Trending: Thursday, July 18, 2013

Published 5:56 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Detroit bankruptcy
▪ CNN: Detroit files for bankruptcy
▪ NBCNews: Detroit becomes largest US city to file for bankrupcty
▪ NPR: Detroit files for bankruptcy
▪ FoxNews: Detroit files for largest municipal bankruptcy in US history

India poison lunch deaths
▪ CBSNews: India officials find container of pesticide in cooking area of school where 23 children died after eating tainted lunch

Heat wave
▪ NBCNews: Stormy end on the way for heat wave that has blanketed country

Technology
▪ CNN: Moto X phone bets on sensors, hands-free commands

Stock market & economy news
▪ CNN: Dow, S&P 500 at record highs, up 19% in 2013
▪ NBCNews: House flipping makes a comeback and profits rise

Wildfires
▪ NPR: Wildfires will worsen and further strain the forest service

EPA head
▪ NBCNews: Senate confirms McCarthy for EPA post

Space news
▪ CNN: NASA attempts to rescue planet-hunting probe
▪ CNN: OK, everybody, wave at Saturn!
▪ NBCNews: Martian atmosphere points to a early, brief opening for life's rise

Oil prices
▪ CNN: Falling oil prices could spark global turmoil

Earthquake news
▪ ABCNews: Strong quake hits New Zealand; no injuries

Hot car news
▪ CBSNews: 11-month-old dies after being left in car; 21st this year in U.S.

World-of-work news
▪ NPR: Part-time workers say schedules are getting more erratic

Health news
▪ NBCNews: World's biggest viruses lurk in Chilean rivers and Australian lakes
▪ NPR: For a long and healthy life, it matters where you live
▪ CBSNews: South lags in state-by-state study of life expectancy for seniors
▪ FoxNews: Rare birth defect on the rise
▪ ABCNews: Washington State health officials stumps by high rate of birth defects

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Cellphones and texting have blown up the dating culture

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: In today's Beijing, flash Ferraris and fading traditions

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ CNN: Thomas Bjorn breaks ESPN camera with shot out of rough

Obituary news
▪ USAToday: 'Casino Royal' actor found dead

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Rolling Stone cover
▪ NBCNews: 'Bomber' cover issue could be boon for Rolling Stone

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but 1M searches
Amber Alert
▪ HuffPost: Amber alert in NYC about baby kidnapping scares New Yorkers, sparks backlash at 4AM

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Robin Roberts
▪ USAToday: Robin Roberts wins Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs

ESPYs 2013
▪ USAToday: Robin Roberts wins Arthur Ashe Courage Award at the ESPYs