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

The "Sirens of the Lambs" art installation created by British street artist Banksy is seen in New York City on October 14, 2013. Banksy is a pseudonymous England-based graffiti artist, political activist, film director, and painter. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humor with graffiti done in a distinctive stenciling technique. UPI/Dennis Van Tine

President Barack Obama (2nd-L), First Lady Michelle Obama (L), Former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R) and Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lay a wreath at the gravesite for President John F. Kennedy at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, November 20, 2013. This Friday will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. UPI/Pat Benic

St. Louis firefighters jump from a loading dock to escape flames at a warehouse in downtown St. Louis on December 16, 2013. The four alarm blaze in the three story warehouse was fought by nearly 100 firefighters. The building contained furniture and no injuries were reported. UPI/Bill Greenblatt

Assistant state attorney John Guy (left) and Assistant state attorney Bernie de la Rionda display the hooded sweatshirt worn by Trayvon Martin the night he was shot by George Zimmerman on day eighteen of George Zimmerman's trial in Seminole circuit court Sanford, Florida, July 3, 2013. Zimmerman is accused of second degree murder in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin. UPI/Jacob Langston/Pool