Trending: Saturday, August 24, 2013

Published 5:24 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Syria
▪ NBCNews: US officials believe Syria used chemical weapons, weigh military response
▪ NBCNews: Syrian state TV: Government soldiers enter rebel tunnels, find chemical agents
▪ NPR: U.S. weighs options on Syria after reported chemical attack
▪ USAToday: Aid group tallies 355 dead after Syria attack

Wildfire news
▪ CNN: Spreading California wildfire around Yomemite feeds on dry vegetation
▪ NBCNews: Raging California wildfire poses threat to San Francisco power grid
▪ NPR: San Francicso under emergency as fire threatens power, water
▪ FoxNews: California gov. declares state of emergency a wildfire spreads into Yosemite

Civil rights march anniversary
▪ NPR: Thousands gather in D.C. to mark 1963 civil rights march
▪ FoxNews: Marching for King's dream: 'The task is not done'

Scotland helicopter crash
▪ CNN: Four confirmed dead after helicopter crashes off Scotland

Lottery news
▪ CNN: Unclaimed lottery ticket worth 1M is set to expire this Sunday

NSA spying scandal
▪ FoxNews: NSA officers sometimes spy on love interests

San Diego mayor
▪ CNN: San Diego Mayor Bob Filner resigns but says he faced 'lynch mob hysteria'

Facebook
▪ HLN: Facebook, in real life: Woman visits all her 'friends'

Women in combat
▪ USAToday: Marines to open infantry training to enlisted women

Fracking
▪ NBCNews: Fracking protests hit Europe

Brain-eating parasite
▪ CNN: Post: Florida boy, 12, dies from brain-eating parasite

Bad idea news
▪ NBCNews: How to bring extinct animals back to life

Animal intelligence
▪ NBCNews: Birds can tell the speed limit on certain roads

Animal hoarding news
▪ NBCNews: 68 dogs rescued after fire at Staten Island horder home

Extraterrestrial intelligence/astronomy news
▪ NBCNews: Faint alien laser pulses sought in hunt for extraterrestial intelligence

▪ NPR: Tons of molten glass go into making mirror for giant telescope

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ TIME: A fresh sound: Whole foods starts selling records

▪ NBCNews: Spuds take center stage at Minnesota town's Potato Days

Outside-the-U.S.-news
▪ CNN: Dozens killed in Bolivia prison fire
▪ CNN: 5 bodies ID'd as those of kidnapped Mexican youths
▪ NBCNews: Pakistan releases 337 Indian prisoners, seeking to ease tensions with neighbor

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
North West
▪ eonline: Kim Kardashian and North West baby pics side by side

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but less than 1M searches
Linda Ronstadt
▪ NPR: Linda Ronstadt tells AARP she has Parkinson's

Big Brother
▪ TheGuardian: Why Saved by the Bell's Screech could win Celebrity Big Brother