Trending: Sunday, August 18, 2013

Published 6:20 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Syria
▪ CNN: U.N. chemical weapons team lands in Syria
▪ NBCNews: UN chemical weapons inspectors arrive in Syria

Wildfire news
▪ CNN: Clouds help crews battle Idaho wildfire
▪ NBCNews: 'Firefighters have been getting their butts kicked:' Erratic Idaho wildfire threatens thousands of homes as it spreads

Flooding news
▪ NBCNews: Increased flooding may cost the world $1 trillion by 2050

Earthquake news
▪ NBCNews: Norway's weird waves traced to Japan quake

Fatal fall news
▪ CNN: Man falls to death during bachelor party

High school sports fatality news
▪ CNN: High school football player dies after tackle

Trampoline fatality news
▪ FoxNews: 9-year-old Utah girl dies in freak trampoline accident

Sold! news
▪ CNN: Ferrari sells for $27.5 million

Google news
▪ FoxNews: Google total eclipse sees 40 percent drop in internet traffic

Auto news
▪ USAToday: New supercar concept debuts at Pebble Beach

North Korea
▪ CNN: North Korea agrees to family reunions with the South, report says

Penn State scandal news
▪ NBCNews:  Penn State makes first settlement with Jerry Sandusky victim

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: Feds: More Americans selling their food stamps for cash
▪ USAToday: 'Breaking Bad' parodies flood the internet

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Concrete blocks dumped in sea reignite dispute between former superpowers

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: 50-year-old message found in a jar on Jersey Shore

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
UFC
▪ BostonGlobe: Big surprises as UFC takes over the Garden