2016-03-05 ‘How to Move to Canada’
This is What’s Trending Today… The Google search “How to move to Canada” reached an all-time high this week, right after Super Tuesday in the United States. On Super Tuesday,…
2016-03-04 IOC Approves Refugee Olympic Team
This is What’s Trending Today… For the first time, a team of refugees will compete at the Olympic Games. The International Olympic Committee approved a plan this week for a…
2016-03-03 Trending Today: Chris Christie’s Worried Face
This is What’s Trending Today… Chris Christie is the governor of New Jersey. Until recently, he was also a candidate for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. He suspended his campaign…
2016-03-02 Trending Today: #SuperTuesday
This is What’s Trending Today…. Tuesday, March 1, marks the most important day, so far, in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. The day is called “Super Tuesday.” Voters from 13…
2016-03-01 Trending Today: Leap Day
This is What’s Trending Today… Happy Leap Day everyone! That seemed to be on the minds of Twitter, Facebook and Google users everywhere on Monday, February 29. The hashtag #LeapDay…
2016-02-27 ‘Fuller House’ Now on Netflix
This is What’s Trending Today… “Full House” was an American television show from the 1980s to the 1990s. It was among the most popular TV shows of its time. The…
2016-02-26 Scott Kelly: Astronaut and Space Ape
This is What’s Trending Today. On Thursday, American astronaut Scott Kelly held his last press conference from the International Space Station. His historic #yearinspace is coming to an end. But,…
2016-02-25 Student Posts ‘Hospital’ Photos to Skip Exams
This is What’s Trending Today. Terrell Finner is a student at Columbia University in New York City. He is studying to be a doctor. But he should have his degree…
2016-02-24 Outer-Space ‘Music’ Heard in 1969 NASA Recordings
This is What’s Trending Today…. The English rock band Pink Floyd released the album Dark Side of the Moon in 1973. But four years earlier, in 1969, NASA astronauts on…
2016-02-23 106-Year-Old Dances for Joy Over ‘Black’ President
This is What’s Trending Today. By the time you get to be 106, you have seen and done a lot. And Virginia McLaurin is almost 107. Virginia McLaurin dances with…
2016-02-20 Trending Today: Selfies Kill Rare Baby Dolphin
This is What’s Trending Today. The Franciscan or Plata River dolphin is a threatened species that lives in the waters off the coasts of Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay. It is…
2016-02-19 Prince’s Passport Photo Is Sheer Perfection
This is What’s Trending Today…. Everyone needs them. But no one likes them. U.S. musician Prince even looks great on a passport photo. I’m talking about photos on government documents…
2016-02-18 Beatles McCartney … Not Famous Enough?
This is What’s Trending Today…. The Grammy Awards honor the best music each year in America. This year’s awards were given Monday night in Los Angeles. Paul McCartney was one…
2016-02-17 Former UN Chief Boutros Boutros-Ghali Dies
This is What’s Trending Today…. Boutros Boutros-Ghali was the United Nations Secretary General in the first part of the 1990s. He died in Egypt on February 16. He was 93.…
2016-02-13 Trending Today: All You Need Is LoveMojis
This is What’s Trending Today…. You probably know the Beatles’ song, “All You Need is Love.” This weekend, the song might go by another name: “All You Need is LoveMojis.”…