Trending: Saturday, Feburary 1, 2014

Published 11:30 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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

Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Knox trial: Both sides say the truth is in the evidence
▪ NBCNews: Latest allegation in New Jersey bridge scandal piles on political woe for Chris Christie
▪ NPR: What comes next in Syria?; Latest headline: Scout leaders who toppled ancient rock formation are charged
▪ FoxNews: Fellow Democrats press Obama to approve Keystone, following environmental report
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: The State Dept.'s rouge celeb problem; The pro-gun ad too controversial for the Super Bowl; Knox's judge says he suffered over guilty verdict; Latest headline: Great-grandma of NY boy who saved kin in fire dies
▪ CBSNews: What will be Janet Yellen's focus as she takes Fed's reins?
▪ USAToday: Dreams come true for 13 kids going to Super Bowl; Facebook storms into second decade

Volcano news
▪ CNN: 11 dead as Indonesian volcano erupts

Aviation news
▪ NBCNews: Two planes grounded in Northeast after smoke fills cabins

Sudan
▪ CNN: Sudan orders Red Cross to suspend operations

Professional athletes/After the glory
▪ CNN: Why so many ex-NFL players fumble their money

Legalized marijuana
▪ NBCNews: Buzz abounds over Denver County Fair's new pot pavilion

Keystone pipeline news
▪ NPR: U.S. issues Keystone XL Pipeline environmental review

Drought news
▪ FoxNews: California cuts off water to agencies serving millions amid drought

Mysteries explained news
▪ NBCNews: Aliens didn't do it! Mysterious underwater 'fairy rings' explained

They-had-it-coming news
▪ NBCNews: Charges filed in toppling of ancient (goblin/hoodo) Utah rock formation

Education news
▪ AP: Assessment find half of kindergarterners not ready
▪ BaltSun: Some are rethinking role of AP classes

Omega 3 news
▪ USAToday: How to boost your heart and brain health with fish oil

Thailand
▪ NBCNews: Gunfire, explosions rock Thai capital ahead of polls

Ukraine
▪ NBCNews: Ukraine crisis: West and Russia accuse each other of  'coercing' unstable nation
▪ NPR: Kerry: 'Disturbing' trend of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: Woman found guilty of manslaughter in buttocks-injection trial
▪ USAToday: Maine teen hurt after iPhone catches fire in pants
▪ Gawker: Dead biker buried riding Harley in giant transparent casket

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ CNN: Florida woman, 81, arrested for feeding bears lots of dog food
▪ FoxNews: British road warrior has three-hour commute... each way
▪ CBSNews: Natural home building: 10 homes built by the earth

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Texas overhauls textbook approval to ease tensions over evolution (religion)
▪ NPR: Booming oil fields may be giving sex trafficking a boost 
▪ NPR: Southern fisherman cash in on Asia's taste for jellyfish

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ FoxNews: British road warrior has three-hour commute... each way

Obituaries in the news
▪ CNN: Oscar-winning actor Maximilian Schell dies

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Jeremy Irons (Cast in new Superman/Batman film)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <500,000 searches
Molly Schuyler
▪ BleacherReport: Molly Schuyler breaks Takeru Kobayashi's record by throwing down 363 wings

Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ Bynum
▪ #BestSuperBowl
▪ #20ReasonsWhyWeLoveHarry
▪ Happy Black History Month
▪ #20picturesofharryfromyourcameraroll
▪ Charlie Adam 
▪ Stoke
▪ #MUFC
▪ #BeatDuke