Trending: Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Published 4:44 p.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's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: Malaysia Flight 370: 'Our optimism is fading away, ever so slightly'
▪ NBCNews: Will Pistorius' testimony help or hurt? Trial questions answered
▪ NPR: Flight 370 vanished a month ago. What happens now?
▪ FoxNews: 'This is our heaven:' Colorado couple fights to save land from eminent domain
▪ ABCNews: Latest headline: Socialite guilty in car-bomb killing of ex-husband
▪ CBSNews: Man cleared of NYC murder after 25 years in prison
▪ USAToday: More women staying home with young kids

Solar system news
▪ CBSNews: Mars will come into alignment with Earth and sun tonight

Weapon news
▪ CBSNews: Navy's newest weapon kills at seven times the speed of sound

Animal virus news
▪ CBSNews: U.S. bacon prices rise after virus kills more than 6 million piglets

Drone news
▪ CBSNews: FBI: Man plotted to fly drone-like toy planes with bombs into schools

Tax preparation news
▪ USAToday: Tax preparers flunk GAO audit

Facebook within our culture
▪ CBSNews: Utah mom checking Facebook may have saved her son's life

Will this make 'Wait, Wait, Don't Tell me?'
▪ CNN: Habanero peppers cause school evacuation (capsaicin, Scoville scale)
▪ NBCNews: Woman convicted in high heel shoe-stabbing trial

Individualism-versus-collectivism issues
▪ NPR: Sick 1-year-old rescued from sailboat 1,000 miles off Mexican coast

Psychology of attractiveness
▪ CBSNews: Rob Lowe says there's prejudice against 'good-looking people'

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: Brooklyn woman receives birthday letter sent by mom in 1969

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
NCAA basketball
▪ NPR: With NCAA title, UConn answers questions about Kentucky, and itself

Peaches Geldoff
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Monday, April 7, 2014)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <2M searches
Valeria Lukyanova
▪ HuffPost: 'Human Barbie' Valeria Lukyanova

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Demi Lovato
▪ PlainDealer: 'Star Wars' begins filming; Demi Lovato dismisses photos

Twitter (U.S.) trending now
▪ #JustinReleaseLifeIsWorthLiving
▪ #DreamMatchup
▪ #ASKDAN
▪ #BreatheatEDC
▪ #BelieveMovieOnDVD
▪ Ryan Braun
▪ Kyle Kendrick
▪ NIKE Shoes
▪ 2nd HR