Top 10 news stories of 2015

Top 10 news stories of 2015

The Associated Press released the results of its poll of journalists on the top 10 stories of 2015.  Number 1:  ISIS.  Number 2: Gay marriage ruling by Supreme Court.  See the complete list after the jump.

Would you change the order of any of these stories, based on their long term significance?  What were some other big stories of the year that might deserve to be on that list?

From AP Poll: Islamic State conflict voted top news story of 2015:

1: ISLAMIC STATE

2: GAY MARRIAGE

3: PARIS ATTACKS

4: MASS SHOOTINGS

5: BLACK DEATHS IN ENCOUNTERS WITH POLICE

6: TERRORISM WORRIES

7: US ELECTION CAMPAIGN

8: CLIMATE CHANGE AGREEMENT IN PARIS

9: CHARLESTON CHURCH SHOOTING

10: EUROPE’S MIGRANT CRISIS

Read details about these stories at the link.

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"Kurtz was not a colonel, but a high-ranking official in the ivory trade."

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