The news stories that mattered

Tech trends

Tablets take off in 2010

• The biggest tech 'fails' of the year
• Google's hot searches: Chatroulette, Justin Bieber

2010 'Obsessions'

The year of the celebrity mistress

• Is reality TV the new scripted drama?
• Comparing the hit songs of 2010

The year in health

Debate still rages over 'Obamacare'

• Advancements made in stem cell research
• Blasts from the past: Bedbugs, whooping cough

A political shift

Deals in Congress follow midterm 'shellacking'

• Is Obama wise to move to the center?
• The good, the bad and the future of the GOP

Best in video

Anderson Cooper looks back at 2010

The year in deer

Best viral videos of 2010

2010's memorable political moments

The weird and wacky

Captivating scenes from 2010

Drama on the highway

JibJab on Obama, Biden

The year in implosions

Top 10 YouTube videos

2010: The year in holy sightings

Final farewell

Stars who passed away this year

• In memoriam: Byrd, Edwards, Height and more
• Remembering the sports legends we lost  SI

Person of the Year

Time magazine picks Facebook's Zuckerberg

• The Top 10 Everything of 2010  Time

The year in sports

SI's Sportsman of the Year: Drew Brees

• The champions you'll remember  SI
• In 2010, real life intruded on sports  SI

Tracking the economy

Fortune 500: Top-performing stocks of 2010

• The worst business moves of the year  Fortune
• Jobs remain tough to come by

Where are they now?

Updating the stories you read on CNN.com

Hollywood highlights

The best (and worst) films of 2010

Opinion

• The year the internet got tricky

Information is coming of age, and the stage has now been set for some interesting all-but-inevitable conflicts.-- Adam Ostrow, editor-in-chief of Mashable.com

iReport

Team iReport's memorable moments of 2010

• iReporters sum up the year, Mad Libs-style

The birth of Eatocracy

A dozen topics that stirred the pot this year

• One chef's wish: Good, clean food for all

Newsmakers

Who was the most intriguing person of 2010?

CNN Challenge

Take the year-end quiz

Your memorable vacations

Our favorite Travel Snapshots of 2010

• Looking back at an aggravating year for travelers

Looking ahead to 2011

• 11 trends for 2011
• Which new laws will affect you in 2011?
• 2011 cyberattack targets: iPhone, Facebook
• The world's top destinations for 2011
• What will be next year's must-have gadget?
• 2011 predictions ... from 70 years ago
• 11 faith-based predictions for 2011
• New trailers show potential box-office muscle
• Best stocks for 2011  Fortune
• 2011: A hiring boom  CNNMoney
• Tech predictions for 2011: The winners and losers