2018-07-20 Student Walks 32 Kilometers to New Job
This is What’s Trending Today… How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark…
2018-07-17 French Celebrate World Cup Victory
This is What’s Trending Today… Crowds of happy French fans gathered at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on Monday to await the return of their World Cup-winning team. The team…
2018-07-10 Serena Williams One Step Closer to First Tennis Title as a Mom
This is What’s Trending Today… Only three mothers have ever won a Grand Slam tennis title in the 50 years of what is known as the “Open era” of competition.…
2018-07-04 ‘Summer Hero’ Bear Seen Swimming and Drinking Alcohol in Backyard
This is What’s Trending Today… American Mark Hough lives near Los Angeles, California. He was just about to start his weekend with an alcoholic drink called a margarita and a…
2018-07-03 Rescue Crews Find All 12 Boys and Soccer Coach Alive in Thai Cave
This is What’s Trending Today… Thai officials say rescue workers have found all 12 boys and their soccer coach alive deep inside a partly flooded cave. The group went missing…
2018-06-28 Germany Out of World Cup, Mexico Advances with Help from S. Korea
This is What’s Trending Today… Germany is out of the World Cup. The defending champions lost to South Korea 2-0 on Wednesday. Germany ended up last in Group F. Sweden…
2018-06-27 World Cup Reporter Criticized for Correctly Pronouncing Players’ Names
This is What’s Trending Today… Lucy Zelic is an Australian television presenter. She is currently covering the World Cup in Russia for Australia’s Special Broadcasting Service or SBS. It is…
2018-06-26 Sridevi Wins Bollywood Award for Final Film Before Her Death
This is What’s Trending Today… Bollywood actor Sridevi was among Indian film performers honored at the International Indian Film Academy Awards, or IIFA. The awards show, which ended on Sunday,…
2018-06-22 Melania Trump’s Jacket Choice Criticized
This is What’s Trending Today… American first lady Melania Trump wore a piece of clothing that read “I really don’t care, do u?” on her way to visit migrant children…
2018-06-22 Burger King Apologizes for Sexist Russian World Cup Ad
This is What’s Trending Today… The American fast-food company Burger King has apologized for offering free hamburgers to Russian women if they got pregnant by World Cup soccer players. Burger…
2018-06-19 ‘Incredibles 2’ Sets Record in Opening Weekend
This is What’s Trending Today… The opening weekend of the animated film Incredibles 2 was incredible. The Disney-Pixar movie recorded a North American opener of $180 million. That is the…
2018-06-15 Indian Chess Player Quits Iran Competition Over Headscarf Law
This is What’s Trending Today… A chess champion from India has announced she will not take part in a competition next month in Iran. Soumya Swaminathan is a 29-year-old grand…
2018-06-08 Google Honors Doctor Who Created Life-Saving APGAR Test
This is What’s Trending Today…. The search engine Google is honoring the life of an American doctor who developed a system for measuring a newborn baby’s health. Virginia Apgar is…
2018-06-06 Miss America to End Swimwear Competition
This is What’s Trending Today… Officials with the Miss America Organization say the pageant is ending its swimwear part of the competition. The head of the organization, Gretchen Carlson, announced…
2018-05-24 National Football League To Fine Teams if Players Protest
This is What’s Trending Today… The National Football League, or NFL, has announced that it will fine teams if their players fail to stand during the playing of the national…