FILE - In this Friday, Nov. 4, 2016 file photo, a portrait of the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is displayed during a memorial for him held in the Great Hall of the Supreme Court building in Washington. After Scalia's death in February 2016, President Barack Obama nominated Merrick Garland, chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, to fill the vacancy. However, majority Republicans in the Senate refused to consider the nomination, opting to leave the seat vacant …
December 30, 2016
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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.