Photos:: What we’ll say goodbye to in 2014

Rep. Henry Waxman, 74, announced he will retire from the House of Representatives in 2014. Waxman’s tenure in Congress spanned 40 years.  (Alex Wong / Getty Images)

The Los Angeles City Council’s ban on disposable plastic bags took effect in 2014, making the city the largest in the country to ban the bags.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

The popular sitcom ends March 31, 2014, revealing whether the story that Ted (Josh Radnor, right) is telling his kids has a happily ever after or not.  (Ron P. Jaffe / Associated Press)

British-born host Piers Morgan’s CNN show, “Piers Morgan Live,” was canceled in late February. Low ratings doomed the show after just three years.   (Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images)

RadioShack has struggled with low sales numbers, prompting the company to announce that it will close about 1,100 of its underperforming stores.  (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images)

In March, the Los Angeles City Council banned smoking e-cigarettes in restaurants, parks and workplaces, treating “vaping” similarly to regular cigarette smoking.   (Joe Klamar / AFP/Getty Images)

Country legend George Strait will end his decades-long career in 2014 with his “The Cowboy Rides Away” tour.  (Ethan Miller / Getty Images)

As of the 2014 season, college football’s biggest honor will no longer be a BCS Championship. Division 1 teams will instead play in the College Football Playoff, which works on a bracket system rather than polls and rankings.  (Luis Sinco / Los Angeles Times)

Motley Crue band members, from left, Vince Neil, Nikki Sixx, Tommy Lee and Mick Mars will end their reign as kings of metal with a final tour in 2014.  (Richard Shotwell / Invision / Associated Press)

Office supply superstore Staples announced it would combat weak earnings by closing 225 locations in 2014.  (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

Barbara Walters on an ABC News set in New York in March.  (Lou Rocco / Associated Press)