Year in Review 2012: Top News Stories
In a year mostly dominated by power politics and a presidential election, Mother Nature reminded us in November of her strength and authority. A spate of shootings and odd crimes captivated the news shows and online media.
- Photo By Mel Evans Sun, Dec 2, 2012 4:00 AM EST
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Tornado survivors salvage belongings
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Jersey Shore reopens post-Sandy
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Taliban targets U.N. Afghan base
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Snapshots of the Week
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Photos of the Day
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Boy Scouts lift ban on gay youths
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130th anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge
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Bridge collapse in Washington state
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This Week in History: May 20-24
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Best and Worst of Band Photos
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Sony World Photography Awards
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Underwater Dogs
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Alaska's volcanic eruptions
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Riots flare in Sweden
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Inside Ellis Island's abandoned detention …
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World's largest Lego unveiled
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NEW YORK (AP) — Internal Affairs officers on Saturday were looking into allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was charged with heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.
- Museum starts night tours of signs from Vegas past
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip.
- A controversial victory lap for Lewis at Cannes
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- Latest 'Bachelorette' won't say if she's engaged
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- Actress Bynes accused of bong toss out NYC window
NEW YORK (AP) — Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.
- Rare Superman comic found in house insulation
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota.
- Cannes film festival draws to a close with cliffhanger ending
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- Takei says Cho good choice for latest 'Star Trek'
SINGAPORE (AP) — Portraying USS Enterprise helmsman Hikaru Sulu in the latest "Star Trek" movie comes with big shoes to fill, but the man who played the part in the TV series and six films has given his blessing to the actor currently playing the role.
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