http://news.yahoo.com/rss-trending-now/ en-US Copyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved Fri, 24 May 2013 13:27:51 -0400 5 http://news.yahoo.com/rss-trending-now/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif Ever heard the phrase 'The past is dead and gone?' It usually rings true, except when photography is still around to keep it alive. Now, a new trend has taken the web by storm that attempts to connect with the past using old photos. It has been called both 'reenacting old photos' and 'young me [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/try-trend-reenacting-old-photos-172751413.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 24 May 2013 13:27:51 -0400blogs/trending-now/try-trend-reenacting-old-photos-172751413When you think of all the advancements in medical technology, it can blow your mind. To prove that, we're bringing you the story of Brad Carter, a 39-year-old musician and actor. Carter has appeared on various TV shows, including "CSI." Carter had brain surgery recently, and you have to see it to believe it. Thanks [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/extraordinary-video-man-playing-guitar-during-brain-surgery-165953137.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 24 May 2013 12:59:53 -0400blogs/trending-now/extraordinary-video-man-playing-guitar-during-brain-surgery-165953137If you were to browse the iTunes music charts, it may surprise you to find that the top-selling song right now is by an artist you may have never heard of: Zach Sobiech's "Clouds" has landed at No. 1 with its inspirational message of hope and courage. In 2009, when Zach was just 14 years [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/reacts-teen-lost-battle-against-cancer-inspired-millions-171337558.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 23 May 2013 13:13:37 -0400blogs/trending-now/reacts-teen-lost-battle-against-cancer-inspired-millions-171337558If creepy-crawly flying insects are not your thing, you might want to stop reading now: Brood II has arrived. What is it? It's the infestation of cicadas that takes over the East Coast every 17 years. The insects do not bite or sting and have no intention of causing pain or damaging crops. Their only [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/ready-east-coast-cicadas-coming-181147969.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 22 May 2013 14:11:47 -0400blogs/trending-now/ready-east-coast-cicadas-coming-181147969A little boy's dying wish came true, thanks to Dame Helen Mirren. Oliver Burton is a 10-year-old boy with Down syndrome who has fought different forms of cancer for nearly his entire life. He was recently diagnosed with terminal spine and bone marrow cancer. Oliver requested to visit Buckingham Palace and have afternoon tea with [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/helen-mirren-fulfills-boy-dying-wish-real-queen-172408764.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 22 May 2013 13:24:08 -0400blogs/trending-now/helen-mirren-fulfills-boy-dying-wish-real-queen-172408764Every user gets a terabyte of storage. That's the big news that Yahoo! announced Monday for its photo-sharing service Flickr. So exactly how much digital memory is a terabyte? Think of it this way: If you took one high-definition photograph every hour of every day, it would take you approximately 61.5 years to fill all [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/flickr-gets-redesign-ages-210825070.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 21 May 2013 17:08:25 -0400blogs/trending-now/flickr-gets-redesign-ages-210825070Are you looking for love, but you're not sure where to find people who are into the same things as you? Maybe you've tried online dating or the bar scene or gone on blind dates set up by well-meaning friends, yet you still find yourself single and wanting. If you're a fan of the "Star [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/dating-websites-cater-star-trek-fans-looking-love-144611237.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 20 May 2013 10:46:11 -0400blogs/trending-now/dating-websites-cater-star-trek-fans-looking-love-144611237Part of the thrill of going on vacation in the summertime is lying out by the pool and enjoying the warm weather with a good book. Sure, a few harmless squirrels may wander nearby or maybe some pesky birds may drop in looking for food, but imagine how shocking it would be if something much [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/shocked-family-films-wild-moose-swimming-pool-181657680.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 17 May 2013 14:16:57 -0400blogs/trending-now/shocked-family-films-wild-moose-swimming-pool-181657680Who needs common building materials like steel, wood and drywall when you could just use tin cans? Think I'm crazy? I'm not, and neither is the nonprofit group known as Canstruction. In fact, they're philanthropic and have taken the idea of edible art to a whole new level. Canstruction holds design and build competitions all [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/canstruction-competitions-create-way-feed-hungry-175050536.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 16 May 2013 13:50:50 -0400blogs/trending-now/canstruction-competitions-create-way-feed-hungry-175050536Almost weekly we talk about animals being able to experience and express humanlike emotions. Today's story falls under that category. Eva Armstrong is one of the directors of Badass Brooklyn Animal Rescue. It is a completely volunteer-run rescue group that has saved more than 800 dogs from the kill list of high-volume pounds in the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/photo-dog-warm-embrace-woman-saved-him-goes-172217504.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 16 May 2013 13:22:17 -0400blogs/trending-now/photo-dog-warm-embrace-woman-saved-him-goes-172217504So who has it worse, men or women? In the ongoing battle of the sexes, there has always been a debate on who feels more pain. That is the question that the Kensington Church set out to solve with a new video that discusses one very specific type of pain: childbirth. At the beginning of [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/two-men-experience-pain-childbirth-hourlong-simulation-181703323.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 15 May 2013 14:17:03 -0400blogs/trending-now/two-men-experience-pain-childbirth-hourlong-simulation-181703323Graduation season in America means that caps and gowns are the mandated wardrobe for hundreds of thousands of people participating in commencements all around the country. But it's not just beings of the two-legged variety who get to don the popular graduation garments—a certain canine wore his own cap and gown at graduation and has [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/hero-dog-becomes-internet-celebrity-showing-graduation-cap-173744482.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 15 May 2013 13:37:44 -0400blogs/trending-now/hero-dog-becomes-internet-celebrity-showing-graduation-cap-173744482In 2010, during his tour in Afghanistan, Marine Cpl. Juan Dominguez stepped on an improvised explosive device. The IED caused him to lose both of his legs and his right arm. When Dominguez returned home, the residents of his hometown of Temecula, California, and his fiancé, Alexis, stood by him during his recovery. As a [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/california-town-unites-triple-amputee-veteran-wedding-dreams-175655803.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 14 May 2013 13:56:55 -0400blogs/trending-now/california-town-unites-triple-amputee-veteran-wedding-dreams-175655803Most of us are able to recite the alphabet because it's one of the first lessons we learn in kindergarten. It's the ABC song, and because of it and one kid's quick thinking, his father is alive today. Nathaniel Dancy Jr., a 5-year-old Newark, N.J. kindergartner, was picked up from school by his dad and [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/kindergartner-uses-abcs-save-dad-life-163907347.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 14 May 2013 12:39:07 -0400blogs/trending-now/kindergartner-uses-abcs-save-dad-life-163907347Free-diving in the open ocean would be up there with bold adventures to try, yet I have only snorkeled. One of my greatest fears is that I would encounter a predator much larger than me that would eat me. Fortunately for people like me who share a fear of the deep blue water, people like [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/free-diver-champion-spear-fisher-calmly-swims-great-180846433.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 13 May 2013 14:08:46 -0400blogs/trending-now/free-diver-champion-spear-fisher-calmly-swims-great-180846433Anytime someone is the first to do something spectacular, it's not just bragging rights that the person earns. If it's a first of epic proportions, it could very well earn someone a place in history. International Space Station Commander Chris Hadfield, a Canadian astronaut currently en route back to Earth, recorded what is believed to [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/astronaut-creates-first-music-video-recorded-space-175917086.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 13 May 2013 13:59:17 -0400blogs/trending-now/astronaut-creates-first-music-video-recorded-space-175917086The Trending Now team got to step outside our gorgeous studio near Bryant Park in New York City and travel all the way to the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn. We spent the day with team members of the new-age photo-booth company the Bosco. This place is hands-down the most fun place to work that I [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/turn-yourself-very-own-gif-bosco-200208170.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 10 May 2013 16:02:08 -0400blogs/trending-now/turn-yourself-very-own-gif-bosco-200208170It is a watershed moment for any kid when he or she finds out that a younger sibling is on the way. The reaction can be one of excitement or, sometimes, jealousy over a new brother or sister who is going to steal attention from parents. In a new viral video, two parents recorded their [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/two-sisters-react-adorably-news-twin-siblings-way-183042941.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 09 May 2013 14:30:42 -0400blogs/trending-now/two-sisters-react-adorably-news-twin-siblings-way-183042941In case you didn't know, Tuesday, May 7, was Teacher Appreciation Day. Well, someone should tell that to high school student Jeff Bliss of Duncanville, Texas, who was featured in a video posted to YouTube on Monday. The video, which was shot by a fellow student and has now gone viral, features Bliss ripping into [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/high-school-student-rant-teacher-goes-viral-174756082.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 09 May 2013 13:47:56 -0400blogs/trending-now/high-school-student-rant-teacher-goes-viral-174756082I've seen a lot of men with mustaches, but until today, I had never seen a man who could make his mustache dance. In several videos released by the prank group Whatever, a man named Clydesdale shows off his creative trick of making his mustache boogie. The pranksters said they were on their way back [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/strangers-donate-3-000-help-homeless-man-dancing-144305182.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 08 May 2013 10:43:05 -0400blogs/trending-now/strangers-donate-3-000-help-homeless-man-dancing-144305182A new invention may help ease the fears of people who live in or work in high-rise buildings. It's called the SOS Parachute, and its inventor, Morris Shahbazi of Panama, describes the product as a high-evacuation system that can be used in the event of a fire or a disaster. Shahbazi says he has tested [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/inventor-reveals-life-saving-parachute-people-high-rise-164348825.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 07 May 2013 12:43:48 -0400blogs/trending-now/inventor-reveals-life-saving-parachute-people-high-rise-164348825Countless heartbreaking stories related to Superstorm Sandy have made the news. So a story with a happy ending is met with such enthusiasm and excitement that everyone wants to share it. Today's topic is just that, a story with a happy ending. When Sandy devastated the East Coast in late October, the Roberts family, from [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/cat-lost-during-superstorm-sandy-reunited-family-six-165259700.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 06 May 2013 12:52:59 -0400blogs/trending-now/cat-lost-during-superstorm-sandy-reunited-family-six-165259700A new ad campaign in Spain aimed at combating child abuse is raising awareness in the most public way it knows how: posters of abused children displayed to the masses. There is a catch, though -- only children can see the abused faces. Reaching a kid who is a victim of abuse can be difficult. [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/anti-child-abuse-ad-aims-help-kids-speak-165043599.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 06 May 2013 12:50:43 -0400blogs/trending-now/anti-child-abuse-ad-aims-help-kids-speak-165043599Earlier this week, we told you a story about how animals show affection. Most of the time, it's not that hard to get pets to express some sort of love and appreciation for all of the attention, food, water, and exercise you have given them. Sometimes, however, the animals just don't share the same feelings [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/video-dog-rejecting-owner-affection-goes-viral-180506257.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 03 May 2013 14:05:06 -0400blogs/trending-now/video-dog-rejecting-owner-affection-goes-viral-180506257My favorite movie of all time is "Coming to America." Even though I own it on DVD, I watch it whenever it comes on TV, even if it's in the middle of the movie. I don't care. I can anticipate every scene. I know the characters well, and I say the words in the script [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/world-smallest-film-takes-guinness-world-records-honor-175141391.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 03 May 2013 13:51:41 -0400blogs/trending-now/world-smallest-film-takes-guinness-world-records-honor-175141391This has been the week of interviews and co-hosts for Trending Now. On Monday, we had Brian Stelter, author of the much-talked-about "Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV," as our in-studio guest. Wednesday, we were pleased to be joined by Brian Baumgartner, who plays Kevin Malone on NBC's "The Office." [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/michael-yo-joins-trending-now-chat-hiccupping-meteorologist-180708494.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 02 May 2013 14:07:08 -0400blogs/trending-now/michael-yo-joins-trending-now-chat-hiccupping-meteorologist-180708494Like us on Facebook.com/TrendingNow, and follow "Trending Now" on Twitter: @Knowlesitall and @YahooTrending.http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/kevin-office-takes-kevin-yahoo-office-office-trivia-190603409.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 01 May 2013 15:06:03 -0400blogs/trending-now/kevin-office-takes-kevin-yahoo-office-office-trivia-190603409NBC's "The Office" has become a cultural phenomenon. For the past nine seasons, many of us have enjoyed the awkward, hilarious, and heartfelt adventures of the fictional staff at Dunder Mifflin Paper Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania. But on May 16, "The Office" is clocking out for good with the show's final episode, appropriately titled "Finale." [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/brian-baumgartner-office-reveals-behind-scenes-secrets-183802223.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 01 May 2013 14:38:02 -0400blogs/trending-now/brian-baumgartner-office-reveals-behind-scenes-secrets-183802223Animals have been known to express emotion in a very human way. So it's no surprise that when Bella the dog lost her best friend, Beavis the beaver, she mourned the loss in a way that wasn't much different from how a human would mourn in a similar situation. Before Beavis passed away, he and [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/viral-video-dog-mourning-loss-her-best-friend-185111772.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:51:11 -0400blogs/trending-now/viral-video-dog-mourning-loss-her-best-friend-185111772When you are a high school student, the month of April holds a lot of significance, especially during your senior year. Not only may you be deciding where you'll spend the next four years, but you're also likely preparing to attend one of the most significant parties of your teenage years -- prom. As time [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/teen-pokemon-themed-prom-posal-goes-viral-182815381.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 30 Apr 2013 14:28:15 -0400blogs/trending-now/teen-pokemon-themed-prom-posal-goes-viral-182815381Whether you watch "Good Morning America," "Today," or any other morning news show, you are likely to have heard the following names -- Matt Lauer, Al Roker, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, and Natalie Morales -- because they have become a part of our morning routines. Maybe your eyes are glued to the TV each morning [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/top-morning-author-brian-stelter-talks-morning-show-180217891.html?.tsrc=warholMon, 29 Apr 2013 14:02:17 -0400blogs/trending-now/top-morning-author-brian-stelter-talks-morning-show-180217891An unlikely bond has been formed among five baby animals. The mothers of three lions, a tiger, and a spotted hyena abandoned them -- leaving them with a bleak chance of survival. Thankfully for the cubs, Layla Cajee, the owner of Akwaaba Lodge in Rustenburg, South Africa, took them in at birth and has been [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/orphaned-baby-tiger-hyena-lions-rescued-hotel-owner-180837414.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 26 Apr 2013 14:08:37 -0400blogs/trending-now/orphaned-baby-tiger-hyena-lions-rescued-hotel-owner-180837414It's safe to assume that most people are not particularly fond of snakes. Outside of seeing them in an exhibit at the zoo, most people try to keep a safe distance between themselves and serpents. And one of the last places one would expect to encounter the slithery reptiles is at a courthouse. A Jackson, [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/mississippi-courthouse-deals-snake-infestation-172058837.html?.tsrc=warholFri, 26 Apr 2013 13:20:58 -0400blogs/trending-now/mississippi-courthouse-deals-snake-infestation-172058837When it comes to elaborate gifts, this couple may take the cake. Leigh Lahav and her husband, Oren Mendezitsky, are creative types to the nth power. Lahav is a graphic artist, and what better way to show Mendezitsky that she loves him than using her unique talents to create a one-of-a-kind gift. Lahav re-created the [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/wife-elaborate-birthday-gift-husband-makes-him-star-183829834.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 25 Apr 2013 14:38:29 -0400blogs/trending-now/wife-elaborate-birthday-gift-husband-makes-him-star-183829834I've got five words for ya: "Rent is too damn high!" Thanks to Jimmy McMillan, a political activist, and his campaign in 2010 for governor of the state of New York, that trademark phrase has stuck in the minds of voters across the country, not just those in New York. McMillan, a Vietnam War veteran [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/candidate-joins-york-mayoral-race-rent-too-damn-174722561.html?.tsrc=warholThu, 25 Apr 2013 13:47:22 -0400blogs/trending-now/candidate-joins-york-mayoral-race-rent-too-damn-174722561The most famous European royals that most Americans know about are Prince William and Duchess Kate Middleton, but one of the most popular blue bloods in all of Europe is Prince Willem-Alexander of Holland. It comes as a bit of a surprise that just a week before his coronation as king of the Netherlands, music [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/folk-rap-song-prince-coronation-hated-masses-183314744.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 24 Apr 2013 14:33:14 -0400blogs/trending-now/folk-rap-song-prince-coronation-hated-masses-183314744Coachella, as the hippest among you know, is a two-week music festival in the desert near Indio, California. This year's festival wrapped up last weekend. More than 60 bands played at Coachella, including little-known, up-and-coming bands hoping to break into the music scene and acquire fans and fame. Hollywood stars and starlets are usually photographed [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/jimmy-kimmel-coachella-prank-real-fake-174714757.html?.tsrc=warholWed, 24 Apr 2013 13:47:14 -0400blogs/trending-now/jimmy-kimmel-coachella-prank-real-fake-174714757http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/learn-ap-hacked-twitter-account-204708128.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:47:08 -0400blogs/trending-now/learn-ap-hacked-twitter-account-204708128Even with all of the healthy options out there for people on the go who just want something quick and easy, a fast-food hamburger can not only satisfy the appetite, but also be easy on the wallet. But just how easy is it on your digestive tract with all of those preservatives? Simple table salt [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/14-old-hamburger-remains-surprisingly-unchanged-200145374.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 23 Apr 2013 16:01:45 -0400blogs/trending-now/14-old-hamburger-remains-surprisingly-unchanged-200145374Good is beginning to emerge from the shock, sadness and devastation caused by the Boston Marathon bombings. People who were injured are slowly recovering, and trying to return to a sense of normalcy. Mother and daughter duo Celeste and Sydney Corcoran are part of this collective effort. Celeste, 47, lost both of her legs below [...]http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/trending-now/marine-inspiring-visit-boston-marathon-bomb-victims-brings-182952395.html?.tsrc=warholTue, 23 Apr 2013 14:29:52 -0400blogs/trending-now/marine-inspiring-visit-boston-marathon-bomb-victims-brings-182952395