Trending: March 17, 2014

Published 5:22 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)
(What happened a year ago today)
Yesterday's Google trends and today's Twitter trending now at bottom

Today's headlines
What they're leading with

• CNN: Frustrations, unknowns mount in search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370

• NBCNews: Experts say it's unlikely but not impossible missing jet landed
• NPR: Russia recognizes independent Crimea; U.S. and EU 'stand firm' with Ukraine
• FoxNews: Scientists find cosmic ripples from birth of universe
• ABCNews: Latest headline: American national guardsman arrested on terror charges
• CBSNews: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 probe digs into past of all on board missing Boeing 777
• USAToday: USAToday: Gravitational waves offer new insight into Big Bang

St. Patrick's Day
• NPR: The dark history of green food on St. Patrick's Day

Missing jet news
• NPR: Search for Flight MH370 reportedly largest in history

Late winter storm news
• NBCNews: Late winter storm blankets Washington, D.C.

Earthquake news
• CNN: 4.4-magnitude earthquake hits Los Angeles area
• NBCNews: Magnitude-4.4 quake shakes southern California
• NBCNews: 'Shamrock Shake' rocks California: Is 'the big one' far behind?
• FoxNews: Los Angeles earthquake rattles nerves in southern California

Air travel news
• FoxNews: Delta fight lands safely after emergency declared for missing wing panel

Stock market news
• CNN: Dow rises 180 points, snaps losing streak

Recall news
• CNN: GM recalls another 1.5 million vehicles
• NPR: GM recalls 1.2 million SUVs for problem with air bags

Navy Seal news
• CNN: Navy SEALs take back control of hijacked tanker
• NPR: Navy SEALs take control of oil tanker seized by Libyan rebels

Military sexual assault news
• NPR: Army general pleads guilty to adultery; other charges dropped

Health cost news
• NBCNews: What a headache: $1 billion in brain scans

Third-hand smoke news
• NPR: Scientists search for toxins in cigarette smoke residue

Pediatric obesity news
• FoxNews: A plunge in US preschool obesity? Not so fast, experts say

Colon cancer news
• USAToday: Colon cancer rates drop sharply due to screenings

Chocolate and science news
• FoxNews: Study to test whether nutrients in dark chocolate can prevent heart attack, stroke

Didn't-turn-out-as-hoped news
• NPR: Paris ends 'odd or even' limit on cars after one day

Obituaries in the news
• FoxNews: Rachel 'Bunny' Mellon dies: Centenarian in John Edwards scandal was 103
• USAToday: L'Wren Scott, designer and Jagger's girlfriend, found dead

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2 M searches
• NCAA bracket (printable)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <2M searches
NASCAR
• FoxNews: NASCAR: 'Stupid error' to blame for late phantom caution at Bristol

Billion Dollar bracket
• USAToday: How to enter your NCAA bracket for $1 billion prize

Fred Phelps
• TheGuardian: Fred Phelps, ex-pastor of gay-hating Westboro church, 'close to death'

NIT bracket (printable)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Crimea
• See Trendilla from yesterday (Sunday, March 16, 2014)

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
• L'Wren Scott
• #ThankYouAriana
• Jim Irsay
• #HappyStPatricksDay
• Easy A
• James Jones
• #mcm
• #luckoftheirish
• DRC
• Guinness