A look at celebrations around the world as we say hello to 2013.

Elections, public health scandals, casinos and marijuana were top news items in 2012.

2012 began and ended with election fever, featuring one of the most expensive U.S. Senate races in the country, and that’s where we start off.

This past year's weather was deadly, costly and record-breaking everywhere — but especially in the United States.

2012 was a year of political change, tearful goodbyes, and stunning close calls. Here is a look at the top stories from 2012.

Take a look back at some of the strangest things to make the news in 2012.

The Penn State child sex abuse scandal was selected as the sports story of the year by U.S. editors and news directors in an annual vote conducted by The

Though Adele didn't have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she's still rolling. After a year of Grammy glory and James Bond soundtracking, Adele has

While U.S. Supreme Court justices heard dozens of cases this year, there are a few that stand out above the rest.

Neil Armstrong would always be taking that first step onto the moon, and Dick Clark was forever "the world's oldest teenager." Some of the notables who died in