Trending: Monday, December 23, 2013

Published 12:12 a.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

Trending now on Google and Twitter at bottom

Today's headlines
Weather
▪ CNN: Plummeting temps on tap for much of U.S.
▪ NBCNews: Christmas in the dark? Storm brings ice and outages to Midwest, Northeast
▪ NPR: Ice storm leaves tens of thousands in the dark

Obamacare deadlines
▪ CNN: Countdown to Obamacare deadlines
▪ NBCNews: Deadline looms for Obamacare
▪ FoxNews: ObamaCare deadline is a milestone and marker of uncertainty

Target credit card breach
▪ NPR: After Target's data breach, customer incentive disappoints

North Korea
▪ CNN: Did business disputes play a role in Kim Jong Un's uncle's execution?
▪ FoxNews: Dennis Rodman leaves North Korea without saying if he met Kim Jong Un

Aviation accident news
▪ NBCNews: Jet wing strikes building at Johannesburg airport

Bus crash news
▪ FoxNews: 13 hurt as tour bus crashes on California freeway

Does-this-really-happen-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Kicked out of high school for 'public lewdness' after reporting rape

Deviant survivalist news
▪ NBCNews: Survivalist sought in murder of wife and two young daughters

This-would-make-a-good-plot-device-news
▪ NBCNews: New Jersey Realtors used client's home for 'sexual escapades:' report
▪ FoxNews: Pennsylvania woman tried to frame hubby with child porn

Americans abroad news (cross-cultural faux pas)
▪ NBCNews: US consultant Shezanne Cassim sentenced to year in UAE jail for posting satirical video

Conflicting norm news
▪ NBCNews: UK retailer M&S faces boycott after Muslim worker refused to sell alcohol

Gas prices news
▪ NBCNews: Gas prices edge downwards after recent rise

Pop culture news
▪ NBCNews: After outrage, Cracker Barrel to sell 'Duck Dynasty' items again

Life-as-a-child news
▪ FoxNews: Feds see surge in children crossing US border amid concerns over immigration policy

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NPR: Utah scrambles to stop gay marriages, as couples line up

World-of-work news
▪ FoxNews: Drunk at work? No problem: Union contracts gone wild

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: City hires 'cholita' traffic cops to ease Bolivian gridlock

Obituaries in the news
▪ NBCNews: Father of AK-47, Mikhail Kalashnikov, dead at 94

Trending now on Google
50,000+ searches
Obamacare

Festivus

Britney Spears

iOS 7 jailbreak
(Editorial comment: This is free consumer research that Apple should pay attention to in order to revamp its software)

20,000+
Mariah Carey

Trending now on Twitter
▪ Mikhail Kalashnikov
▪ #fandommemories2013
▪ #DEMIin2013
▪ #AskPeyton
▪ #DoseofCharm
▪ #CHIvsPHI
▪ Happy Festivus
▪ Trent Cole
▪ Christmas

Google trends from previous day (added 12/26/13), Sunday, December 22, 2013More than 200,000+ searches
▪ SNL
▪ Chicago Bears
▪ NFL Playoff picture
▪ Dallas Cowboys
▪ Peyton Manning▪ Patriots

At least 100,000 but <200,000▪ Sound of Music
▪ Steelers▪ Detroit Lions

Trending: Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Published 5:01 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Government shutdown
▪ CNN: Progress? Obama, congressional leaders to talk on shutdown
▪ NBCNews: Obama 'exasperated' over government shutdown, warns we're 'in trouble'
▪ NBCNews: 143-year-old law has Washington treading gingerly during shutdown
▪ FoxNews: Partial shutdown hampers searches for hikers missing in national parks
▪ ABCNews: Shutdown jeopardized national security, intelligence officials warn

Bus crash news
▪ CNN: Eight deaths reported as church bus overturns in Tennessee
▪ NPR: Multiple fatalities reported in Tenn. church bus crash

Stock market
▪ CNN: Debt ceiling fears hurt stocks

iOS7
▪ CNN: 5 problems with IOS 7, and how to fix them

Blackberry news
▪ CNN: Oops! BlackBerry even worse off than it thought

Syria
▪ NBCNews: UN Security Council urges 'unhindered humanitarian access' to Syrians

Digital identity news
▪ NPR: Your digital trail: Does the Fourth Amendment protect us?

Fracking news
▪ NBCNews: Fracking wastewater contaminated... and likely radioactive

Archaeology news
▪ CNN: Roman skulls unearthed deep beneath London

Beanie Baby news
▪ NBCNews: Beanie Babies creator pleads guilty to tax evasion

Cross-cultural news
▪ NBCNews: New guidebook for Chinese tourists warns against nose-picking

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: 'Revenge porn' law passes, but doesn't cover photos shared buy victims

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 searches
Tom Clancy
▪ CNN: 'Hunt for Red October' author Tom Clancy dies at 66

Fox News

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but <500,000 searches
Pittsburgh Pirates
▪ ESPN: Russell Martin's 2HRs lead Pirates past Reds; Cards next

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
NHL
▪ NHL.com: Blackhawks raise their fifth Stanley Cup banner

Breast cancer awareness
▪ NBCMA.org: National breast cancer awareness month

Trending: Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Published 8:08 p.m. CDT (GMT - 5:00)

Yesterday's Google trends at bottom

Today's headlines
Oklahoma bodies from lake
▪ CNN: Oklahoma deputies pull bodies from lake; may date to '60s, 1970 disappearances
▪ NBCNews: After decades of mystery, closure may still take years following discovery of bodies at bottom of Okla. lake

Stock market news/economic stimulus
▪ CNN: Dow, S&P hit record after Fed holds off on taper
▪ NBCNews: Fed keeps economic stimulus program intact for now
▪ NPR: The Fed's surprising decision: Should you cheer or boo?

Syria
▪ FoxNews: Defiant Assad claims government did not use chem weapons, vows to abide by agreement

Bus/train crash news
▪ CNN: 'Stop! Stop! Stop!:' Six dead after bus, train collide in Ottawa

Firearm news
▪ CNN: Starbucks to customers: Please don't bring your guns

Nose news
▪ NBCNews: What the nose knows: Humans can sense 10 basic smells

Private spacecraft news
▪ NPR: Private spacecraft lifts off with space station supplies

World-of-work news
▪ From plumber to biologist: The most underrated jobs

Trivia news
▪ ABCNews: Beanie Babies creator charged with tax evasion

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Looting hits Acapulco as Mexico storm death toll reaches 80
▪ NBCNews: France's Senate votes to ban child beauty pageants
▪ NPR: Iran frees political prisoners

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 5M searches
iOS 7/iPhones
▪ CNN: What iPhone, iPad owners need to know about iOS 7
▪ CNN: New iPhones: The reviews are in
▪ NBCNews: iOS 7 now available, but upgrade your iPhone or iPad with care

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 200,000 but 5M searches
Leon Foucault
▪ TIME: Google Doogle honors physicist Leon Foucault, shows how Earth spins

Scott Eastwood
▪ Buzzfeed: 23 beautiful and perfect photos of Scott Eastwood

Liam Hemsworth
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Tuesday, September 18, 2013)

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 100,000 but <200,000 searches
Zac Efron
▪ USAToday: Zac Efron completed stint in rehab, reports say

Grand Theft Auto 5 cheats
▪ See Trendilla from yesterday (Tuesday, September 18, 2013)

New Girl
▪ EWeekly: 'New Girl' season 3 premier: Paradise by the Dashboard Light