Trending: Friday, January 17, 2014

Published 4:54 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

Yesterday's Google trends and today's U.S. Twitter trending now at bottom


Today's headlines
What they're leading with

▪ CNN: California fights wildfires, expects more as drought emergency declared

▪ NBCNews: California governor declares drought emergency, asks for conservation
▪ NPR: Obama calls for limits on NSA's collection of phone data; Pope Benedict reportedly defrocked hundreds of priests for abuse
▪ FoxNews: Ranchers, farmers fear eco-terrorists after EPA releases private info
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Pope Benedict reportedly defrocked 400 priests in 2 years; Remains found in fiver could be missing NYC autistic teen; Australian daredevil calls shark encounter 'very stupid;' Latest headline: Putin: 'Can't feel weak' in the face of terror threats to Sochi Olympics
▪ CBSNews: Obama's NSA changes raises more questions than answers
▪ USAToday: Freedom Industries files for bankruptcy following Jan. 9 chemical spill; 2 students shot inside Philadelphia high school

Gun violence news
▪ CNN: At least 2 students wounded by shots fired in Philadelphia high school gym (school shooting)
▪ NBCNews: Girl, 4, fatally shoots cousin, 4, while playing at granpa's Detroit home
▪ FoxNews: Utah police officer kills 4 family members, self, authorities say

Water news
▪ NPR: Water's back on for just about everyone in West  Virginia

Hacking news
▪ NBCNews: Six active attacks on retailers found, cybersecurity firm says

Flu news
▪ NBCNews: Look for weird flu symptoms, CDC reminds doctors (H1N1)
▪ NBCNews: Flu spreads, kills 20 children
▪ CBSNews: Flu season child death toll doubles in CDC's latest flu report

Tobacco/smoking news
▪ NPR: Surgeon general adds new risks to long list of smoking's harms

Horse meat news
▪ NPR: Congress blocks slaughtering horses for meat in U.S.

Old bones news
▪ NBCNews: Rediscovered pelvis traced to King Alfred the Great... or his son


Bitcoin news '
▪ FoxNews: Feds to sell $28 million in seized Bitcoins


Mexico ▪ CNN: Mexican forces struggle to rein in armed vigilantes battling drug cartel

Hero news
▪ CBSNews: Illinois Boy Scout saves kid who falls through ice

Doomsday clock news
▪ CBSNews: Doomsday clock set at 5 to midnight

World-of-work news
▪ NBCNews: Want to get hired? Don't hug your interviewer

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Researchers are totes studying how Ppl shorten words on Twitter

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Hiroo Onoda, Japanese soldier who long refused to surrender, dies at 91




Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Oscar nominations
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, January 16, 2014)


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <1M searches
Russell Johnson (The Professor)
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Thursday, January 16, 2014) (obituary)


Kate Gosselin
▪ USAToday: Kate Gosselin: Twins were 'caught off guard' on live TV


Glendora fire
▪ WashPost: Colby fire continues to burn above Glendora outside of Los Angeles


Nancy Kerrigan
▪ NPR: Complicating the Tonya and Nancy narratives, 20 years later


Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Aaliyah
▪ USWeekly: Aaliyah's would-be 35th birthday


Cape Town
▪ Reason unknown


Cassandra Lynn Hensley
▪ DailyMail: Playmate found dead


Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #asklohanthony
▪ #BigTimeTrivia
▪ #imafreak
▪ Scott Fellows
▪ #HelpCoveDolphins
▪ Starvation 3
▪ #LCS
▪ Kellen Winslow
▪ Devil's Due