The violence escalated again after a grand jury voted not to indict Wilson. Protesters clashed with police for weeks after the shooting.
Arias was convicted of killing her boyfriend Travis Alexander, but the first jury was unable to agree on whether she should receive the death penalty or spend the rest of her life in prison.Ħ) Ferguson: Racial tensions erupted this year in Ferguson, Mo., after Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, was shot and killed by a white police officer, Darren Wilson. The United States continues to fight back through airstrikes on the group in Iraq and Syria.ħ) Jodi Arias: The fate of Jodi Arias lies in the hands of a jury hearing a retrial of the sentencing phase of her case. Two American journalists were among those executed. The group posted online barbaric videos of beheadings. Rice appealed and won and has been reinstated in the league.Ĩ) Islamic State: It was a brutal year in Iraq and Syria, as the terrorist group calling itself the Islamic State, or IS, gained momentum and captured territory throughout the region, killing thousands along the way.
Rice was suspended indefinitely by NFL commissioner Roger Goodell in response to public criticism that the initial decision to ban him for two games was inadequate. Open enrollment is under way until mid-February, but stay tuned for a looming Supreme Court case that could dismantle the entire program.ĩ) Domestic violence: A viral video of NFL running back Ray Rice punching in the face his then fiancée, Janay, sparked a national conversation about domestic violence. Kathleen Sebelius, who led the rollout of the new law as health and human services secretary, stepped down in April. Yahoo Global News Anchor Katie Couric takes a look back at your most searched news stories of 2014.ġ0) Obamacare: Formally known as the Affordable Care Act, President Barack Obama’s plan to reform health care has been plagued by technical glitches and consumer confusion. It has been a year filled with big news stories that shaped the conversation on race, politics, privacy and much more.
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