Politics

Two Chicago teenagers, 14 and 15, were shot dead hours apart on January 11, 2013, in Humboldt Park and Little Village, in separate attacks.

After the January 2013 Mendhar beheading, Indian intelligence sources claimed Hafiz Saeed had offered Rs 5 lakh for an Indian soldier's head as a trophy.

The NRA reported about 100,000 new members after Sandy Hook, as fear of gun restrictions drove record gun sales instead of gun control.

The National Father's Day Council named Bill Clinton its 2013 Father of the Year, honoring his devotion to Chelsea amid predictable commentary.

In January 2013, Joe Biden warned that Obama would act on guns with or without Congress, floating executive orders ahead of a victims' meeting.

Pamela Geller's AFDI bought 228 NYC subway ad spaces for posters pairing the burning World Trade Center with a Quranic verse on terror.

At Nitish Kumar's Janata Darbar in Patna, a young woman slashed her own palm to be heard. All she wanted was computer training and a chance at a job.

Furious at his gun-control crusade, Americans petitioned the White House to deport CNN host Piers Morgan. The White House answered with the First Amendment.

Gallup's 2012 global wellbeing poll found Latin Americans the most positive people on earth and Singaporeans the least, proving money is not happiness.

An Atlanta postal supervisor, a coworker, and four accomplices pled guilty to stealing $3 million in U.S. Treasury checks from the mail.

After Sandy Hook, CNN's Piers Morgan called gun-rights advocate Larry Pratt 'unbelievably stupid' on air, igniting a debate on guns and journalism.

First-grade teacher Kaitlin Roig hid 15 students in a classroom bathroom during the Sandy Hook shooting, promising them they would see Christmas.

Remembering the 26 victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary shooting: 20 first-graders and six educators, and the lives they were living.

After the Sandy Hook Elementary massacre on December 14, 2012, an editorial: the gun lobby's arguments have run out, and the law must change.

On December 6, 2012, Washington's marijuana legalization took effect with a midnight celebration at the Space Needle and a wink from Seattle police.

George Zimmerman filed a defamation suit against NBC over its edited 911-call broadcast. A Florida judge dismissed the case before trial.

Shaheen Dhada questioned Mumbai's shutdown for Bal Thackeray's funeral on Facebook. She was arrested. Her friend was arrested for liking the post.

Savita Halappanavar, a 31-year-old Indian dentist, died in an Irish hospital in October 2012 after being refused a termination during a miscarriage.

In November 2012, Israel released airstrike footage of the killing of Ahmed Jabari, head of Hamas military wing, opening Operation Pillar of Defense.

Tabloids periodically claimed Barack and Michelle Obama had secretly filed for divorce. No credible evidence ever emerged, and the marriage endured.