Mesfin Fekadu, music editor, New York, who was first to report on an official Prince tribute concert being planned by the musician’s family.
Scott Bauer, correspondent, Madison, Wisconsin, and Eric Tucker, law enforcement reporter, Washington, D.C., for being first to report the details of how a former U.S. attorney for Wisconsin misused a government credit card for personal expenses.
Lindsey Bahr, film writer, Los Angeles, for breaking two entertainment stories during an interview with actor Matt Damon ...
Ben Finley, Mid-Atlantic/Norfolk correspondent, Joe Mandak, reporter, Pittsburgh, and Ben Nuckols, Mid-Atlantic/Washington reporter, for their reporting after John Hinckley ...
Greg Beacham, sports writer, Los Angeles, for being first to report that the oldest son of the late Kimbo Slice was making his professional debut in mixed martial arts, a sport with a rapidly growing fan base.
Former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke fell one election short of becoming Louisiana’s governor in 1991. In the years since, he has frequently mulled another run for office, but never taken the plunge. So when Duke publicly floated the idea of running for Congress, Louisiana statehouse reporter Melinda Deslatte was cautious.
But Deslatte also knew that if Duke were to actually run, it would be big news, especially in a year where race relations were front and center in the national debate.
When investigating politicians, the adage goes, “follow the money.” But it is equally important to follow the meetings.
The video is, quite simply, bone-chilling. Taken from a rooftop, the footage shows Micah Johnson shooting a Dallas police officer at point-blank range.
Ahead of the Olympics, an AP team in Rio wanted a close look at the city's slums, which have long been plagued with violence, to learn whether high-profile community policing programs are working in areas deemed `pacified.' Braving gunfire in what is considered a no-go area for reporters, AP produced up-close, all-formats coverage showing deadly violence continues to flare.
