2017-08-08 Nine-Year-Old Applies for NASA Job
This is What’s Trending Today. Last week, the American space agency NASA announced it was looking for a “Planetary Protection Officer.” Many people discussed the job on social media. The…
2017-08-04 NASA Is Looking for ‘Planetary Protection Officer’
This is What’s Trending Today. Does this job sound like it might be for you? “Planetary Protection Officer, NASA.” The job opening was announced by the United States space agency,…
2017-08-03 Messi Says Goodbye to Neymar on Instagram
This is What’s Trending Today. The biggest soccer story of the summer was not Germany’s win at the Confederations Cup in Russia. And it was not the United States’ Gold…
2017-08-02 Chicago Cubs Give World Series Ring to Fan Blamed for 2003 Loss
This is What’s Trending Today. In 2003, Chicago Cubs baseball fan Steve Bartman was watching his team play against the Florida Marlins in an important playoff game. He was sitting…
2017-08-01 Yellowstone Grizzly Bears Lose Protected Status
This is What’s Trending Today… As of July 31, Grizzly bears in Yellowstone National Park are no longer considered “threatened.” Grizzlies are large, brown bears that live in North America.…
2017-07-28 American Football Player Leaves NFL to Study Math
This is What’s Trending Today. John Urschel was living a life many athletes only dreamed of. He was a player in the National Football League (NFL). Until Thursday, the 26-year-old…
2017-07-27 Cobras Shipped to Los Angeles Man in Potato Chip Cans
This is What’s Trending Today. A man in Los Angeles was arrested on Tuesday for illegally bringing Asian reptiles, including three king cobra snakes, into the United States. The snakes…
2017-07-26 Dinner with Titanic’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet For Sale
This is What’s Trending Today… Almost 20 years ago, Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio starred together in the film Titanic. They played the movie’s two lovers, Rose and Jack. Leonardo…
2017-07-25 Phelps vs. Shark Disappoints
This is What’s Trending today… Millions of people tuned in to watch an epic race on Sunday night: America’s top Olympic athlete Michael Phelps versus a great white shark, one…
2017-07-21 ‘Despacito’ Becomes Most Streamed Song Ever
The hit summer dance song Despacito has become the most streamed song of all time. It now has more than 4.6 billion plays across major streaming services. It passed Justin…
2017-07-20 Melting Ice Reveals Couple Lost in Mountains for 75 Years
This is What’s Trending Today. It turns out the warming climate is good for something. The children of Marcelin and Francine Dumoulin of Switzerland finally might find out what happened…
2017-07-19 Will Brazilian Soccer Star Neymar Leave Barcelona?
This is What’s Trending Today. Brazilian soccer player Neymar is one of the world’s best. But he is not the best player on his team, Barcelona. That title belongs to…
2017-07-18 Game of Thrones Opens Seventh Season
This is What’s Trending Today. Many people watched the first program in the seventh season of Game of Thrones Sunday night. This was the beginning of the second-to-last season for…
2017-07-14 ‘See You Again’ Passes ‘Gangnam Style,’ Breaks YouTube Record
This is What’s Trending Today… Five years ago this week, South Korean music artist Psy put his official “Gangnam Style” music video on Youtube. It went on to become the…
2017-07-13 Future Olympics May be in Paris, Los Angeles
This is What’s Trending Today… The next Summer Olympic Games, in 2020, will be in Tokyo, Japan. But what about the Olympics in 2024 and 2028? The International Olympic Committee…