrieving family photos from their flood-damaged home in the aftermatch of Hurricane Helene as his mother Janet Sams looks on Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, in Newport, Tenn. (AP Photo/George Walker IV)

Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and Gulf States teams indefatigable during missile strikes after nearly a year of war

Since the devastating events of last October 7th, AP journalists and freelancers in Gaza, Lebanon, Israel and Gulf States in the Middle East have worked tirelessly around the clock to deliver the most up to date news developments to the world, often at great personal risk.   As the situation escalated last weekend between Israel […]

OCT. 4, 2024

Best of AP — Second Winner

FILE – Emma Coronel, the wife of Mexican narco Joaquin Guzman, alias El Chapo, is reflected in a mirror wearing a creation from the April Black Diamond Spring Summer 2025 collection in Milan, Italy, Sept. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni, File)

AP multiformat team shines in Helene coverage despite challenging circumstances

AP delivered standout coverage of Hurricane Helene in all formats despite massive hurdles that include damage to a staffers’ home, limited road and communications access and a sprawling storm area across six states. Hurricane Helene was a monster of a storm that devastated communities across several hundred miles, and AP chronicled the destruction across multiple […]

OCT. 4, 2024

Best of AP — Honorable Mention