Trending: Saturday, July 13, 2013

Published 8:37 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Update: Breaking news: Zimmerman acquitted (posted 9:29 p.m.)
▪ CNN: George Zimmerman found not guilty of murder in Trayvon Martin's death
▪ NPR: Jury acquits Zimmerman of all charges
▪ CBSNews: George Zimmerman verdict: Former neighborhood watch leader not guilty in death of Fla., teen Trayvon Martin
▪ USAToday: George Zimmerman found guilty

Today's headlines
Royal baby watch
▪ NPR: In the royal baby guessing game, what's the surname?
▪ USAToday: Queen's coronation party begins amid royal baby watch
▪ NYTimes: With royal baby due in Britain street is a waiting zone
▪ TodayNews: World prepares to go wild for Will and Kate's royal baby
▪ NPR: (From July 13, 2013): Royal due date is Saturday (July 13, 2013); speculation rages

Zimmerman (Trayvon Martin) trial
▪ NPR: Jurors in Zimmerman trial ask for manslaughter clarification during second day of deliberations

Manhattenhenge sunset
▪ NBCNews: Last Manhattanannhenge sunset of 2013 in NYC tonight

China floods
▪ CNN: Death tools climb to 43 in China landslide

U.N. peacekeepers killed
▪ CNN: Ambush kills 7 U.N. peacekeepers in Sudan
▪ NPR: Seven U.N. peacekeepers killed in Darfur attack

Asiana crash
▪ FoxNews: Chinese state media identifies third passenger victim who died from plane crash injuries

Workplace news
▪ CNN: Iowa court reaffirms it was OK to fire 'irrestible' worker

Military suicides
▪ NBCNews: Can big data solve the mystery of suicide?

Gun news
FoxNews: Missouri gov. signs gun-safety course for first-graders

Archaeology news
▪ NBCNews: Mysterious 2,000-year-old graves, pryamid ruins found in Mexico

Distance (online) learning
▪ USAToday: MOOCs being embraced by top U.S. universities

Health news
▪ FoxNews: FDA sets limits on arsenic in apple juice

Lightning strike news
▪ ABCNews: Couple and newborn in recovery after lightning strike

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Bomber boys of Balochistan: Kids as young as 11 held over insurgent attacks in Pakistan

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ BleacherReport: Baron Davis recalls time he was abducted, aliens now armed with killer crossover


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Pacific Rim
▪ RottenTomatoes: Tomatometer: 72%; audience: 88%

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
KTVU
▪ CNN: KTVU anchor apologizes for bogus crew names in crash story

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Chick Fil A
▪ WANE.com: Free Chick-fil-A for people who dress up as a cow on Friday