2016-11-22 Trump Wants Apology from Broadway’s ‘Hamilton’ Cast
This is What’s Trending… American Vice President-elect Mike Pence saw the Broadway show “Hamilton” in New York City over the weekend. The play tells the story of Alexander Hamilton, one…
2016-11-19 Kanye West Talks Politics
This is What’s Trending Today. Rapper Kanye West told the crowd at a concert in California Thursday that he did not vote in the presidential election. But he told them…
2016-11-17 Have You Seen the Mannequin Challenge?
This is What’s Trending Today. A mannequin is a plastic model used in clothing stores. A storeowner puts clothing on the mannequin to show shoppers how the clothing looks on…
2016-11-15 Bruce Springsteen’s Motorcycle Breaks Down
This is What’s Trending Today: American singer Bruce Springsteen might need to write a new song after his motorcycle broke down in his home state of New Jersey. Springsteen is…
2016-11-11 Day After U.S. Election Marked By Protests
This is What’s Trending Today. Groups of Americans protested Donald Trump’s election on Wednesday night and into Thursday. The events were both peaceful and violent. They happened in many places…
2016-11-10 Looking at Words Used to Describe Trump’s Victory
This is What’s Trending Today: As you read stories about the American elections, you may be seeing a lot of unfamiliar words. Some of the wording relates to the election…
2016-11-08 Janet Reno, First Female Attorney General, Dies
This is What’s Trending Today. Janet Reno, the first woman to serve as U.S. attorney general, died Monday. She had Parkinson’s disease, which affects a person’s ability to control his…
2016-11-05 Fall Colors Not Only Red and Blue
This is What’s Trending Today. Americans often identify the two major political parties by the colors red and blue. The practice began with the 2000 election. Media organizations liked the…
2016-11-04 Chicago Cubs Win World Series
This is What’s Trending Today. The Chicago Cubs have won baseball’s World Series. It was the Cubs’ first World Series win since 1908. On Thursday, the hashtag CubsWin trended across…
2016-11-03 Strange Video of ‘Ice Monster’ Recorded in Alaska
This is What’s Trending Today. Many people have heard the story of Scotland’s Loch Ness monster. The sea creature, often called Nessie, is said to live in Loch Ness, a…
2016-11-02 Why Are Facebook Users ‘Checking In’ at Standing Rock Indian Reservation?
This is What’s Trending Today… You might have seen some of your Facebook friends “checking in” recently at Standing Rock Indian Reservation, inside the American state of North Dakota. They…
2016-11-01 Halloween Excitement Takes over Twitter
This is What’s Trending Today: “Happy Halloween” is the Number One trending topic on Twitter today. That is because October 31 is Halloween and people in the United States and…
2016-10-29 Emojis Find Their Place in Art
This is What’s Trending Today. Did you think you could only see emojis on your mobile phone? Well, think again. The Museum of Modern Art in New York City recently…
2016-10-28 Bill Murray or Tom Hanks?
This is What’s Trending Today. Many social media users have a serious question about a photo that went viral. Is it a picture of Bill Murray or Tom Hanks? The…
2016-10-27 President Obama Reads ‘Mean Tweets’
This is What’s Trending Today: President Barack Obama’s eight years in office will come to an end in January. He hosted his last state dinner in October. It honored Italian…