Washington politics and international incidents. A disappearing plane and a disease's sudden spread. Legalizations, celebrations – and the inexplicable attraction of a dumped bucket of ice water. These are some of the stories that dominated 2014. Now we want your choices. Select up to 10 of your top stories of the year by clicking on the choices below. The final results will be revealed December 29th on CNN.com and CNN TV. Voting closes on December 21.
Your choices will be combined with other votes to determine the top stories of 2014. Check out the final results December 29th at 9 a.m. ET on CNN.com and CNN TV.
Here are the current top three stories, according to readers: