Here are a few pieces America editors wish had made it on to those top-ten lists but didn't:

Are Trump and Putin about to begin a new nuclear arms race?

The truce does not include the Islamic State group or al-Qaida's branch in Syria. Several previous ceasefires all collapsed, some of them in a matter of days.

"The week serves as both a time for prayer and action to highlight the contributions of immigrants and vulnerable populations coming to the United States."

Dear Pope Francis, dear Holy Father, as a father please take care of my life. I am very much depressed. My health is deteriorating," the priest is seen saying.

“There are more martyrs in the world today than in the early centuries of Christianity,” Francis told thousands of pilgrims.