2016-10-08 Girl Completes Backyard “Ninja Warrior” Course
This is What’s Trending Today. Millions of people are watching a video of a 5-year-old girl from the U.S. state of Colorado completing an obstacle course at her home. Gavin…
2016-10-07 Reporter’s Chinatown Story Criticized
This is What’s Trending Today: People in the United States are concerned that a report on a recent episode of the conservative talk show “The O’Reilly Factor” represented Chinese-Americans in…
2016-10-06 Report Says Yahoo Scanned Emails
This is What’s Trending Today… It has not been a good month for the American Internet company Yahoo. In late September, Yahoo announced that everyone who uses its email service…
2016-10-05 Maria Sharapova’s Doping Ban Reduced
This is What’s Trending Today… Maria Sharapova will be able to return to competitive tennis next April, after the Court of Arbitration for Sport reduced her doping ban from 24…
2016-10-01 American Golf Fan Putts Better than the Professionals
This is What’s Trending Today. American David Johnson is now a hero to every sports lover who ever thought “I could do it better than the professional.” Johnson was in…
2016-09-30 Candidate Gary Johnson’s “Aleppo Moment”
This is What’s Trending Today. Gary Johnson is the Libertarian Party candidate for president. His name will appear on ballots in every U.S. state and territory on Nov. 8. It…
2016-09-29 Tom Hanks Surprised Bride and Groom
This is What’s Trending Today: Elizabeth Murphy and Ryan Barclay were posing for wedding photos along a path in New York City’s Central Park. It was already an exciting day…
2016-09-28 National Voter Registration Day
This is What’s Trending Today. Tuesday was National Voter Registration Day in the United States. And two related hashtags were popular on Twitter. The social networking service publicized iRegistered. A…
2016-09-27 Young Baseball Star Killed in Boating Accident
This is What’s Trending Today: Jose Fernandez was one of professional baseball’s most exciting young players in the United States. Fernandez was a rising star for Major League Baseball’s Miami…
2016-09-23 American Boy Offers Home to Syrian Boy in Letter to Obama
This is What’s Trending Today… Last month, images of a bloody, wounded 5-year-old Syrian boy in an ambulance captured the world’s attention. The boy had suffered head injuries when a…
2016-09-22 World Reacts to End of ‘Brangelina’
This is What’s Trending Today… People continue to react to reports that Hollywood actor Angelina Jolie has asked her husband, actor Brad Pitt, for a divorce. The move appears to…
2016-09-21 Twitter Changes its Character Limit
This is What’s Trending Today… Twitter has officially changed its 140 character limit. But, that does not exactly mean you can start writing a 1,000-character Twitter message. The change only…
2016-09-20 ‘Game of Thrones’ Breaks Emmy Award Record
This is What’s Trending Today. Hollywood honored its televisions stars Sunday night in Los Angeles. Actors, directors, writers and others gathered at the Microsoft Theater for the 68th Emmy Awards…
2016-09-17 Gold Toilet Revealed at NYC Museum
This is What’s Trending Today… If you have ever wanted to use a toilet made of pure gold, now is your chance. New York’s famous Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum has…
2016-09-16 Americans Mark Start of Hispanic Heritage Month
This is What’s Trending Today…. Thursday marked the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. Hispanic Heritage Month is observed from September 15 through October 15. It…