2016-08-20 Amazing Olympic Photos on World Photo Day
This is What’s Trending Today: Friday was World Photo Day. According to World Photo Day’s website, August 19 is the day the photographic process known as the Daguerreotype was patented…
2016-08-19 Reaction to Image of Dazed, Injured Syrian Boy
This is What’s Trending Today. A dusty and bloody five-year old Syrian boy captured the attention of people around the world this week. The boy suffered head injuries when his…
2016-08-18 Scientists Go Crazy About a Big-Eyed Squid
This is What’s Trending Today. Have you ever heard of a “googly-eyed, stubby squid?” Well, you have now. Scientists working to map the Pacific Ocean floor off the coast of…
2016-08-17 Sports Illustrated Magazine Reveals ‘Golden’ Cover
This is What’s Trending Today. On August 16, 1954, Sports Illustrated published its first-ever magazine. The new publication led with an article called the “The Golden Age is Now.” Sixty-two…
2016-08-16 Usain Bolt Wins Third 100-Meter Gold Medal
This is What’s Trending Today. The world stopped and watched Usain Bolt on Sunday night for less than 10 seconds. But it was more than enough time to see the…
2016-08-13 Fiji Celebrates First Olympic Medal, and It Is Gold
This is What’s Trending Today. The tiny South Pacific island nation of Fiji won its first Olympic medal. And it is gold. Fiji has a population of about 900,000. The…
2016-08-12 China’s Fu Yuanhui: The Happiest Olympian?
This is What’s Trending Today… Fu Yuanhui is an Olympic swimmer. She is 20 years old and from the Chinese city of Hangzhou. She competed in the 100-meter backstroke event…
2016-08-11 Refugee Olympic Team Gets Notice, But Is It Enough?
This is What’s Trending Today. It should come as no surprise that some of the top trending stories and names this week are tied to the 2016 Olympic Games in…
2016-08-10 Olympic Spirit Captured in North and South Korean ‘Selfie’
This is What’s Trending Today. Lee Eun-ju is a South Korean gymnast. She is representing her country at the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. Hong Un-Jong is a North…
2016-08-09 Olympic Firsts Highlight Opening Weekend
This is What’s Trending Today: There have already been a lot of “firsts” to celebrate at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Team USA won the first gold medal of the Games…
2016-08-06 Sasha Obama Has a Summer Job
This is What’s Trending Today: No summer beach vacation in the northeast U.S. state of Massachusetts is complete without an order of fried clams at a seaside restaurant. People enjoy…
2016-08-05 ‘Pokemon Go’ Costly for Japanese Olympian in Rio
This is What’s Trending Today…. Olympic athletes from around the world are in Brazil to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games. The opening ceremony takes place on Friday in Rio…
2016-08-04 Singer Matisyahu Surprises Street Musician in Hawaii
This is What’s Trending Today: The American singer and songwriter Matisyahu is from New York City. On a recent trip to Hawaii for a show, he found a street musician…
2016-08-03 Instagram Launches New ‘Stories’ Feature
This is What’s Trending Today… The photo-sharing application Instagram is urging users to post more photos and videos, more often. Users will soon be able to create Instagram Stories. The…
2016-08-02 Smelly ‘Corpse’ Flower To Bloom in Washington, DC
This is What’s Trending Today: A rare flower, called the titan arum, is about to blossom at the U.S. Botanic Garden. Unlike most flowers though, it is very smelly. Some…