Published 10:14 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
Yesterday's Google trends* and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
Today's headlines
Holiday delivery news
▪ CNN: There yet? UPS, FedEx moving Christmas packages late
▪ NBCNews: UPS, FedEx scramble to deliver delayed Christmas packages
▪ NPR: Apologies, promises from UPS and FedEx about delivery delays
▪ USAToday: UPS driver: 'Worst Christmas ever' for delivery
Christmas accidents
▪ CNN: Firefighter finds his daughter dying in crash on Christmas Eve
▪ FoxNews: New Hampshire firefighter responds to daughter's fatal car wreck
▪ NBCNews: Three siblings die in Christmas morning fire
▪ FoxNews: Louisiana mobile home fire kills 3 children
▪ NBCNews: Teenage girl, boy killed in Newark shooting, third child injured: Prosecutors
▪ CNN: 17 migrants die when their intercepted boat capsizes at Turks and Caicos
Other Christmas news
▪ USAToday: Israeli parliament speaker: Christmas tree offends
Power outage news
▪ NBCNews: Tens of thousands likely without power until Saturday; more snow is on the way
▪ NPR: Snowstorms leave parts of Midwest, Northeast and Canada powerless
Stranded Russian cruise chip
▪ ABCNews: Cruise ship spends Christmas stuck in ice off Antarctica
Obamacare enrollment news
▪ NBCNews: Deadline extended for Obamacare enrollment
2013 in review
▪ CNN: Top science and space stories of 2013 (Mars Curiosity rover, elsewhere in space [Voyager leaves solar system, Kepler telescope finds 3 new planets], asteroid 2012 DA14, cosmic intrusion, asteroid 2013 TV135, old species and new [archicebus Achilles, olinguito, Cape Melville Leaf-Tailed gecko], human skull found in Dmanisi, Georgia; oldest DNA to be recovered, record concentration of carbon dioxide/climate change, fewer science grants, invisibility cloak, light-matter molecules, Higgs boson/Large Hadron Collider/God particle)
NBCNews: A royally good year: The Brits' best moments in 2013
▪ FoxNews: 25 wacky Joe Biden moments from 2013
2014 preview
▪ CBSNews: Global flash points (Syria, Iran, North Korea) continue simmering as 2014 approaches
▪ USAToday: In 2014, can Obama leave setbacks behind? Five key dates will help determine how the president does in making 2014 a year of action (Jan. 28: State of the Union; March 31, Obamacare-enrollment-without-a-fine deadline; July 1, nuclear-deal-with-Iran deadline; Nov. 4, Election/controlling Congress; Dec. 31, leaving Afghanistan)
Wildfire news
▪ NBCNews: Fire crews battle California wildfire fanned by strong Santa Ana winds
Pope news
▪ CNN: 'Peace on Earth' means Syria, Sudan, and Nigeria, Pope says on Christmas
Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Egypt roadside bus bomb wounds five, two other devices found
Journalists abroad news
▪ CNN: Ukranian civic activist and journalist beaten outside Kiev
Americans captive abroad
▪ FoxNews: American abducted in Pakistan calls for US help, says he feels 'abandoned'
Boat capsize/migrant news
▪ CNN: 17 migrants die when their intercepted boat capsizes at Turks and Caicos
Substitute teaching news
▪ BleacherReport: Minnesota Twins pitcher Alex Meyer serves as substitute teacher during offseason
Violence-against-teachers news
▪ ABCNews: 4 arrested in shooting of California teacher
Boy Scout news
▪ CNN: Utah. Gay marriage. Boy Scouts. Pizza. Say no more.
South Sudan
▪ FoxNews: Leaders of Kenya, Ethiopia in South Sudan for peace talks
China news
▪ NPR: Pacific Northwest suffers after China bans shellfish imports
Japan news
▪ CNN: Japanese Prime Minister Abe visits controversial Yasukuni war shrine
Thailand news
▪ NBCNews: Thai election body urges delay in polls; violent protests prompt tear gas
Turkey
▪ NBCNews: Turkey corruption crisis deepens as three cabinet ministers resign
Egypt
▪ NPR: Egypt declares Muslim brotherhood a terrorist group
Baby-boomer news
▪ NBCNews: Why more boomers are getting cataract surgery at a younger age
Competing priorities news
▪ NBCNews: Adam Lallana gets married on Christmas Day to avoid clash with World Cup
Culture-in-the U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Guide to Americans answering what foreigners want to know
* Yesterday's Google trends (We are now able to find the previous day's searches under Google trends' reorganized presentation and have revised this week's previous posts to provide those records)
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Merry Christmas
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Steam
Wolf on Wall Street
IMDb
Stores open on Christmas
iTunes
Skype
Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000+ searches
Movies
Restaurants open on Christmas
McDonald's
▪ CNN: McDonald's on employee resources site: Not lovin' it
47 Ronin
▪ IMDb
Carl Crawford
▪ USAToday: 'Basketball wives' star Evelyn Lozada engaged to Dodgers outfielder Carl Crawford
Doctor Who
▪ BBC: Doctor Who regeneration tops Christmas Day TV ratings
Boxing Day
▪ About.com: What is Boxing Day? Why is it called 'Boxing Day'
Trending now on Twitter
▪ #AsrınHukukSkandalı
▪ Yasukuni
▪ Happy Boxing Day
▪ #BethanyMotaGiveaway
▪ #ipad
▪ New Years
▪ #oomf
▪ The Tribez
▪ Xmas
▪ #tbt
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