Trending: Sunday, June 23, 2013

Published 6:33 p.m. CST (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Edward Snowden
▪ CNN: Snowden on the run, seeks asylum in Ecuador
▪ NBCNews: U.S. 'disappointed' that Hong Kong let NSA leaker Edward Snowden leave
▪ NPR: Ecuador says NSA leaker has asked for asylum
▪ FoxNews: US revokes NSA leaker Snowden's passport, as he reportedly seeks asylum in Ecuador

Colorado wildfires
▪ NBCNews: Colorado wildfire grows as blazes continue ot threaten West
▪ FoxNews: Weather preventing crews from fighting Colorado wildfire

Canada flooding
▪ CNN: Another Canadian city braces for flooding, evacuates 10,000

Aviation news
▪ CNN: Stunt plane crashes in Ohio; 2 dead including wingwalker

Syria
▪ NBCNews: 'They can't succeed without us:' Women take front-line role in Syria conflict

Taliban peace talks
▪ CBSNews: U.S.-Taliban peace talks stalled, hope fading

Boston bombing aftermath
▪ NBCNews: Boston Marathon winner returns his medal to city

Obamacare/Affordable Care Act
▪ KaiserHealthNews: 100 days to 'biggest ever' health insurance open-enrollment season

Child hot car deaths
▪ NBCNews: Boy dies in car while parents attend funeral: Police

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: 'Sweetest comback:' Twinkies to hit shelves July 15
▪ NBCNews: More states let unauthorized immigrants take the wheel
▪ FoxNews: Women too poor to afford funeral buries husband in backyard

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Pakistan gunmen kill foreign climbers in brazen attack
▪ NBCNews: One American among 9 foreign tourists, 2 others shot to death at camp in northern Pakistan
▪ CNN: Police: Gunmen storm hotel in Pakistan, kill 9 foreigners
▪ CNN: Abbas accepts resignation of Palestinian prime minister
▪ CNN: Up to 1,000 feared dead in India floods, landslides
▪ FoxNews: In China, dog owners have bone to pick over large-breed dogs

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ ABCNews: (Photo) 'Poodle' cat shows off its curls

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 searches
Jodi Arias
▪ ABCNews: (:30 video ad first) Jodi Arias suggests she may take deal to avoid death rather than appeal conviction

Jane Wicker
▪ DailyNews: Wing-walker Jane Wicker, who died in horrific crash at airshow, planned to wed her daredevil fiance on same plane she died on

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Demi Lavato
▪ E!Online: Demi Lovato's dad passes away

Trending: Thursday, May 16, 2013

Published 9:21 a.m. CST

Nothing trending yet for today

Google trends from yesterday with 1M+ searches
Powerball
▪ NBCNews: No Powerball winner for third-largest jackpot drawing
▪ USAToday: No Powerball winner; jackpot soars to $475 million
▪ Powerball Home

Google trends from yesterday with at least 200,000 searches but <1M
American Idol
▪ ABCNews: Nicki Minaj leaving 'American Idol'
▪ USAToday: Who won the last round? (ad first)
▪ Billboard: Who came out on top after final performances? (ad first)

Plumber
▪ Bloomberg: Good news for Joe the plumber
▪ N4G: 14 classic games with Nintendo's green plumber

Google trends from yesterday with at least 100,000 searches but <200,000
Miami Heat
▪ USAToday: Dwyane Wade will play with knee injury for Miami Heat
▪ ESPN: Dwyane Wade, Heat come alive in 4th to eliminate Bulls

Google IO
▪ C|Net: Google I/O 2013 developer blitz: Something for everyone
▪ TechCrunch: Live blog: Live from the Google I/O 2013 keynote
▪ FoxNews: At Google I/O, 2013 event, new new maps, music tools, phones, photo software

Eminem
▪ RollingStone: Chris Rock fuels Eminem collaboration rumors
▪ Eonline: Eminem was not almost stabbed to death in New York City
▪ NME: Chris Rock to appear on new Eminem album?

Jodi Arias
▪ FoxNews: Jurors in Jodi Arias case find her eligible for death penalty
▪ ABCNews: (Video) Jodi Arias faces second chance to avoid death penality today (ad first)

Also happening
Texas tornado
▪ NBCNews: 'Like hell:' Texas tornadoes kill at least six
▪ CNN: Six dead, 100 hurt in Texas tornadoes
▪ FoxNews: 7 missing after deadly, mile-wide tornado rips through North Texas, killing 6

IRS/Tea Party targeting scandal
▪ CNN: 'Angry' Obama announces IRS leader's ouster after conservatives targeted
▪ NBCNews: Obama calls IRS flap 'inexcusable,' announces resignation of acting IRS chief
▪ FoxNews: In wake of scandal, Obama ousts IRS chief who planned to resign anyway
▪ NPR: Texas tornado leaves 6 dead, dozens hurt, hundreds homeless

Dangerous weather news
▪ CNN: Tropical storm Alvin strengthens in Eastern Pacific
▪ CNN: Alaska volcano spews as 20,000 feet
▪ NBCNews: One million flee as Cyclone Mahasen batters Bangladesh coast
▪ NBCNews: Fast-moving fire burns more than 3,000 acres in Los Padres National Forest in California

Benghazi
▪ CNN: White House releases Benghazi e-mails

Mother's Day shooting
▪ CNN: Suspect held in Mother's Day shooting

Boston bombing aftermath
▪ CNN: Suspect: Boston payback for hits on Muslims

Other news
▪ NBCNews: Source: Suicide attack kills 6 Americans in Afghan capital

Science news
▪ CNN: Planet-hunting Kepler spacecraft in trouble
▪ CNN: Ancient water (maybe 2.64B years old) found in Canadian mine 1.5 miles underground
▪ Time: Scientists report first success in cloning human stem cells
▪ NBCNews: Endangered eats: Food supply under assault as climate heats up
▪ NBCNews: No cellphone, no Wi-Fi: America's quietest place protests world's largest steerable radio telescope

Health news
▪ CNN: 2 Saudi Arabia health care workers sick from new coronavirus nCoV
▪ CNN: Will insurance cover genetic testing?

Grownup news
▪ CNN: 6 hot resorts for adults only

Culture-in-the U.S. news
▪ CBSNews: Lawmakers move to limit domestic drones (ad first)
▪ FoxNews: LGBT student group at San Diego State renames itself  'Queer Student Union'
▪ NBCNews: Is poverty in the U.S. 'too comfortable?'
▪ CNN: Tot steals spotlight at Holder hearing
▪ CNN: (Video) 6-second videos: The future of ads? (Ad first)

Culture-in-the U.S. news
▪ CNN: Weight Watchers' famous faces
▪ CNN: Getting into the military is getting tougher
▪ CNN: Facebook facts: Someone buy Mark Zuckerberg some clothes
▪ CNN: (Video) Man claims he found secret Coca-Cola recipe at estate sale (ad first)

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: Pilot training blamed for Bali airliner crash

Out-of-the ordinary news
▪ NBCNews: Smugglers sneak KFC across border from Egypt into Gaza
▪ NBCNews: 'Pink stinks:' Protests greet Berlin's Barbie dreamhouse
▪ NBCNews: Kindergartner helps save father's life by knowing ABC's
▪ ABCNews: Danish teenager makes rare Viking find
▪ ABCNews: Austalian politician knocked down by kangaroo while jogging

Trending: Thursday, May 9, 2013

Published 9:20 a.m. CST

Nothing trending yet for today

Google trends with 1M+ searches from yesterday
Jodi Arias
▪ CNN: Jodi Arias guilty of first-degree murder; death penalty possible
▪ FoxNews: Jodi Arias says she prefers death penalty in post-conviction interview
▪ USAToday: Jodi Aras: 'I prefer a death sentence' (ad first)

Google trends with 500,000+ searches from yesterday
Mike Jeffries
▪ TheIndependent: Not available in XL: Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries accused of only wanting 'thin and beautiful people'
▪ IDesignTimes: Abercrombie & Fitch Mike Jeffries does not want fat women wearing his clothes, according to new book

Google trends with at least 200,000 searches but <500,000
Saul Bass
▪ ChristianScienceMonitor: Saul Bass: Designer, artist, and auteur of the opening credits (+ video)
▪ WashingtonPost: Saul Bass: From Hitchcock to Kubric, Hollywood title-sequence pioneer celebrated with stylish video Google Doodle
▪ USNews: Who is Saul Bass, Today's Google Doodle honoree?

Jeanne Cooper
▪ FoxNews: Jeanne Cooper dead; 'Young and Restless' star was 84
▪ TMZ: 'Young & Restless' star Jeanne Cooper dead at 84

Google trends with at least 100,000 searches but <200,000
Kim Kardashian
▪ LATimes:  Kim Kardashian puts bikini baby pump on full display
▪ USAToday: Kim Kardashian bares baby bump in a vacation bikini

Tim Lambesis
▪ NPR: Singer Tim Lambesis arrested in plot to kill wife
▪ ABCNews: As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis arrested in murder-for-hire plot (ad first)
▪ USMagazine: As I Lay Dying singer Tim Lambesis arrested for allegedly plotting to murder his wife

Jaycee Dugard
▪ USAToday: Abduction victim Jaycee Dugard speaks on Cleveland
▪ WashingtonPost: Kidnapping survivors Jaycee Dugard, Elizabeth Smart speak out on Cleveland missing-women case

Also happening...
Emerging
▪ NBCNews: Toddler missing after mom and 2 others slain on Kansas farm

Amanda Berry/Ariel Castro
▪ ABCNews: Strange twist: Cleveland kidnap suspect comforted victim's mom last year
▪ CNN: Bail for accused kidnapper Ariel Castro set at $8 million. He faces 4 counts of kidnapping and 3 counts of rape
▪ CNN: Castro allegedly starved, punched Michelle Knight
▪ NBCNews: Born into captivity, 6-year-old can recover, experts say
▪ CBSNews: Michelle Knight told cops Ariel Castro threatened to kill her if Amanda Berry's baby died

Followup news
▪ CNN: Head of Marine battalion relieved of duty in wake of deadly training accident
▪ CNN: Obama: 'North Korea has failed again'
▪ ABCNews: Boston bombing suspect's widow hires criminal lawyer
▪ NBCNews: Death toll at Bangladesh factory collapse passes 900
▪ CBSNews: Secret Service agent caught up in Colombia prostitution scandal says he's being 'railroaded'
▪ CBSNews: Utah teen charged with homicide by assault for punching ref

Culture in the U.S. news
▪ CNN: Blacks outvoted whites in 2012
▪ CNN: Homebuyers clueless about mortgages
▪ USAToday: Consumer Reports: Tesla best car since 2007
▪ ABCNews: Urban Outfitters under fire for 'prescription shot glasses'
▪ NBCNews: 'Pinterest stress' afflicts nearly half of moms, survey finds

Culture in the U.S. news continued
▪ NBCNews: Martha Stewart meets suiters from match.com
▪ NBCNews: 'There she is,' but without the classic Miss America song; pageant loses it signature song
▪ CBSNews: NRA vendor sells 'bleeding' female mannequin target

Syria
▪ CNN: First hopefule news about Syria in awhile

Workplace news
▪ CNN: Best companies to work for in the Fortune 500
▪ NPR: 'I know I'm supposed to follow my passion, but what if I don't have a passion?'

Other news
▪ CNN: 2 cruise line passengers missing off coast of eastern Australia
▪ NBCNews: 28-year-old woman chokes on hot dog at Cubs game, dies

Out-side-the-U.S. news
▪ CNN: New South China mall, called 'world's largest' 5  years ago, now virtually deserted
▪ ABCNews: Gunman snatch former Pakistani PM's son at rally
▪ NPR: Hundreds of police deployed at Chinese protest over death of migrant worker
▪ NBCNews: (Video) Game of thrones: Will Prince Charles ever become king? (ad first)
▪ CBSNews: Karzai: U.S. wants to keep 9 bases in Afghanistan after 2014

Irony news
▪ NBCNews: DC pediatrician, 73, charged with possessing child porn

Thinking news
▪ NPR: Moths that drive cars (really)

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪ CNN: (Video) Marijuana delivery: 45 minutes or less (video)
▪ CNN: (Video) Mom makes teen spend suspension holding sign in front yard
▪ CNN: A cure for gray hair? (ad first)
▪ NBCNews: Duncanville ISD student's 'teach us, yo' rant goes viral
▪ NBCNews: Woman haunts ex online for years after breakup
▪ NBCNews: Woman survives after husband accidentally shoots her in mouth with harpoon

Trending: Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Published 6:50 a.m. CST

Nothing trending yet for today

Google trends from yesterday with 1M+ searches
Amanda Berry
▪ NewYorkDailyNews: Cleveland kidnapping victim Amanda Berry reunites with older sister, speaks with father
▪ ABCNews: Kidnap victim Amanda Berry hailed as 'real hero' in rescue of women
▪ CSMonitor: Amanda Berry, two others found in Cleveland: How they escaped
▪ CNN: 'Hoping for miracle:' Will Cleveland probe find 4th missing girl
▪ NPR: Are we laughing with Charles Ramsey?

Google trends from yesterday with at least 200,000 searches but <1M
Farrah Abraham video
▪ FoxNews: Farrah Abraham video crushes Kim Kardashian record
▪ DailyMailUK: Farrah Abraham can't deal with Dr. Phil's tough talk

Jodi Arias
▪ ABCNews: Jurors resume deliberations in Jodi Arias trial
▪ CBSNews: Will the waitress photographer join the other women on Arizona's death row?

Nate Robinson
▪ USAToday: Fearless Nate Robinson is key to Bulls' impressive run
▪ ChicagoTribune: Everyone's talking about Nate Robinson, except him

Stephen Curry
▪ ESPN: Stephen Curry
▪ BleacherReport: Stephen Curry's arrival as star guard validates Golden State Warriors' future

Met Gala
▪ RollingStone: Kanye West debuts new music at Met gala
▪ CBSNews: MetGala 2013: Stars embrace punk theme on the red carpet

Also happening...
Syria
▪ CNN: Reports: Internet down in Syria
▪ ABCNews: U.S., Russia  pledge Syria solution

North Korea
▪ CNN: Dennis Rodman asks Kim Jong Un to let U.S. citizen go
▪ TIME: Choco pie withdrawal: North Koreans crave their favorite treat
▪ NPR: Are those North Korean long-range missiles for real?

Thinking news
▪ CNN: U.S. cities with the worst traffic
▪ NPR: Congress considers how to deflate nation's helium reserve
▪ NPR: Our very normal solar system isn't normal anymore

Second chances news
▪ CNN: Mark Sanford overcomes blacklash from extramarital affair wins special election in South Carolina comeback

News outside the U.S.
▪ CNN: 23 dead in Mexico tanker blast
▪ ABCNews: China greets Israeli prime minister in Beijing
▪ ABCNews: UN: Global unemployment rate is rising
▪ NPR: Afghans confront sensitive issue of ethnicity
▪ FoxNews: France confirms first case of new SARS-related virus
▪ NBCNews: Bodies pour in as Nigeria rounds up Islamists
▪ NBCNews: Dozens arrested over $50M diamond heist at Belgian airport

World-of-work news
▪ ABCNews: Dem blames 'political correctness' for Fort Hood 'workplace violance' controversy
▪ ABCNews: Job outlook modestly brighter for new grads
▪ FoxNews: Military sex assault reports rise, Pentagon says

Other news
▪ CNN: Minnesota hiker falls from cliff to his death near Yosemite waterfall
▪ CNN: Michael Jackson defender files sex abuse claim against late pop icon
▪ BleacherReport: J.A. Happ sustains scary head injury after being hit in head by line drive
▪ CNN: Dow closes above 15,000
▪ ABCNews: Tied-up couple to get most of $1M Dorner reward

Other news continued
▪ ABCNews: Vitas, largest for-profit hospice provider in U.S., faces federal charges for Medicare fraud
▪ NBCNews: Delaware to become the 11th state to allow gay marriage
▪ CBSNews: Benghazi 'whistleblowers' head to House committee
▪ CBSNews: 17 Air Force officers stripped of power to launch intercontinental missiles

Thinking news
▪ CNN: Virginia tech students designing robotic jellyfish for possible underwater surveillance use
▪ NBCNews: All Europeans are related if you go back just 1,000 years, scientists say
▪ NBCNews: 78,000 apply to leave Earth forever to live on Mars 
▪ NBCNews: Gun violence in US has fallen dramatically over past 20 years, Justice Dept. report finds

Out-of-the ordinary news
▪ CNN: Nun, two others in federal court for nuclear breach in Oak Ridge, Tenn., Y-12 incident