2012: The Year in Photos

Take a look back at 2012 in pictures: A year marked by Olympic trials, a Royal invasion, constant campaigning and an impending apocalypse.

George, 7, of Woodruff, SC, puts up a sign in preparation for a campaign stop by Republican presidential candidate and former US Sen. Rick Santorum at the Beacon Drive-In on Jan. 18 in Spartanburg, SC.