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FILE - In this Sunday, June 12, 2016 file photo, Brett Morian hugs an fellow mourner during a candlelight vigil for those killed at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla. The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded on Latin Night at the gay nightclub. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people over the course of three hours before dying in a shootout with SWAT team members. During the standoff, he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State. (Joshua Lim/Orlando Sentinel via AP)

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AP Poll: US election voted top news story of 2016
December 30, 2016 8:58 p.m.

AP Poll: US election voted top news story of 2016

NEW YORK (AP) — The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race, was the overwhelming pick for the top news story of 2016, according to The Associated Press' annual poll of U.S. editors and news directors.