According to the search platform, the word “love” — along with “teddy bears” — tends to spike in popularity around Valentine’s Day.
Author: Joshua Bote, USA TODAY
Mom wakes up from coma 2 months after New Zealand volcano eruption to find out her family died
A funeral service for her daughter Zoe Hosking will be delayed until she recovers from a months-long medically induced coma.
Shamed for wearing pajamas in public? Chinese city cracks down on ‘uncivilized behavior’
The range of “bad behavior” shamed by the Chinese city included lying on a bench and passing out promotional flyers.
These Sudanese lions are so starved their bones show. A campaign to save them went viral
Some of the lions are skeletal, with bones jutting out of their skin after losing nearly two-thirds of their body weight. One of the lions died.
Burger King condemned by conservative ‘moms’ group for using ‘the d-word’ in ad campaign
A petition started by One Million Moms to protest Burger King until it removes the profanity from its advertising has just over 9,000 signatories.
First British astronaut Helen Sharman says aliens exist – and may be ‘here right now’
The first Brit to go into space, Helen Sharman, said she believes aliens exist and could be “here right now” but invisible to the human eye.
An SUV drove off a California cliff. Authorities can’t find the vehicle — or the driver
A six-hour search for bodies remained halted as of Thursday afternoon due to a lack of visibility and dangerous water conditions in the area.
Rep. John Lewis and Alex Trebek have pancreatic cancer. What are symptoms, treatments?
Known as the “silent killer,” pancreatic cancer – diagnosed in Rep. John Lewis and Alex Trebek – has a low survival rate.
‘Angry’ tortoise accidentally started a house fire on Christmas
The 45-year-old tortoise, who lives in the city of Essex, accidentally set his family’s house on fire by knocking a heat lamp on his bedding.
Colin Kaepernick’s new ‘True to 7’ Nike sneaker sells out in minutes. The sole of the right shoe has a sly NFL callout
The “True to 7” sneaker features an embroidered portrait of the former NFL quarterback on the heel and a callout to the NFL on the right shoe’s sole.