Trending, Tuesday, December 31, 2013 (New Year's Eve)

Published 10:05 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

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

Today's headlines
2013 in review
▪ NBCNews: 2013 in news: Terror in Boston, gridlock in Washington, history at the Vatican
▪ NPR: In memoriam: 2013 (Listen: A tribute to music greats who died in 2013)
▪ FoxNews: Fox News poll: Voters give 2013 a thumbs up, feel optimistic about economy
▪ FoxNews: Congress letting 55 tax breaks expire at year's end

2014 preview
▪ CNN: New year, new laws: Obamacare, pot, guns and drones
▪ NBCNews: US Olympic CEO:  Russian bombings 'a preview of what could happen in' in Sochi
▪ NBCNews: Hey! Who turned out the lights? Incandescent bulb ban just one of new year's new laws
▪ NBCNews: Think 2013 was bad year for health politics? Just wait for 2014
▪ FoxNews: Americans hopeful for a better 2014, poll finds
▪ FoxNews: Drones, placentas and transgender students: New laws in 2014 cover much ground
▪ ABCNews: New laws you need to know about in 2014: From tanning salons to pot

New Year's Eve
▪ CNN: New Year's Eve: Ushering in 2014 with edible confetti, drag queen drop
▪ NBCNews: Cold, snow arrive with New Year, but record storm unlikely
▪ NBCNews: New Year's Eve: Global  revelers begin ringing in 2014

What to call 2014?
▪ CNN: 2014: How are you going to say it? (We're slowly changes from 'two-thousand' to 'twenty')

Hangover news
▪ NBCNews: Hangovers really do get worse as we get older, and here's why

Obamacare/Healthcare.gov
▪ CNN: Starting the new year  in Obamacare limbo
▪ NPR: Official in charge of creating HealthCare.gov steps down

Stranded Antarctic research ship
▪ ABCNews: Helicopter rescue for stranded Antarctic ship on hold for better weather

Beyoncé-Challenger controversy
▪ CNN: Beyoncé: No disrespect intended to dead Challenger astronauts with song

Train derailment news
▪ NBCNews: Mile-long train carrying crude oil derails, explodes in North Dakota

Housing news
▪ CNN: Home prices jump 13.6%

Health news
▪ NBCNews: Millions of high risk for lung cancer should be screened years, panel says

Transplant controversy news
▪ ABCNews: Boy who fought 'under-12 rule' gets lung transplant

Climate change news
▪ NBCNews: Florida's mangrove forests expand north with climate change

Volcano news
▪ NBCNews: More than 19,000 flee as volcano erupts on Indonesia's Sumatra
▪ NPR: VIDEO: Volcano erupts in El Salvador, ash and gas soar

Northern Ireland
▪ NBCNews: Northern Ireland talks prove fruitless after year of renewed rioting, bombs

Democratic Republic of Congo
▪ NBCNews: Scores die as followers of 'prophet' Gedeon seize TV station in Congo

Gun violence news/family-cide news
▪ NBCNews: MJ man arrested for shooting his grandmother: cops

Drone news
▪ NBCNews: Drones take next step with announcement of test sites

Trademark infringement news
▪ NPR: The other 'f' word: Brewer responds to Starbucks over beer name

Animal amazement news
▪ NPR: Animal (planarian) loses its head but remembers everything

Pop culture
▪ CNN: Netflix deleting dozens of classics: Last chance to stream 'Titanic,' 'Top Gun' on Netflix
▪ USAToday: 'Price is Right' gives away most valuable car ever

Vigilante news
▪ USAToday: Woman, worried son was assaulted, slices man's genitals

World-of-work news/CEO salaries
▪ CNN: Netflix CEO Hastings gets 50% pay hike for 2014
▪ NBCNews: Man accidentally killed by truck on tarmac at Boston airport
▪ NBCNews: More 'quality' jobs seen as sign of improving economy
▪ FoxNews: Businesses brace for 'serious cuts' as city (SeaTac, Washington) enacts highest-in-nation $15 minimum wage

Culture-in-the-U.S. new
▪ NBCNews: Light-hearted obits more than a passing fancy, say family of 2013's funniest dead
▪ NPR: On evolution, a widening political gap, Pew says
▪ CBSNews: Republicans' belief in evolution plummets, poll reveals
▪ USAToday: One-third of Americans reject human evolution

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ USAToday: Chinese doctor admits selling patients' newborns

Obituaries in the news
▪ BleacherReport: Akeem Adams, Trinidad and Tobago defender, dies in Hungary
▪ LIFE: Photographer spotlight: John Dominis
▪ NBCNews: Former longtime Indiana Congressman Andrew Jacobs, Jr., dies at 81
▪ USAToday: School of Seven Bells' Benjamin Curtis dies at 35

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 searches
Denver Broncos
▪ ESPN: Peyton Manning mark under review

League of Legends
▪ TheInquisitr: League of Legends, Reddit taken down in attack aimed at gamer PhantomLord

Mike Shanahan
▪ NYDailyNews: Redskins fire Mike Shanahan after disastrous 3-13 season

quenelle
▪ UKTelegraph: Nicolas Anelka and West Bromwich Albion must apologise now over guenelle gesture

KayORedd
▪ UPI: Kayo Redd, Waka Flocka's younger brother, dies

Tim Tebow
▪ BleacherReport: Tim Tebow hired by ESPN as analyst for SEC Network

Dwyane Wade
▪ USAToday: Dwayne Wade on infant son: 'Blessing to the bloodline'

New Orleans Saints
▪ NFL.com:  New Orleans Saints will travel to Philadelphia Eagles

Happy New Year 2014
▪ See above

Trending now on Twitter
▪ #CakeBossKickoff
▪ #matthewTo150k
▪ #NewYearsMEGAMIX
▪ #GreekFolllowTrain
▪ #2k13memories
▪ Arizona State
▪ Brock Lesnar
▪ Eva Marie
▪ Champion Baptist

Trending: Monday, September 9, 2013

Published 4:49 p.m. CDT
Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Syria
▪  CNN: Diplomatic deal? Syria 'welcomes' proposal to hand over control of chemical weapons
▪  USAToday: USAToday poll: Opposition to Syrian airstrike surges

North Korea
▪  CNN: North Korea: Reality vs. the world according to Dennis Rodman

Wildfire news
▪  NBCNews: Bay Area fire more than doubles overnight to 1,500 acres

Firearm news
▪  ABCNews: Controversial Iowa law raises questions over gun permits for the blind

Art discovery news
▪  CNN: New van Gogh painting discovered: 'Sunset at Montmajour'

Health news
▪  NBCNews: Graphic anti-smoking ads helped 100,000 kick the habit for good, CDC says

Stock market news
▪  CBSNews: Dow climbs back over 15,000

Fallen icon news
▪  NBCNews: Lance Armstrong yet to return stripped Olympic bronze medal

Neiman Marcus
▪  NPR: Luxury retailer Neiman Marcus sells for $6 billion

Philanthropy news
▪  FoxNews: $250M donation to small Kentucky college withdrawn

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪  NBCNews: Bus plummets off cliff in Guatemala, killing dozens, including children

Out-of-the-ordinary news
▪  NPR: Found at sea: 30 tons of hashish, on fire
▪  FoxNews: Brazilian massage therapist jumps in to prevent goal in soccer game, gets chased out of stadium

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 2M searches
NFL

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <2M searches
Dallas Cowboys

Serena Williams
See Trendilla from yesterday (Sunday, September 8, 2013)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Patriots

Reggie Bush

Chicago Bears

CBS Sports

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Steelers

Seahawks

Sunday night football

Miami Dolphins

Geno Smith

NASCAR
▪  CNN: Was Clint Bowyer's late spinout in NASCAR's Richmond fair or foul?

Boardwalk Empire
▪  LATimes: 'Boardwalk Empire' recap: Nucky make peace with mob rivals

Fox Sports

New Orleans Saints