Trending: Monday, January 6, 2014

Published 3:41 p.m. CDT (GMT - 6:00)

Yesterday's Google trends and todays U.S. Twitter trending now at bottom

Today's headlines
What they're leading with
▪ CNN: 'Historic and life-threatening' freeze brings rare danger warning
▪ NBCNews: JetBlue halts flights at 4 airports as deep freeze bears down on Northeast
▪ NPR: Supreme Court halts gay marriages in Utah
▪ FoxNews: Kerry faces pushback after floating role for terror sponsor Iran in Syria talks
▪ ABCNews: Carousel: Steubenville student convicted of rape released, Nanny jailed for shaken baby death gives birth, Scenes from the deep freeze enveloping the US; Most recent headline: Utah gay marriage case could make it back to Supreme Court after appeal
▪ CBSNews: 'Polar vortex' moves east, blasting Arctic air, threatening frostbite
▪ USAToday: Polar vortex smashing cold records, more likely to fall

Air travel news
▪ NBCNews: Weather delays leave thousands of air travelers stranded

Weather news
▪ NBCNews: As US freezes, heatwave prompts 'severe fire' warnings in Australia

Supreme Court news
▪ CNN: High court puts same-sex marriage on hold in Utah

Terrorism news
▪ CNN: 'Jihad Jane' (Colleen LaRose) sentenced to 10 years
▪ NBCNews: 'Jihad Jane' gets 10-year sentence for terror plot against cartoonist
▪ NBCNews: Young girl wearing suicide vest caught by Afghan police (life-as-a-child news)

Technology prediction news
▪ TIME: 5 tech products that will be dead in 5 years (Blu-ray/DVD players, stand-alone in-car  ▪ GPS units, dial-up internet, low-end digital cameras, car keys)
▪ NBCNews: Touchless touchscreens may be just a software update away

Technology/entertainment news
▪ ABCNews: Roku thinks outside to box with TVs to call its own (smart TVs news)

Aviation industry news
▪ NPR: Boeing delivers record number of jetliners in 2013

Startup news
▪ CNN: Mashable raises $13 million to launch expansion effort

Bernie Madoff/JP Morgan Chase followup news
▪ NBCNews: JPMorgan Chase set to reach billion-dollar settlement over Madoff case

Mary Kay Letourneau follow-up news
▪ ABCNews: Ex-teacher Mary Kay Letoruneau jailed in Seattle (for suspended drivers license)

Child abuse news
▪ NBCNews: Man gets eight months in prison for slapping toddler on plane

Road rage news
▪ FoxNews: FBI joins police in multi-state hunt for Pennsylvania highway killer

Boundary conflict news
▪ ABCNews: N.J. woman sues home developer over 'aggressive, hostile' neighbor

Pediatric health news
▪ CBSNews: Concussion recovery in kids may be slowed by homework, video games

It's-not-fiction news
▪ FoxNews: Man 'unaware' of nail lodged in skull after home improvement accident

Super Bowl commercial news
▪ CBSNews: Why Super Bowl commercials may be a waste of money

Life-hack news (new term news)
▪ BuzzFeed: 14 Mac hack that will change the way you use your computer

Advertising stunt news
▪ CBSNews: Nvidia crop circle marketing stunt gets attention

Brain plasticity news (perfect pitch news
▪ NPR: Want perfect pitch? You might be able to pop a pill (valprioc acid) for that

Culture-in-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: After the recession: A tale of two Americans (have-versus-have-not news)
▪ FoxNews: White House resets focus to 'income inequality,' amid ObamaCare problems (have-versus-have-not news)
▪ HuffPost: Nearly half of black males, 40 percent of white males are arrested by age 23: Study

World-of-work news
▪ CNN: Millenials turn up heat against low wages (generation news)
▪ NBCNews: Is today really the most depressing day of the year?
▪ NBCNews: Angry workers use tires to barricade bosses inside Goodyear factory in France

Outside-the-U.S. news
▪ NBCNews: Fine French food in the heart of Pakistan, just no Pakistanis allowed
▪ NPR: Deadly violence mars elections in Bangladesh

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 1M searches
Green Bay Packers

Yesterday's Google trends with at least 500,000 but <1M searches
Downton Abbey
▪ NPR: 'Downton' returns, and it's as rich as ever

Gia Allemand
▪ ABCNews (blog): 'The Bachelor' pays tribute to Gia Allemand

Philip Rivers
▪ NYDailyNews: NFL Playoffs: Philip Rivers, Chargers dispose of Bengals move on to Broncos

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

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

Trending now on U.S. Twitter
▪ #polarvortex (new term, language change alert)
▪ Deion Branch
▪ #AGDQ2014
▪ #ChiBeria
▪ #BCSChampionship
▪ Mark Mangino
▪ Nancy Grace
▪ #KidsOfCAR 
▪ Teen Wolf