Protests, which had somewhat quieted since the Aug. Her body vibrated with pain as she jumped to her feet. 24, and USA TODAY's Yamiche Alcindor was with Michael Brown's mother, Lesley McSpadden, when attorney Benjamin Crump told McSpadden there was no indictment.

The statement was announced on the evening of Nov. – was the most-read article on USA TODAY digital platforms in 2014. The news of the grand jury's decision – to not press charges against Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. The grand jury makes a decision about officer Darren WilsonĪ white police officer will not face charges for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager. Fans' attention shifted from the news of his death to the furor over those intimate, uncomfortable details made public.ġ. Investigators released gruesome, heart-wrenching details about how Williams hanged himself in his bedroom with a leather belt. During April, Booth Library acquired and cataloged. Across the nation, grieving tweets and statements emerged mourning the actor and reminiscing about his touching and hilarious performances. 1,457 New Items Added to Booth Library Collections in April. Robin Williams was found dead in his California home, and early reports pointed to suicide. The death of a comedic genius caught us all off guard. Did your name make it on? A website let fans see who made the the cut, and a tour with 500 stops nationwide let those with less-popular names get their own customized mini-cans.

Here, the winners:įor its summer campaign, Coca-Cola replaced its iconic logo on limited edition, 20-ounce bottles of Coke, Diet Coke and Coke Zero with one of 250 popular names. You did the clicking (or tapping) and we measured the page views. Did we mention Ebola didn't make the list? The Sochi Olympics aren't here, nor is the legalization of marijuana, the two Malaysia Airline disasters, Bill Cosby, Donald Sterling. You won't see anything below about Ebola. Sometimes, what's most amazing about top news is looking at what's left out. This is a look at the stories that you guys, the readers, clicked on the most across USA TODAY's website, and mobile and tablet apps. This is not a subjective list of the top news of the year. These are the most clicked-on stories of 2014.

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