Trending: Saturday, March 8, 2014

Published 1:23 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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

Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Traces of oil may be clue in search for missing plane (air travel news) 
▪ NBCNews: Stolen passports prompt terror concerns in missing jet, officials say
▪ NPR: Search for Malaysian jet spots oil slick in waters of Vietnam
▪ FoxNews: Oil slick spotted likely from missing Beijing-bound Malaysia Airlines jet
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Ukraine crisis tests Obama and Putin's already rocky relationship
▪ CBSNews: Planes spot oil slicks in search for missing flight
▪ USAToday: Anguish in China as families await new of missing plane

Missing Malaysian Airlines jet
▪ USAToday: Breakdown of the nationalities on board Flight MH370

Election 2016
▪ NPR: CPAC is a siren call to GOP presidential hopefuls

College aid news
▪ CNN: 2 million students missing out on college aid (FAFSA)

Edward Snowdon
▪ NPR: Edward Snowdon tells EU Parliament he wants asylum in Europe

Facebook
▪ CNN: Years later, 'Burger King Baby' seeks birth mom (through Facebook)

Drone news
▪ NPR: Judge throws out fine against user of small drone

Smartphone news
▪ USAToday: Phone dead? No problem, try this virtual smartphone

Generational news
▪ NBCNews: Meet Joe Millenial: Optimstic, independent on Facebook

Pop culture news
▪ NBCNews: Hokey smoke, Bullwinkle! Rocky and his friends are back

Netflix
▪ USAToday: Why Netflix is about to bump up prices

Loud movie news
▪ FoxNews: Connecticut could first state to curb loud movies

Fantasy news
▪ CBSNews: Want to own your own island?

It's-not-fiction-news
▪ CNN: Years later, 'Burger King Baby' seeks birth mom
▪ FoxNews: Florida family falls ill after eating meat tainted with LSD

Obituaries in the news
▪ CBSNews: 'The last Mrs. Kramden,' Sheila MacRae, dies at 92

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Malaysia Airlines
▪ See 'What they're leading with' above

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Women's Day 2014
▪ Google: Google doodle for Women's Day

Speaker Knockerz
▪ HollywoodLife: Speaker Knockerz, rapper, found dead

300 Rise of an empire
▪ CNN: Review: '300: Rise of an Empire' ups wow factor

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Crimea
▪ CNN: Political, military standoff escalates in Ukraine's Crimea region

Catching Fire
▪ LATimes: 'Hunger Games: Catching Fire' exclusive clip: Katniss on the run

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ #5HNeonLightsAuburnHIlls
▪ #JustinsPasswordIsProbably
▪ #AngelWarrior
▪ #MH370
▪ #IKEApichunt
▪ Casey Prather
▪ I Want Tix
▪ Demba Ba
▪ Either Way