Trending: Sunday, June 30, 2013

Published 12:56 CST (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Breaking
▪ CNN: NYC sightseeing helicopter down in Hudson River
▪ ABCNews: Helicopter lands in NYC's Hudson River

Heat wave
▪ CNN: Record-setting heat wave turns fatal in Southwest
▪ NBCNews: Health fears as more record temperatures forecast for heat-baked West
▪ CBSNews: Oppressive heat wave to continue across West

Obama in Africa
▪ NPR: 'Deeply humbled' Obama visits Mandela's former jail cell
▪ CNN: Obama pledges $7 billion to upgrade power in Africa
▪ NBCNews: Obama visits Mandela's former jail before South Africa speech

NSA spying/Snowden
▪ FoxNews: Allegations on NSA bugging stir tension with European allies
▪ CNN: Europe furious, 'shocked' by report of U.S. spying
▪ NBCNews: Assange says 'no stopping' publishing of Snowden's NSA secrets
▪ NBCNews: EU confronts Washington over reports it spies on European allies
▪ NBCNews: Our unlikely man in Moscow takes on Putin over human rights, spying and Snowden

Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt: Morsi rejects calls to step aside as protests build
▪ CNN: Morsy's foes, supporters face off in Cairo on his first anniversary
▪ CNN: U.S. student killed in Egypt was enthralled with region
▪ NBCNews: Tens of thousands of Egyptians flood streets to demand Morsi quit

Vanderbilt sex crime investigation
▪ CNN: Four Vandy football players dismissed amid sex crime
▪ NBCNews: Vandy dismisses four players caught up in sex crime probe

Pop culture news
▪ NBCNews: Michael Phelps repeats he has no comeback plans
▪ ABCNews: Prepare for Google reader shutdown on Monday

Aviation news
▪ NBCNews: 4 die in midair collision of glider, airplane in British Columbia

Voting Rights Act
▪ NBCNews: Let the lawsuits begin: Advocates pivot strategy following Voting Rights Act ruling

Science news
▪ NPR: Your choice in utensils can change how food tastes

Workplace news
▪ FoxNews: Indian airline recruits female flight attendants to save money on fuel

Lightning strike news
▪ NBCNews: Lightning strikes three children at Indianapolis summer camp; one critically injured

Ecosystem news
▪ USAToday: 'Crazy ants' invade Southern states, altering ecosystem

News of the horrid
▪ CNN: Man accused of strangling, shopping up cooking puppy

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Atheists unveil 'first' monument on government property
▪ CBSNews: Is cursive writing dead?
▪ NPR: Legalese aside, how do we talk about race?
▪ FoxNews: California responders suing teen hikers for recovery costs, medical bills

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Pretend leaders excite Palestinians' Democratic spirit
▪ NBCNews: 16 killed, including 4 children, in Pakistan bomb attack
▪ NBCNews: 7 Saudis imprisoned for using Facebook to urge protests
▪ CNN: Top Somali militant, wanted by U.S. killed in infighting
▪ NBCNews: From ethnic slaughter to stability in two decades: Former war zone Croatia joins EU

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ FoxNews: Inmates rush to aid guard after prisoner bites off her ear
▪ NBCNews: Alligator found in New London running down sidewalk

Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Plano police looking into death of pro-wrestler Doink the Clown

Yesterday Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Anna Nicole Smith
▪ Hollywood Reporter: 'Anna Nicole' movie: Agnes Bruckner on playing on icon and the surprising thing she learned

NASCAR
▪ USAToday: NASCAR race at Kentucky starts on time, but rain in area