What are the top ten news stories in 2005?

The following are the results of the Associated Press's top ten news selections in 2005:

1. Hurricane Katrina: Although the United States predicted that Hurricane Katrina would strike several days in advance, and Katrina had dropped from level 5 to level 4 on the sea before landing, its power was still shocking. The hurricane killed more than 1300 people in five states in the United States, and the flood caused by it flooded 80% of New Orleans. In addition, hurricanes Wilma and Rita also caused serious damage.

2. The death of the Pope and the succession of the new Pope: After the death of Pope John Paul II, German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger was elected as the 265th Catholic Pope, known as Benedict XVI in history.

3. The situation in Iraq: As in 2004, the news from Iraq was mixed: there were a large number of suicide attacks and news that Iraq voted for a new leader. The death toll of American troops in Iraq has exceeded 2,000, and President Bush estimated the death toll of Iraqi civilians at 30,000.

4. There are nine vacancies in the Supreme Court of the United States: due to the sudden retirement of Sandra O 'Connor, a female judge of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the death of Chief Justice rehnquist, the Supreme Court is currently facing the dilemma of "leaderless" and "9 judges are short of 2". There are two vacant judges in the High Court at the same time, which is very rare in American history. Bush's nomination for Justice john roberts has been successfully passed, but another nomination by Bush has not been passed so far.

5. Oil prices hit a new high: in August, the price of crude oil rose to nearly 7 1 USD per barrel, a record high.

6. London serial bombings: On July 7, three subway trains and a bus were attacked in London, England, killing 56 people, including four suicide bombers. The British authorities said that the three attackers were born in Britain and their parents were Pakistani immigrants; Another attacker was from Jamaica.

7. Asian earthquake: A major earthquake near the border between India and Pakistan killed more than 87,000 people and left more than 3 million homeless. Rescuers called on all parties to provide more emergency assistance before the arrival of local winter.

8. American vegetative woman euthanasia controversy: The life and death of American vegetative woman Terri Schiavo (translated as "Terri Schiavo") has attracted national attention. During the seven-year lawsuit, the court allowed her to be euthanized three times and allowed her to live twice. Her fate is full of twists and turns. The controversy about his "life and death" escalated until it alarmed President Bush and the federal court, and a family dispute escalated into a political party storm. President Bush, Florida Governor Jeb Bush and members of Congress all joined Terry's parents in demanding that the life-sustaining feeding tube be inserted into her again. But the federal court finally rejected her parents' request and refused to reinsert the feeding tube for her. By March 3 1 day, Terry had been deprived of water and food for 13 consecutive days and declared dead.

9. The "special gate" incident in the United States: The "special gate" case in which the Bush administration leaked the identity of female CIA agents caused an uproar in the United States. Libby, the office director of US Vice President Cheney, was sued, and many famous journalists were also involved in the case.

10. Bush's approval rating dropped: Many factors caused President Bush's approval rating to fall below 40%, the lowest since he took office. These factors include: the American people are worried about Iraq, the government failed to provide disaster relief in the face of Hurricane Katrina, and Bush failed to nominate Supreme Court judges.