2016-05-17 Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds’ Released 50 Years Ago Today
This is What’s Trending Today: Monday marked the 50th anniversary of a famous record album. The American group The Beach…
2016-05-14 Eurovision Finalists Take the Stage in Stockholm
This is What’s Trending Today… The finals of the Eurovision Song Contest are taking place this weekend. So do not…
2016-05-11 Are Facebook’s Trending Topics Unfair?
This is What’s Trending Today… Former Facebook workers said this week that the social media company often avoided letting news…
2016-05-13 Boy’s ‘Mayan’ Discovery Not Likely a Lost City
This is What’s Trending Today… This week, news spread that a 15-year-old boy from Quebec, Canada, may have discovered a…
2016-05-12 Queen Elizabeth Calls Chinese Officials ‘Rude’
This is What’s Trending Today: When China’s president visited Britain last year, newspapers were filled with predictions of a “golden…
2016-05-10 Social Media Greets New London Mayor Khan
This is What’s Trending Today… Sadiq Khan is the new mayor of London. Khan is the son of Pakistani immigrants.…
2016-05-07 Goodbye, Boaty McBoatface
This is What’s Trending Today…. Two years ago, Britain’s National Environment Research Council (or NERC) started building a ship to…
2016-05-03 Australian Revealed as Creator of Bitcoin?
This is What’s Trending Today: Do you know who Craig Wright is? Have you ever heard of Satoshi Nakamoto? Well,…
2016-05-06 Radiohead ‘Disappears’ from Internet, Releases New Song
This is What’s Trending Today… The English rock band Radiohead once recorded a song called “How to Disappear Completely.” Earlier…
2016-05-04 Soccer Fans Go Crazy When Leicester City Wins After 132 Years
This is What’s Trending Today. The Leicester City soccer players gathered at a teammate’s home Monday evening. They were anticipating…
2016-05-05 May The Fourth Be With You
People who love Star Wars movies do not need a reason to leave a photograph or message on social media.…
2016-04-30 Bison: America’s New National Mammal?
This is What’s Trending Today…. The bald eagle is the only “national” animal of the United States. But that could…
2016-04-28 Baby Eagles in Washington, DC Get Their Names
This is What’s Trending Today: Freedom and Liberty are not just important ideas in the United States. They are the…
2016-04-27 Gorilla at Prague Zoo Has Surprise Baby
This is What’s Trending Today Shinda is a 24-year-old gorilla that lives at the Prague Zoo, in the Czech Republic.…
2016-04-26 Cleveland Settles Tamir Rice Case for $6 million
This is What’s Trending Today: The relatives of Tamir Rice will receive a $6 million settlement from Cleveland, Ohio. Rice…