UPI Pictures of the Year: the news that defined 2022 (38 images)

The U.S. Supreme Court's overturning of Roe vs. Wade, congressional hearings into the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol, the war in Ukraine, the death of Queen Elizabeth II, gun violence, the economy and all kinds of climate emergencies are among the events that marked 2022. Here's a look back in photos.

An abortion-rights activist holds a hanger outside the U.S. Supreme Court after the leak of a draft majority opinion written by Justice Samuel Alito preparing for the court to overturn Roe vs. Wade in Washington on May 3. Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI

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Members of the White nationalist group "Patriot Front" stand on the sidewalk as thousands of abortion opponents take part in the annual March for Life in Washington on January 21. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI

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An American flag flies upside-down in distress as abortion and women's rights supporters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington on June 25. The Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade in a 5-4 decision. Photo by Pat Benic/UPI

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Abortion opponents celebrate after the U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe vs. Wade, ending federal abortion protection and making abortion regulation an issue decided by individual states at the U.S. Supreme Court on June 24. Photo by Jemal Countess/UPI

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