Year in Review, 2011

News and Analysis

• News of the Nation
  The U.S. Avoids Default in 11th Hour ? Occupy Wall Street ? Campaign 2012 ? Election 2011 ? States Attemtp to Weaken Unions ? Penn State Child Molestation Scandal ? The 2010 Census Results ? The Tenth Anniversary of 9/11 ? Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S ? New Evaluations Raise the Stakes for Teachers ? Gabrielle Giffords Makes a Remarkable Recovery ? A nation gets caught up in the trials of Casey Anthony and Conrad Murray and the homecoming of Amanda Knox
• News of the World
  Arab Spring Creates Tumult in the Middle East ? European Nations Battered by Euro Debt Crisis ? Osama bin Laden Killed in Pakistan ? Iran Continues to Pursue Nuclear Program ? U.S. Withdraws Completely from Iraq ? Hope for Peace Fades for Israelis and Palestinians ? Pakistan's Relationship with U.S. Steadily Deteriorates ? Anti-Putin Protests Stun Kremlin ? Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster ? World Population Reaches a New Milestone ? Prince William and Kate Middleton Marry in a Lavish Ceremony
• Science News 2011
  Ghost Particles Break Cosmic Speed Limit ? Curing Disease Is Fun and Games ? Earthquake in Japan Causes Wide Destruction and a Nuclear Disaster ? The final voyage of the space shuttle Atlantis marked the end of NASA's space shuttle program ? Tornadoes Ravaged Parts of the Southeast U.S. in April and May 2011 ? Kepler Telescope Eyes New Planets
• News: Month by Month
  Detailed chronology of the news each month, covering national and international events

Statistics

• 2011 World Statistics
• 2011 U.S. Statistics

People, Pop Culture, and Society

• People in the News 2011
• Deaths in 2011
• 2011 Arts and Entertainment Awards