Trending: Sunday, October 6, 2013

Published 10:06 a.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Government shutdown
NPR: Morale plummets for federal workers facing unending furough
FoxNews: Administration lawyers OK return of furloughed civilian Pentagon workers

al Qaeda
CNN: U.S. forces strike in Libya, Somalia, capture al Qaeda operative
NBCNews: Al Qaeda leader seized in Libya was 'most wanted' in U.S.
CBSNews: Navy SEALs abort mission to capture al-Shabab leader in Somalia

Weather
NPR: Autumn storms bring double trouble to Great Plains

Syria
NPR: Destruction of Syria's chemical weapons system begins

Afghanistan
NBCNews: Four US coalition members killed in southern Afghanistan
CBSNews: Four U.S. troops killed in south Afghanistan

Iraq
NPR: Suicide bombers in Iraq kill students at elementary school

Obamacare/Affordable Care Act
CBSNews: Obamacare's success rests on attracting uninsured millenials

Tropical Storm Karen
NBCNews: Weakened storm Karen nears the Gulf Coast

Biker/SUV attack
CNN: New York police: Bikers stomped on SUV driver
NBCNews: Cop present during SUV driver's beating was in sensitive undercover role, sources say

Kenyan mall attack
CNN: Kenya identifies mall attackers, including American

Zoo accident news
CNN: Oklahoma zoo tiger mauls employees's arm
NBCNews: Oklahoma zoo employee reaches into cage, is seriously injured by tiger

Tesla crash news
CNN: Tesla CEO Elon Musk explains fiery Model S crash

Arizona hotshot fatalities
CBSNews: Ariz. fire chief of 19 dead Hotshots says he's being forced out

Social media
NBCNews: Careful what you tweet: Police, schools tap social media to track behavior

Hunger news
NBCNews: Breakfast is served: Free meal programs aim to fight child hunger

Online dangers
ABCNews: The 5 deadly clicks: The links you should never touch

World-of-work news
NBCNews: Worker dies after D.C. metro tunnel welding accident

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
BleacherReport: President Barack Obama weighs in on Washington Redskins' nickname debate

Outside-the-U.S. news
CNN: Monster truck crash kills 7, injures dozens in Mexico
CNN: 4 Saudi men accused of dancing naked sentenced to prison, lashes
NBCNews: Crash of US anti-drug aircraft in Colombia kills 4

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Gravity
RottenTomatoes: Tomatometer: 98%; Audience: 91%

Dontella Versace
USAToday: Versace dismisses Lifetime movie as 'fiction'