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ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Associated Press chose as its No. 1 global story of the year the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States with Central Florida's Pulse nightclub terrorism massacre ranking fourth overall.

Here is what the AP said, in part regarding Trump: This year's top story traces back to June 2015, when Donald Trump descended an escalator in Trump Tower, his bastion in New York City, to announce he would run for president. Widely viewed as a long shot, with an unconventional campaign featuring raucous rallies and pugnacious tweets, he outlasted 16 Republican rivals. Among the Democrats, Hillary Clinton beat back an unexpectedly strong challenge from Bernie Sanders, and won the popular vote over Trump. But he won key Rust Belt states to get the most electoral votes, and will enter the White House while Republicans maintain control of both houses of Congress.

No. 2 Brexit: Britons voted in June to leave the European Union, triggering financial and political upheaval. David Cameron resigned as prime minister soon after the vote, leaving the task of negotiating an exit to a reshaped Conservative government led by Theresa May. Under a tentative timetable, final details of the withdrawal might not be known until the spring of 2019.

 No. 3 Black men killed by police: One day apart, police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, fatally shot Alton Sterling after pinning him to the ground, and a white police officer shot and killed Philando Castile during a traffic stop in a suburb of Minneapolis. Coming after several similar cases in recent years, the killings rekindled debate over policing practices and the Black Lives Matter movement.

No. 4 Pulse nightclub massacre: The worst mass shooting in modern U.S. history unfolded on Latin Night at the Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people over the course of three hours before dying in a shootout with SWAT team members. During the standoff, he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State.

No. 5 Worldwide terror attacks: Across the globe, extremist attacks flared at a relentless pace throughout the year. Among the many high-profile attacks were those that targeted airports in Brussels and Istanbul, a park teeming with families and children in Pakistan, and the seafront boulevard in Nice, France, where 86 people were killed when a truck plowed through a Bastille Day celebration. In Iraq alone, many hundreds of civilians were killed in repeated bombings.

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DELAND, Fla. -- There are far more questions than answers to why an Ormond Beach husband and wife died shortly after they were found unconscious outside their maroon SUV on the side of I-4 eastbound with the flashers on, which drew the attention of a Florida trooper on New Year's Eve. A full 48 hours later there's absolutely nothing new as to how or why they died.

SANFORD, Fla. -- In a private ceremony on Monday with public offices closed for the New Year's holiday, longtime Sheriff Don Eslinger carried out his last official duty: He swore in his protege and Chief Deputy Dennis Lemma into office Monday morning.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is counting down the Top 100 stories of 2016 in the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando metro area otherwise known as the I-4 corridor of Central Florida through Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties. Here are No's 41-50.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is counting down the Top 100 stories of 2016 in the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando metro area otherwise known as the I-4 corridor of Central Florida through Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties. This segment includes No.'s 31-40.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In his swearing in ceremony as sheriff of Volusia County, complete with Irish bagpipes, Mike Chitwood promised to be transparent to the public and work for the greater good of the citizens.

Surely, there were two stories iun 2016 with global implications with Donald Trump winning the presidency ogf the US and the terrorist massacre at the Pulse gay night club in Orlando were huge stories, but for Headline Surfer®, the No. 1 story of 2016, was right here at "home," a word in and of itselfd, one of consternation and political infighting that has divided its people far too long.

More so than tax breaks for the billionaire France Family and their unwaveriung commitment to Daytona International Speedway as the epi-center of racing and the other crown jewel Daytona Beach.

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Headline Surfer is counting down the Top 100 stories of 2016 in the greater Daytona Beach, Sanford and Orlando metro area otherwise known as the I-4 corridor of Central Florida through Volusia, Seminole and Orange counties.