2024 Year in Review

The stories and images that defined 2024.

(2) updates to this series since Updated May 29, 2026

From the Paris Olympics to the Super Bowl. From Simone Biles to Shohei Ohtani. And, of course, Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift. These are the sp…

AP photographers assembled a visual catalog of our civilization as life in 2024 hurtled directly at us at every speed and in every imaginable …

In 2024, photographers captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election, to hurricanes and fires that ravag…

Associated Press photographers captured voters with raw emotions of joy, excitement, contemplation or sorrow.

See entertainment's biggest moments in 2024, through the lens of Associated Press photographers.

Here's a look back at the best nonfiction books released in 2024.

Here's a look back at some of the year's best fiction.