2018-07-27 Longest Lunar Eclipse of the Century
This is What’s Trending Today… The longest lunar eclipse of the century will happen late Friday or early Saturday, depending on where you live. The American space agency NASA says…
2018-07-26 Serena Williams Says Frequent Drug Testing Is ‘Discrimination’
This is What’s Trending Today… American tennis player Serena Williams is not pleased about getting more drug tests than her competitors. Williams expressed her opinion Tuesday after receiving another unannounced…
2018-07-26 American Football Player Joins Philadelphia Orchestra For a Day
This is What’s Trending Today… Jason Kelce plays American football for the Philadelphia Eagles. The team won the Super Bowl earlier this year. He has become one the best-known players…
2018-07-20 Student Walks 32 Kilometers to New Job
This is What’s Trending Today… How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark…
2018-07-17 French Celebrate World Cup Victory
This is What’s Trending Today… Crowds of happy French fans gathered at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday to await the return of their World Cup-winning team. The team…
2018-07-10 Serena Williams One Step Closer to First Tennis Title as a Mom
This is What’s Trending Today… Only three mothers have ever won a Grand Slam tennis title in the 50 years of what is known as the “Open era” of competition.…
2018-07-04 ‘Summer Hero’ Bear Seen Swimming and Drinking Alcohol in Backyard
This is What’s Trending Today… American Mark Hough lives near Los Angeles, California. He was just about to start his weekend with an alcoholic drink called a margarita and a…
2018-07-03 Rescue Crews Find All 12 Boys and Soccer Coach Alive in Thai Cave
This is What’s Trending Today… Thai officials say rescue workers have found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partly flooded cave. The group went missing…
2018-06-28 Germany Out of World Cup, Mexico Advances with Help from S. Korea
This is What’s Trending Today… Germany is out of the World Cup. The defending champions lost to South Korea 2-0 on Wednesday. Germany ended up last in Group F. Sweden…
2018-06-27 World Cup Reporter Criticized for Correctly Pronouncing Players’ Names
This is What’s Trending Today… Lucy Zelic is an Australian television presenter. She is currently covering the World Cup in Russia for Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service or SBS. It is…
2018-06-26 Sridevi Wins Bollywood Award for Final Film Before Her Death
This is What’s Trending Today… Bollywood actor Sridevi was among Indian film performers honored at the International Indian Film Academy Awards, or IIFA. The awards show, which ended on Sunday,…
2018-06-22 Melania Trump’s Jacket Choice Criticized
This is What’s Trending Today… American first lady Melania Trump wore a piece of clothing that read “I really don’t care, do u?” on her way to visit migrant children…
2018-06-22 Burger King Apologizes for Sexist Russian World Cup Ad
This is What’s Trending Today… The American fast-food company Burger King has apologized for offering free hamburgers to Russian women if they got pregnant by World Cup soccer players. Burger…
2018-06-19 ‘Incredibles 2’ Sets Record in Opening Weekend
This is What’s Trending Today… The opening weekend of the animated film Incredibles 2 was incredible. The Disney-Pixar movie recorded a North American opener of $180 million. That is the…
2018-06-15 Indian Chess Player Quits Iran Competition Over Headscarf Law
This is What’s Trending Today… A chess champion from India has announced she will not take part in a competition next month in Iran. Soumya Swaminathan is a 29-year-old grand…