Trending: Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Published 11:55 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: This year's State of the Union is a defining test for Obama
▪ NBCNews: Worst snow and ice in a generation threaten parts of an unprepared South
▪ NPR: Obama to raise minimum wage for federal contracts; Emergencies declared as deep freeze hits Deep South
▪ FoxNews: Afghan soldiers still can't read, despite $200M US-backed program, report finds
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Where are they now: Last year's State of the Union proposals; 'Government conspiracy' led highway gunman to start shooting; The absolute best and worst Super Bowl teaser ads; Latest news: Boehner says Obama's plan to go around Congress leads to 'brick wall'
▪ CBSNews: Is Obama overstepping his bounds with executive actions?
▪ USAToday: Best Value colleges generous with financial aid; If the credit charge was $9.84, take a closer look

State-of-the-Union news
▪ ABCNews: The 7 strangest State of the Union rituals

Pre-Super Bowl news
▪ CBSNews: Super Bowl XLVIII security: Inside the event's secret command center

Ukraine
▪ CNN: Ukraine government resigns, parliament scraps anti-protest laws amid crisis

Google
▪ CNN: Google Glass adds style, prescription lenses

Cross-cultural comparison news
▪ CNN: Is this an emerging markets crisis or not?

Survival news
▪ NBCNews: Dad: Girl, 16, who survived 3,500-foot sky-diving mishap is 'miracle child'

Terrorism news
▪ NBCNews: Threat of cybercrime heightened for Main Street

Drone news
▪ NBCNews: Feds crashed malfunctioning drone off San Diego

Have-versus-have-not news
▪ NBCNews: Reading gap between wealthy and poor students widens, study says

Hobby Lobby
▪ FoxNews: Dem senators intervene in Hobby Lobby case, urge justices to deny ObamaCare exemption

Philippines
▪ NPR: Philippine police used 'wheel of torture' rights group says

China 
▪ NPR: In China's hugely indebted cities, some big bills are coming due

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: NBC news poll: Pessimism defines the state of the union
▪ NBCNews: Reading gap between wealthy and poor students widens, study says

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth down to last $1.6 million in reserves after royal overspend
▪ USAToday: Queen's household grilled over spendathon

Obituaries in the news
NPR: Folk activist Pete Seeger, icon of passion and ideals, dies at 94

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Ariana Grande
▪ See Grammys 2014 from Yesterday (Monday, January 28, 2014)

AAPL
▪ NBCNews: Apple shares tumble 8% on cloudy outlook after earnings report

Houston weather

Paul Williams
▪ See Grammys 2014 from Yesterday (Monday, January 28, 2014)

Jared Leto
▪ See Grammys 2014 from Yesterday (Monday, January 28, 2014)

Eric Lawson
▪ WashPost: Eric Lawson, who portrayed Marlboro man, dies at 72


Google/Twitter overlap, which is rare
Pete Seeger


Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ Pete Seeger
▪ #SOTUinthreewords
▪ #SadTVShows
▪ #MediaDayQuestions
▪ #TWUG
▪ #BellLetsTaIk 
▪ Desean Jackson
▪ Atlanta
▪ Alabama