2013: The Year in U.S. News (58 images)

President Barack Obama awards the Presidential Medal of Freedom to writer and women's activist Gloria Steinem at the White House in Washington, D.C., November 20, 2013. UPI/Kevin Dietsch

Marines take part in a Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., November 11, 2013. UPI/Molly Riley

The landmark, oscillating-color 100 foot-high glass pylons at the LAX entrance are lit blue on Saturday, November 2, 2013, and will stay blue through Sunday to honor Gerardo I. Hernandez, the first TSA agent to be killed in the line of duty. Hernandez was gunned down by reported gunman Paul Anthony Ciancia, who walked into Terminal 3 around 9:20 a.m. Friday, November 1, 2013, pulled out an assault rifle and began shooting. UPI/Jim Ruymen

Spectators watch "The 50th: Honoring the Memory of President John F. Kennedy" ceremony in Dealey Plaza in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 2013. The event honored the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy on November 22, 1961. Despite near freezing temperatures and rain, thousands of JFK fans, history buffs, conspiracy theorists and media members attended the event. UPI/Ian Halperin