2017-01-28 Kansas Police Department Shows Sense of Humor
This is What’s Trending Today. The Super Bowl is usually the most-watched television program in the United States each year.…
2017-01-27 Federer, Williams Sisters Set Up ‘Old Folks’ Finals in Australia
This is What’s Trending Today. Professional athletes in most sports start to slow down after the age of 35. Some…
2017-01-26 After 19 Years, Japan Has a Sumo Grand Champion
This is What’s Trending Today. The sport of sumo wrestling started in Japan over 1,000 years ago. But the Japanese…
2017-01-25 ‘La La Land’ Leads Academy Award Nominations
This is What’s Trending Today… The nominees for the 2017 Academy Awards, or Oscars, were announced Tuesday. The musical love…
2017-01-24 Disabled Rights Activist Honored by Google
Here is What’s Trending Today. Google Doodle, the image on the opening page for Google searches, shows a man using…
2017-01-20 Women’s March on Washington Draws its Own Protests
This is What’s Trending Today: On January 20, hundreds of thousands of Americans will gather on the National Mall in…
2017-01-19 World’s Oldest Known Zoo Gorilla Dies
This is What’s Trending Today… The world’s oldest known zoo gorilla has died. Colo was born in 1956 at the…
2017-01-14 New Coin Shows ‘Lady Liberty’ as African-American Woman
This is What’s Trending Today… Images of Lady Liberty have appeared on American money over the years. Coins have shown…
2017-01-13 Michelle Obama Surprises Supporters on ‘Tonight Show’
This is What’s Trending Today. Barack and Michelle Obama are saying their goodbyes as their time in the White House…
2017-01-11 FIFA Plans to Expand World Cup Field in 2026
This is What’s Trending Today… Sports lovers around the world are reacting to the latest news about football — a…
2017-01-12 Music Service Spotify Recruits Barack Obama
This is What’s Trending Today. Barack Obama gave his final speech as President of the United States on Tuesday night.…
2017-01-10 Language Experts Choose ‘Dumpster Fire’ and ‘Aleppo’ as 2016 Words of the Year
This is What’s Trending Today. What do the words “dumpster fire,” “Aleppo,” “Drumpf,” “post-truth” and “locker-room banter” have in common?…
2017-01-08 Skier Rescues Friend Caught on Chairlift
This is What’s Trending Today. Mickey Wilson set out to have fun skiing on a Colorado mountain. But he wound…
2016-12-30 Actress Debbie Reynolds Dies, One Day After Daughter Carrie Fisher
This is What’s Trending Today. Many people have been reacting to the news of Carrie Fisher’s death on Tuesday. Fisher…
2017-01-06 French Man Sets Cycling Record at Age 105
This is What’s Trending Today. World records can be set even if you are over 100 years old. Robert Marchand…