Nelson Mandela, iPhone5S top Google searches

Nelson Mandela, iPhone5S top Google searches

Dec. 17: Google technologist Daniel Sieberg reveals the top Google searches of the year, including Nelson Mandela, who died...

A look into LGBT life in Russia

A look into LGBT life in Russia

Aug. 22: Russia's deputy prime minister says the country will comply with the Olympic Charter's anti-discrimination provisi...

Is love really the key to a fulfilling life?

Is love really the key to a fulfilling life?

Aug. 17: Carolyn Gregoire of the Huffington Post talks to Alex Witt about the fulfillment of happiness. The trappings of a ...

US forces capture a top al Qaeda leader

US forces capture a top al Qaeda leader

Oct. 7: Navy SEALs attacked a hideout belonging to terrorist group al Shabaab in Somalia over the weekend, while in a simul...

Barry Gibb on Bee Gees: ‘It was life in a tin can’

Barry Gibb on Bee Gees: ‘It was life in a tin can’

Jan. 30: The last surviving member of the Bee Gees joins TODAY to open up about life, loss and legacy. He says when they we...

Time Warner drops CBS in 8 top markets

Time Warner drops CBS in 8 top markets

Aug. 5: About 3 million Time Warner viewers are out of luck if they’re interested I watching CBS programming, thanks to a...

Kmart ad raises concerns over portrayal of urban life

Kmart ad raises concerns over portrayal of urban life

Aug. 15: A series of back-to-school ads is creating backlash for Kmart. Some say some of their commercials are crossing the...

Art imitates life: Paranoia, secrecy and the surveillance state

Art imitates life: Paranoia, secrecy and the surveillance state

Aug. 19: Actor Eric Bana and director John Crowley join Alex Wagner to discuss their new film, “Closed Circuit,” which ...

New life for former homeless man who returned ring

New life for former homeless man who returned ring

Sept. 1: “His spirit has been rejuvenated,” said Sarah Darling, who accidentally dropped her engagement ring in Billy Ray Harris...

Celebrating the life of Duke Ellington

Celebrating the life of Duke Ellington

Sept. 24: Emmy-nominated actor Dule Hill joins Morning Joe to discuss his new Broadway play, “After Midnight.” Hill and the cast o...

Obama: I can't imagine my life without Mandela's example

Obama: I can't imagine my life without Mandela's example

Dec. 5: President Obama discusses the death of former South African president Nelson Mandela. “We will not likely see the...

South Africa celebrates life of Mandela

South Africa celebrates life of Mandela

Dec. 5: Rohit Kachroo, Africa correspondent for NBC News, reports live from Johannesburg on how South Africa is responding ...

Viral video dances to the top on TODAY

Viral video dances to the top on TODAY

Dec. 11: 11-year-old Antwain Alexander and Shannon Sails, who won hearts with their dance moves at a recent Detroit Pistons...

Justin Bieber, Will Smith pic top Instagram list

Justin Bieber, Will Smith pic top Instagram list

Dec. 13: Instagram CEO Kevin Systrom revealed the Instagram photo of the year in the Orange Room, saying the snapshot of th...

Man credits dog with saving his life on NYC train tracks

Man credits dog with saving his life on NYC train tracks

Dec. 17: Cecil Williams, who is blind, fainted and fell onto the New York City subway tracks. His dog, Orlando, quickly jum...

Life on the International Space Station

Life on the International Space Station

Jan. 6: Astronauts Rick Mastracchio and Mike Hopkins tell NBC's Brian Williams about what it's like to work on the ISS and ...

The politics of 'thug' life

The politics of 'thug' life

Jan. 23: Chris Hayes talks about NFL player Richard Sherman's explanation of what it means to be called a "thug" in today's...

CNBC's top 25: Roger Ailes

CNBC's top 25: Roger Ailes

Jan. 30: Larry Kudlow recognizes a TV titan and nominates Roger Ailes to CNBC's 25 most influential business leaders. WOR r...

Christie in 'Fight of His Political Life'

Christie in 'Fight of His Political Life'

Feb. 2: A Meet the Press roundtable examines emerging allegations in the Chris Christie bridge scandal, including a dispatc...

Democrats' top-secret 2014 playbook

Democrats' top-secret 2014 playbook

Feb. 17: A secret Dem memo explains how to beat GOP attacks on health care in 17 easy steps. Lawrence O'Donnell discusses w...

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