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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
2016-07-29 Chinese Rocket Lights Up Night Sky in Western US
This is what’s Trending Today… People in the western United States could not believe their eyes Wednesday night when, high…
2016-07-28 ‘Ice Bucket Challenge’ Results in ALS Discovery
This is What’s Trending Today: Do you remember the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014? Just in case you do not,…
2016-07-27 Michelle Obama Gives Powerful Speech at Democratic Convention
This is What’s Trending Today…. Monday was the opening night of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Democratic…
2016-07-26 Verizon Buys Yahoo for $5 Billion
This is What’s Trending Today. Many Americans are reacting to news that Verizon Communications will buy Yahoo, one of the…