The Wall Street Journal Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond President Jeffrey Lacker said he was stepping down effective Tuesday in a letter that revealed his involvement in an alleged 2012 leak of confidential Fed information.

Reuters It's the first time Somali pirates have successfully hijacked a commercial ship since 2012: http://reut.rs/2mGEa5y

Reuters A 16-year prison sentence for the former captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner for his role in the deadly 2012 shipwreck was upheld on Tuesday by an Italian appeals court.

Reuters Six Cleveland police officers have been fired over their involvement in a November 2012 chase that led to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man and woman, city officials said on Tuesday. http://reut.rs/1VoRlC7

The Economist Did 2012 bring about a "shift to authenticity" on your Facebook profile?

AP Images #OTD: On Oct. 29, 2012, Superstorm Sandy came ashore in New Jersey and slowly marched inland, devastating coastal communities and causing widespread power outages; the storm and its aftermath are blamed for at least 182 deaths in the U.S. http://apne Read more ... .ws/1MwNFhI #APArchivePhoto Photo Caption: A parking lot full of yellow cabs is flooded as a result of superstorm Sandy on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. #APPhoto by Charles Sykes

Washington Post "It was an opportunity lost in 2012."

Washington Post World "It was an opportunity lost in 2012"

The New York Times In 2012, The New York Times Magazine looked at how Venus Williams and Serena Williams took on the world. At the US Open Tennis Championships on Tuesday night, they (again) take on each other.

msnbc Alprentiss Nash, 40, was fatally shot in the chest Tuesday after spending 17 years in prison for a crime he didn’t commit.