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Yayoi Okayama, from Japan, left, Ziporah Choice, from New Jersey, foreground right, and others take part in the New Year's Eve festivities in New York's Times Square on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Tina Fineberg)

Revelers in NYC’s Times Square welcome in 2013

By Jennifer Peltz and Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

House Speaker John A. Boehner (center right), Ohio Republican, and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (center left), Virginia Republican, walk to a second GOP caucus meeting to discuss the "fiscal cliff" bill — which was passed by the Senate on Monday night — at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

HURT: Congress doesn’t mend its old ways

By Charles Hurt

Beer sales at kiosks? Moscow says ‘nyet’

By Jim Heintz - Associated Press

Heartwarming moments defy chill at Rose Parade

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON - Associated Press

Jane Goodall, famed for her work with chimpanzees in Africa and for her efforts on behalf of endangered species everywhere, serves as grand marshal of the 124th Rose Parade in Pasadena, Calif., on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)

Heartwarming moments defy chill at Rose Parade

By Raquel Maria Dillon - Associated Press

Pasadena’s Rose Parade kicks off on a cold morning

By RAQUEL MARIA DILLON - Associated Press

Artifacts help pinpoint key Hatfield-McCoy battle

By BRUCE SCHREINER - Associated Press

On June 6, 2016, the House of Commons debated a petition for further regulation of private fireworks displays. The Conservative government declined to take further action, saying it had "no plans to extend" existing regulations. ** FILE ** Fireworks explode over the Palace of Westminster's Elizabeth Tower, which houses Big Ben, in London on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

World looks to 2013 after violence, economic woes

By Jennifer Peltz and Verena Dobnik - Associated Press

Rachel Schaefer of Denver smokes marijuana on the official opening night of Club 64, a marijuana-specific social club at which a New Year's Eve party was held, in Denver on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012. (AP Photo/Brennan Linsley)

Colorado gets members-only clubs for legal pot use

By Kristen Wyatt - Associated Press

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives his first New Year's Day address in Pyongyang, North Korea, on Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2013. Mr. Kim called for his country to focus on economic improvements with the same urgency that scientists put into the launch of a long-range rocket last month. (AP Photo/KRT via AP Video)

North Korea’s Kim wants better living standards, arms

By Foster Klug and Sam Kim - Associated Press

ESPN anchor Hannah Storm attends the premiere of "Straight Outta L.A." at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York on Friday, April 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)

Hannah Storm: ESPN anchor returns to work after propane-gas explosion

By Ben Walker - Associated Press

NHL lockout: Union makes proposal, talks Tuesday

By IRA PODELL - Associated Press

Habla Espanol? Resolutions for 2013 go bilingual

By Tim Devaney - The Washington Times

Wizards guard Jordan Crawford missed Saturday's game against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained left ankle. (Associated Press)

Wizards’ Randy Wittman desires healthier team in 2013

By Carla Peay - The Washington Times

Ryan Seacrest, producer and host of "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" on ABC, gets ready for the big bash on Friday, Dec. 28, 2012, in New York. (Dan Hallman/Invision/AP Images)

Ryan Seacrest: TV host again ‘Rockin” in New Year’s

By Frazier Moore - Associated Press

** FILE ** This May 7, 2012 photo shows Beyonce Knowles at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute gala benefit, celebrating Elsa Schiaparelli and Miuccia Prada in New York. HBO announced Monday, Nov. 26, 2012, that a documentary about the Grammy-winning singer will debut Feb. 16, 2013. Beyonce is directing the film and it will include footage she shot herself with her laptop. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Taking Names: Fans can join Beyonce onstage during Super Bowl

By THE WASHINGTON TIMES

McCartney, ‘God particle’ scientist get honors

By RAPHAEL SATTER - Associated Press

While the National Archives already feature a display on the Emancipation Proclamation, the official document bearing President Lincoln’s signature and the United States seal, setting it apart from copies and drafts, is making a rare public appearance from Sunday to Tuesday. (Associated Press)

Watch Night tradition reaches 150th year

By Brett Zonker - Associated Press

Ryan Seacrest: ‘Rockin’ in another year on ABC

By FRAZIER MOORE - Associated Press

HAGELIN: Redemption tales don’t always have happy endings

By Rebecca Hagelin