Trending: Monday, April 14, 2014

Published 3:11 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

Yesterday's Google trends and today's Twitter (U.S.) trending now at bottom
(Read what happened on this day last year)

Today' headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Malaysia Airlines Flight 370: Pings go silent; search goes underwater
▪ NBCNews: 'Everybody love him:' Tributes to youngest shooting victim
▪ NPR: Pulitzer Prizes are out: 'Washington Post,' 'The Guardian' win for NSA stories
▪ FoxNews: Russian jet passes at close range over US warship in Black Sea
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Gov. Deval Patrick: Boston 'very prepared' for marathon, security preparations 'on steroids'
▪ CBSNews: Cops: Utah mom admitted to killing 6 of her newborns
▪ USAToday: Pentagon says Russian jet buzzed U.S. warship

Kansas City Jewish Center shooting
▪ CNN: Police arrest 'raging anti-Semite' in Kansas Jewish center shootings

Nigeria blast
▪ NPR: Dozens dead, scores injured after bomb blast in Nigeria
▪ Fox News: At least 71 killed in massive explosion at bus station in Nigerian capital

Chile
▪ FoxNews: Death toll in Chile forest fire rises to 12, at least 2,000 homes destroyed

Kansas highway shootings
ABCNews: 20 Kansas City highway shootings recall fears of Ohio serial attacks

Michael Phelps (Retirement flip-flop news)
▪ CNN: Michael Phelps confirms return to competitive swimming arena Grand Prix
▪ USAToday: Michael Phelps coming out of retirement, to compete April 24-26

Solar system news
▪ FoxNews: Mars makes closest approach to Earth in 6 years Monday ahead of lunar eclipse

Tax news
▪ FoxNews:  Nobody wants $760 million? IRS poised to keep unclaimed tax refunds

Flirting
▪ TIME: How to flirt -- backed by scientific research

Legalized marijuana news
▪ USAToday: Want a pot brownie? Go to the vending machine

Running deaths
▪ FoxNews: 2 runners die near finish line of half marathon in North Carolina

Hangry/marital spat news
▪ CNN: Low blood sugar tied to 'hangry' fights with spouse

LASIK eye surgery
▪ FoxNews: LASIK eye surgery safe in long-term, experts say

Beef prices
▪ NPR: Record beef prices may lead grillers to cheaper cut of meat

Missing jet (societal cynicism)
▪ NBCNews: Chinese families skeptical of Aussie reports: 'Still one percent hope'

Gender news
▪ NPR: The Grumpy Point: When a man turns 70

Obituaries in the news
▪ NPR: Fred Ho, musician and activist, dies at 56

Will it make 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me?" (What happens when you break the rules)
▪ CBSNews: Boston firefighters smash brand new BMW to access fire hydrant

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: In mix-up, woman pregnant with other couple's twins

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
MTV Movie Awards
▪ USAToday: 10 moments you missed at the MTV movie awards

Blood moon
▪ USAToday: Does Tuesday's 'blood' eclipse signal the End Times?

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Mad Men
▪ TIME: RECAP: Mad Men: 'Time Zones'

Passover 2014
▪ HuffPost: Passover 2014, the unleavened basics

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Boston Marathon 2014
▪ BostonGlobe: Race director outlines what to expect at 2014 marathon

Aldon Smith
▪ USAToday: Aldon Smith arrested on false bomb report charge

Trending now on Twitter (U.S.)
▪ Jewish
▪ #usairways
▪ #Pulitzer
▪ Damn Mimi
▪ #PUIGvsPENCE
▪ Thot Breaker
▪ The Goldfinch
▪ #cleanWin
▪ #JOXISREAL
▪ Love & Hip Hop