2014 U.S. News

Major National News Stories of 2014

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The shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old teenager, and the unrest over the decision by a grand jury not to indict the police officer dominated headlines in the U.S. during 2014. Midterm elections, bad calls in the National Football League, the VA medical scandal, uninvited White House guests, net neutrality, and General Motors recalls were some of the other stories that received a lot of attention throughout the year.

The shooting of a teenager by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb leads to unrest and unanswered questions

Republicans take control of the Senate

The NFL fumbles on issues of domestic violence and more

Policy does not offer a path to citizenship

Unaccompanied children entering the U.S. from Central America create a humanitarian crisis

A national debate on how to handle the problem continued throughout the year

Hundreds of veterans in Phoenix wait to see doctors

General Motors knew about defective ignition switches for almost a decade before ordering recalls

An uninvited guest sheds light on Secret Service shortcomings

Millions enroll as website glitches are fixed

Accusations made by senator prove true with release of report

Questions increase over drugs used in lethal injections

The mudslide in the town of Oso is one of the worst in U.S. History

Ruling against the NCAA could be a game changer

The Bitcoin receives a lot of attention in 2014

An update on the NSA surveillance program

Starting in 2014, marijuana can be sold legally in Colorado and Washington

The argument over intensifies over standards in education

The debate heats up over one NFL team's name

-Jennie Wood

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