Trending: Friday, January 10, 2014

Published 3:29 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00

Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trends at bottom
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Police: Road rage victim eluded killer for up to 15 miles
▪ NBCNews: Target estimates breach affected up to 110 million
▪ NPR: Same-sex couples in Utah made eligible for federal benefits
▪ FoxNews: Lawyer says FBI has contacted few Tea Party groups, 8 months into IRS scandal
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: The next shoe could drop right on Chris Christie; From Syria to stateside: New Al Qaeda threat to homeland; Target's massive data breach is even worse than we thought; Latest headline: Alleged phony doctor faces victims in court
▪ CBSNews: With widespread flu activity increasing, resist urge for antibiotics
▪ USAToday: Target data breach total rises to up to 110 million

Today's headlines
Flu news
▪ NBCNews: Flu season worsens across U.S., spreads to all regions
▪ FoxNews: Roche's Tamiflu for children temporarily in short supply in U.S.
▪ USAToday: Almost 50% of people hospitalized for the flu are obese

Legalized marijuana news
▪ FoxNews: Colorado pot shops likely targets of cartels, say experts

Tobacco news/Advertising & marketing news
▪ USAToday: Tobacco companies will say they lied, via advertising

Lightning strike news
CNN: Lightning strike on beach kills 3 in Argentina

Chemical spill news
▪ NBCNews: West Virginia chemical spill cuts water to up to 300,000, state of emergency declared

Virgin Galactic/private spaceflight news
▪ NBCNews: Success! SpaceShip Two hits new heights during rocket test

Christian persecution news
▪ FoxNews: Christians killed for faith nearly doubled in 2013, group finds

Afghanistan
▪ NBCNews: US marines shoot dead young Afghan girl in bad weather: police

Syria news
▪ NBCNews: Nearly 500 dead in week of clashes between Syrian rebels: Activists

China news
▪ NBCNews: China says it passes US as world's biggest goods trader

Google news
▪ CNN: Google makes it easier for strangers to e-mail you
▪ NBCNews: Google sorry for Adolf Hitler gaffe on German map
▪ USAToday: Gmail tweak lets any Google+ user send you message

McDonald's news
▪ FoxNews: Los Angeles woman sues McDonald's over hot coffee

Cruise ship news
▪ Aol.com: Shipwrecked Concordia to be removed in June

Gun/fireworks news
▪ FoxNews: Alaska town has no internet after New Year's Eve reveler shoots cables

Heart attack prediction news
▪ FoxNews: Simple blood test (for HD-CEC) may predict patients at risk of heart attack

Syphilis news
▪ FoxNews: Syphilis infections in US increase solely among men

Hunger/satiety news
▪ CBSNews: Eating fresh avocadoes may chase away hunger pains

Out-of-control emotions news
▪ CNN: Police: Road rage victim eluded killer for up to 15 miles

Smartphone keyboard news
▪ NBCNews: Typing on the fly: TrewGrip redefines the mobile keyboard

American diet news
▪ NPR: Food firms trim trillions of calories from packaged treats

Ancient remains news
▪ ABCNews: 2000-year-old female remains found at Florida construction site

World-of-work news
▪ CNN: More of the jobless are giving up on finding work
▪ ABCNews: The fattest jobs in America: Is your job making you fat?

2014 Sochi pre-Olympics news
▪ ABCNews: US terror hunters fear Russia losing Sochi Olympic security race
▪ CBS News: U.S. issues travel alert for Sochi Olympics

Cross-cultural news
▪ NPR: Despite dim prospects, Syrian exodus to Germany continues

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Central African Republic's president resigns at regional summit

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Jay Gruden
▪ WashPost: 10 things about Jay Gruden, new Redskins coach

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Northern lights
▪ LATimes: Northern lights may make rare appearance in parts of U.S.

Nina Dobrev
▪ CBSNews: Ian Somerhalder wishes 'Vampire Diaries' co-star Nina Dobrev happy birthday

James Franklin
▪ BleacherReport: James Franklin reportedly will become head coach at Penn State

Niagara Falls
▪ CBSNews: Niagara Falls frozen solid? Not so fast

Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ Utah
▪ #ReplaceAMovieTitleWithBeard
▪ #EXADirectioners
▪ #ExaBeliebers
▪ #economicviolence
▪ #MamaSpike
▪ Vernon Wells
▪ 42 of the 43 U.S. Presidents
▪ Spike Lee