2017-09-28 Google Celebrates 19th Birthday With Special Doodle
This is What’s Trending Today. If you have an account with Google and have added your birthday to your profile, you will get a greeting from the internet company on…
2017-09-27 Thai-Style ‘Rolled Ice Cream’ Getting Popular in U.S.
This is What’s Trending Today. The weather in the Northern Hemisphere may be getting cooler, but there is still time left to enjoy frozen desserts typical of summer. One of…
2017-09-22 Meet the Creator of Emoji
This is What’s Trending Today. Emoji have become a worldwide language for mobile phone messages. Emoji are everywhere — displayed in New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and part of…
2017-09-26 Sports Officials, Players Stand Up to Trump’s Criticism
This is What’s Trending Today. People in the United States have been talking about Colin Kaepernick for over a year. If you have not been following American football, here is…
2017-09-19 ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ ‘Saturday Night Live’ Win Big at Emmy Awards
This is What’s Trending Today… Hollywood honored its biggest stars of television Sunday night at the 69th Emmy Awards in Los Angeles, California. The Handmaid’s Tale was one of the…
2017-09-20 SpaceX Releases Blooper Video of Rocket Failures
The private American company SpaceX has been called a pioneer in the space industry. SpaceX was the idea of businessman Elon Musk. He wanted to reduce the cost of space…
2017-09-15 Singer Selena Gomez Reveals Kidney Transplant
This is What’s Trending Today… Singer Selena Gomez made her name acting in children’s television shows. She was also singer Justin Bieber’s girlfriend for a while. But recently she is…
2017-09-13 Apple Reveals New iPhones
This is What’s Trending Today. The most popular topic on social media on Tuesday was the big Apple “event” in California. The event took place at the Steve Jobs Theater…
2017-09-12 Americans Remember September 11, 2001
This is What’s Trending Today. On the morning of September 11, 2001, terrorists connected to al-Qaida hijacked four passenger airplanes. They flew two of them into the World Trade Center,…
2017-09-08 Federer, Nadal Once Again Will Not Play Each Other at US Open
This is What’s Trending Today. Switzerland’s Roger Federer and Spain’s Rafael Nadal have played each other dozens of times through the years. Their rivalry has included memorable matches, including finals,…
2017-09-07 Scientists Develop Pink-Colored ‘Ruby’ Chocolate
This is What’s Trending Today… About 80 years ago, food scientists introduced the world to white chocolate. Until this week, it was the last new kind of chocolate to enter…
2017-09-06 Celebrity Baby Announcements Make News
This is What’s Trending Today. Two recent baby announcements involve famous names. News media reported last Friday that tennis star Serena Williams gave birth to a baby girl. Williams did…
2017-09-01 Tennis Players Show Off Fashion at US Open
This is What’s Trending Today. Tennis players must wear almost all white at Wimbledon. That includes shorts, shirts, hats, dresses, shoes and socks. But when they get to New York…
2017-08-31 Houston Restaurant Sends Rescue Boat for Flood Victims
This is What’s Trending Today. There have been a lot of stories about people being rescued from flooded homes in and around Houston, Texas. Houston is the fourth-largest city in…
2017-08-30 Maria Sharapova Returns to Grand Slam Tennis
This is What’s Trending Today. The U.S. Open is the last big event of the year in international tennis. The late-summer championship in New York, the Australian Open, the French…