by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Chechnya )Searches increased by +3,626%(. A website associated with Chechen separatists claimed responsibility for the deadly attacks on two Moscow subway stations. Erykah Badu )+2,069%(. The singer has just come out with a controversial new video . Levi Johnston )742%(. The father of Sarah Palin's grandchild is shopping around a competing reality show, which he says will be about the " real Alaska .

by Claudine Zap Space. The so-called "final frontier." So many pioneers in the last half-century of exploration. So much' garbage. Literally. A new invention could get the clean-up of space junk started. Turns out we're as messy in space as we are on our own planet . And with no interstellar trash pick up, it's only getting worse. There are something like 5,500 tons of junk circling the earth. And some experts say that the buildup will continue at a rate of 5% a year .

by Mike Krumboltz The remains of actor and war photographer Sean Flynn may have been found in Cambodia. The identification of the remains may put to rest a long held mystery over Flynn's fate. He had been missing since 1970. Flynn, who was son to dashing Hollywood legend Errol Flynn , was an actor in his younger days. He then switched careers to photojournalism. During the Vietnam war, he worked closely with US Special Forces to chronicle their missions via film.

by Vera H-C Chan Shades of Tea Party? Searches for the " don't tread on me flags " )AKA the Gadsden flag( are flying up 772%, as are lookups for the motto, " don't tread on me " )+334%(. Watch for those rattlesnakes.

by Vera H-C Chan Was it the scandal-ridden sextuplet mom? Or the record-holding Playboy cover model? No, not who showed the best moves on the Season 10 premiere for ABC's " Dancing With the Stars ." Who can take credit for the whopping opening-night ratings? Limping along with a 13% drop in audiences last year, a "DWTS" makeover that cut back the number of dancers and added a new cohost helped bring in the show's  biggest audience ever .

by Mike Krumboltz Monday's two bombings on Moscow's subway killed dozens of people. As of press time, at least 38 people are known to have been killed. More than 60 were wounded. Around the world, people turned to the Web for answers on the suspects. Almost immediately, Web searches on " moscow bombings " and " subway explosions " rocked the Web. Soon after, as more details began to emerge, queries on the mysterious-sounding " black widow bombings " began to take hold.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Coffee Party movement )Searches increased by +3,808%(. If the Tea Party isn't your thing, get a taste of the Coffee Party, now open for business . America Ferrera )+3,026%(. The "Ugly Betty" star lends her voice to the hit movie "How To Train Your Dragon." Cherry Blossom Festival )1,718%(. If cherry trees in bloom mean allergies for you,

by Mike Krumboltz Ever said something and then wish you hadn't? Politicians on both sides of the aisle can relate. This past week, Vice President Joe Biden dropped the mother of all swearwords during the health care ceremony. Elsewhere, Randy Neugebauer, a Republican congressman from Texas, found himself in a firestorm when he allegedly yelled out "baby killer" during the health care debate on Capitol Hill. You want passion? We got it.

by Claudine Zap When Scott Brown successfully campaigned for the late Edward Kennedy 's vacant Senate seat, he used a pickup truck. Now to raise money for the upcoming election, he's trying a new tactic: Rachel Maddow . The liberal MSNBC talk-show host was called out in a fundraising email from the senator, which claimed that she would be running against him in 2012. While Maddow would fit the bill of a Massachusetts liberal )she has a house in the Western part of the state(,

by Mike Krumboltz It's not every day that a movie with an endearingly goofy title like " Hot Tub Time Machine " hits theaters. Web searches on the raunchy comedy have been rockin' out for weeks, strong evidence that moviegoers are likely to take a dip in the '80s-inspired flick this weekend. And though the cast is impressive, with stars like John Cusack , Craig Robinson , and Rob Corddry all "kicking some past" when they travel back to the 1980s,

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. Naomi Campbell )Searches increased by +5,981%(. The temperamental supermodel is already planning her 40th birthday party â€"May 22, in case you wanted to send her a gift. George W. Bush )+842%(. The former president may have been caught using Bill Clinton's shirt as his personal hand towel while on a trip to Haiti. Iceland volcano )390%(. You have to watch the video to believe it. "At the Movies" )+351%(.

by Claudine Zap James Cameron has taken on some formidable opponents: His ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow in the Oscar race. The country of China in getting his epic 3D flick "Avatar" more play . And now he's mixing it up with conservative Fox talk-show host Glenn Beck . The Hollywood director called the Fox commentator a "blanking blank" )actual text way saltier( when asked to express his views on the man. Cameron said at a news conference, "He called me the anti-Christ,

by Mike Krumboltz Once upon a time there was a man named Billy Mitchell . He wore denim, rocked a mullet, and made award-winning hot sauce in his spare time. Obviously, he was a man with which you do not mess. That was especially true when it came to Donkey Kong. For years, Mitchell held the world's highest score on the famous arcade classic. But then, there came another challenger to the throne. A teacher named Steve Wiebe . Wiebe, and underdog all his life,

by Mike Krumboltz Ever try to count all the stars in the sky? Don't. Scientists recently announced that there may be a billion )that's with a "b"( more stars out there than they originally thought. A buzzy article from the Discovery News explains that astronomers "may have underestimated the tally of galaxies in some parts of the universe by as much as 90 percent." How could sky watchers have missed so many stars? Apparently,

by Mike Krumboltz A hot tub time machine will battle it out with computer-generated dragons at theaters this weekend. One film's a raunchy comedy )gee, can you guess which one?(, while the other comes from the animation team at DreamWorks. Two very different movies aimed at two very different audiences. What say the critics? Hot Tub Time Machine Not since "Snakes on a Plane" has a movie's title so aptly described its plot. "Hot Tub Time Machine" stars John Cusack ,

by Claudine Zap " Jersey Shore " wannabes and people who like the color orange, take note: Your blissful, tax-free, tanning-bed days are numbered . That's right. The health care bill will be imposing a 10% tanning-bed tax . According to ABC News , the government hopes to raise a whopping $2.7 billion over 10 years to pay for the health care overhaul. That's a lot of fake bake. News of the government fee caused immediate searches on " new tanning tax " to heat up the Yahoo!

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. "The Hobbit" )Searches increased by +1,571%(. Peter Jackson is handing off the "Lord of the Rings" prequel to Mexican director Guillermo del Toro . Dennis Hopper )+951%(. The actor is dying from terminal prostate cancer and faces a messy divorce . Flash Mob )511%(. Seems that some Philadelphia teens have taken the concept of "mob" to heart as the spontaneous events have become violent . Bill Cosby )+518%(.

by Vera H-C Chan How many times can " American Idol " contestants invoke the F-word and get away with it? Contestant after contestant smiled through withering criticism and said they just trying to have "fun." They were the only ones: An aghast Randy Jackson used words like "honestly terrible," Ellen DeGeneres couldn't understand the song choices )nearly all were older than mentor Miley Cyrus (,

by Mike Krumboltz On Tuesday morning, a beaming President Obama signed the health care bill into law. "It is the law of the land," he declared. But the president's political rivals aren't giving up . Republican senators, led by Tom Coburn of Oklahoma, are putting forward several " headline grabbing " amendments in an effort to slow or even stop the law from taking effect. The New York Times explains that "senators are permitted to offer an unlimited number of amendments.

by Claudine Zap Our top picks from the day's hottest searches. "Transformers 3" )Searches increased by +1,555%(. The next movie in the series will bring in acting heavyweights Frances McDormand and John Malkovich. Take that, robots . Joe Biden )+1,352%(. Crazy old Joe with his potty mouth. Now available in a T-shirt . Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream )430%(. The ice cream company that supports social causes just hired a new CEO . Best job ever. Polaroid )+158%(.