News of the Year

Facing facts

Facing facts

News of the Year | At the end of a difficult year, the Roman Catholic Church reflects on its worldwide sexual abuse scandals

Night and day

Night and day

News of the Year |  Another year of North Korean aggression can't stop the growth of a kingdom that's not of this world

Obamacare battle lines

Obamacare battle lines

News of the Year |  Conservatives look to legislation and the courts while liberals seek to advance policy through regulation

The Supremes' greatest hits

The Supremes' greatest hits

News of the Year |  A look back at the high court's news-making year

WORLDmag.com's Top 20 for 2010

WORLDmag.com's Top 20 for 2010

News of the Year |  A ranking of the 20 most popular articles on WORLD's website during the past year

Red Christmas

Red Christmas

News of the Year |  The Soviet Union collapsed nearly 20 years ago, but religious freedom remains elusive in many corners of the former regime

Top 10 stories of 2010

Top 10 stories of 2010

News of the Year |  WORLD's editors rank the most significant news stories from the past year

WORLDmag.com's Top 20 for 2009

WORLDmag.com's Top 20 for 2009

News of the Year |  Thanks to readers like you, 2009 was a big year for WORLDmag.com. Here's a ranking of the 20 articles read the most by visitors to the site during the past…

Top 10 stories of 2009

Top 10 stories of 2009

News of the Year |  WORLD's editors rank the most significant news stories from the past year

Winners
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Winners

News of the Year |  If Barack Obama had to choose his best day of 2009, it would not be surprising if his thoughts returned to Jan. 20, the day he stood on the U.S. Capitol steps…

Losers
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Losers

News of the Year |  Bernard Madoff, the perpetrator of perhaps the largest investment fraud in Wall Street history scammed even his own sister out of $3 million-along with…

Comebacks
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Comebacks

News of the Year |  The stock market fell down several flights of stairs this year, the Dow Jones reaching its low point in March, down to 6,400 points from its all-time peak of…

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