Year in Review, 2012

News and Analysis

• News of the Nation
  Election 2012 • Campaign 2012 • Chicago Teachers' Strike • The U.S. Economy and the Fiscal Cliff • Petraus Scandal • Gay Marriage • Supreme Court Reviews the Affordable Health Care Act • Colorado Movie Theater Shooting • Occupy Wall Street Anniversary • The Population Shifts in the U.S. • Penn State Aftermath • Trayvon Martin • Gunman Kills Twenty Children in Connecticut
• News of the World
  Egypt's New President Faces Challenges, Successes, and Criticism • No End in Sight in Syria's Civil War as Casualties Mount • Advances in Iran's Nuclear Program Lead to Additional Sanctions and Increased Tension with Israel • Israel Focuses on Iran and Internal Politics • UN Upgrades Palestinian Authority's Status After Battles Breakout in Gaza • Libya Holds First Post-Qaddafi Election • A Look at Kim Jong-Un's First Year as Leader of North Korea • U.S. Continues to Withdraw Troops from Afghanistan • Putin Returns to the Presidency but Protest Movement Against Him Gathers Steam • London Hosts the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Science News 2012
  Superstorm Sandy • Disease Reference Guides • Extreme Weather • Curiosity's Mission to Mars • Meningitis Outbreak • Deadly Bites
• News: Month by Month
  Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events

Statistics

• 2012 World Statistics
• 2012 U.S. Statistics

People, Pop Culture, & Society

• People in the News 2012
• Deaths in 2012
• 2012 Arts and Entertainment Awards