2016-02-12 Hillary Clinton’s Campaign Email Goes Viral
This is What’s Trending Today… The hashtag #ImNotKiddingMaddi is everywhere on social media this week. The hashtag comes from an email sent by former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.…
2016-02-11 Trending Today: Egypt Rolls Out Red Carpet
This is What’s Trending Today. When you see a red carpet outside an event, it often means that the activities taking place inside are important. When movie stars arrive at…
2016-02-10 Florida Manatees Have Fans on Facebook
This is What’s Trending Today… A video of hundreds of Florida manatees has gone viral. Manatees are aquatic mammals. The friendly creatures are sometimes called “sea cows.” But they are…
2016-02-09 Confusion, Criticism at Presidential Campaign Events
This is What’s Trending Today. The Republican debate Saturday night in New Hampshire was one last chance for presidential candidates to appeal to voters ahead of the state’s primary vote…
2016-02-06 Trending Today: Have You Seen the Tsunami Ghosts of Japan?
This is What’s Trending Today. Nearly 19,000 people were killed when an earthquake and powerful tsunami struck Japan in March of 2011. A Japanese university student is working on a…
2016-02-05 Martin Shkreli, the ‘Most Hated Man in America’
This is What’s Trending Today. Martin Shkreli has been called the “most hated man in America.” The businessman was criticized last year after his company sharply raised the price of…
2016-02-04 Trending Today: Puppy Bowl
This is What’s Trending Today: This weekend is Super Bowl Sunday. Two teams will play for the championship of American football. The Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos are busy preparing…
2016-02-03 Lionel Messi’s Biggest Fan
Last month, a 5-year-old boy in Afghanistan became famous on the Internet. A photograph of him went viral. That means people around the world saw the picture, and shared it…
2016-02-02 Trending Today: Vote For #Higa2016
This is What’s Trending Today. Hawaiian-born Ryan Higa is a comedian. He loves making people laugh. Last weekend, he posted a video on YouTube. The video is called “How to…
2016-01-30 Trending Today: Sia, Jimmy Fallon and The Roots
This is What’s Trending Today. If you have not heard of Sia Furler, you have now, thanks to “Iko Iko” and Jimmy Fallon of the Tonight Show. Sia Furler is…
2016-01-29 Trending Today: Barbie Reimagined
This is What’s Trending Today. The Barbie doll has been a part of American culture for more than 50 years. Tall, blond and blue-eyed, the doll became a symbol of…
2016-01-28 Basketball Great Surprises Florida Children
This is What’s Trending Today. Bobby White works as a police officer in Gainesville, Florida. On January 15, he was told to investigate a noise complaint. A group of young…
2016-01-27 Muslim Women Tweet to British PM David Cameron
This is What’s Trending Today… Last week, British Prime Minister David Cameron announced a plan that would require women immigrants to learn English within 30 months of arriving in Great…
2016-01-26 ‘Snowzilla’ and Tian Tian the Giant Panda
This is What’s Trending Today…. Many cities in the East Coast of the United States continue to dig out after record-breaking amounts of snow fell over the weekend. The community…
2016-01-23 What’s Trending: #Blizzard2016
This is What’s Trending Today. The eastern part of the United States, from Tennessee all the way to Boston, is expected to receive some bad winter weather this weekend. The…