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🇺🇸 US TrendsportsMay 13

brandon clarke

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Why it's trending

Brandon Clarke, a Memphis Grizzlies forward and six-year NBA veteran, died on May 12, 2026, at age 29 in the San Fernando Valley — confirmed by law enforcement to NBC Los Angeles. The news broke roughread more

Audience: NBA fans, Grizzlies followers, and sports news readers searching for confirmed details, tributes, and what comes next for Memphis.

🇺🇸 US TrendsportsMay 13

jason collins

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Jason Collins died Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at age 47 after months of treatment for glioblastoma, an aggressive and typically fatal form of brain cancer. His family confirmed the news, and tributes fromread more

Audience: Sports fans, LGBTQ+ readers, and general news followers searching for details on Collins's death, his legacy, and tributes from the NBA world.

🇺🇸 US TrendsportsMay 13

Why it's trending

The Dodgers have now dropped four straight games, including back-to-back losses to the Giants at Dodger Stadium, and fans are searching to understand what's going wrong with a team built to dominate. read more

Audience: Dodgers and Giants fans plus casual MLB followers who want the score, Ohtani updates, and whether LA's slide is a real problem or just a rough week.

🇺🇸 US TrendentertainmentMay 13

donald gibb

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Why it's trending

Donald Gibb died on May 12, 2025, and family members confirmed the news to TMZ roughly 10-11 hours ago, triggering an immediate wave of searches. He was 71, and the cause was a prolonged battle with uread more

Audience: Primarily Gen X adults who grew up watching 'Revenge of the Nerds' and are searching for confirmation of his death, cause of death details, and tributes.

🇺🇸 US TrendhealthMay 13

pmos

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Why it's trending

The Endocrine Society published a paper on May 12, 2026, officially renaming polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) to polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS), and the news landed everywhere at onceread more

Audience: Women who have been diagnosed with PCOS (or suspect they have it), plus healthcare providers, fertility specialists, and health journalists who need to understand what the name change means in practice.

🇺🇸 US Trendentertainment🔥 2-day streakMay 12

chelsea handler

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Chelsea Handler is trending because she showed up swinging at Netflix's Roast of Kevin Hart, and the crowd — and the internet — took notice. Handler went hard at Tony Hinchcliffe, the right-wing comicread more

Audience: Americans who watched or are catching up on the Kevin Hart Netflix roast, plus people following the ongoing cultural war inside comedy between progressive and manosphere-adjacent comedians.

🇺🇸 US TrendentertainmentMay 12

Why it's trending

American Idol Season 24 wrapped its live finale on May 11, 2026, and searches exploded the moment Ryan Seacrest announced Hannah Harper as the winner. The three-way finale between Harper, Jordan McCulread more

Audience: American Idol viewers — mostly 18-49 fans who voted or watched the finale and want instant confirmation of the winner, runner-up placements, and post-show details.

🇺🇸 US TrendentertainmentMay 12

Why it's trending

Sheryl Underwood is trending because comedian Tony Hinchcliffe made a joke about her late husband's suicide during Netflix's 'The Roast of Kevin Hart,' which aired recently and detonated on social medread more

Audience: People who watched or heard about the Netflix Kevin Hart roast and want to understand the Sheryl Underwood controversy, plus fans of 'The Talk' looking for her response.

🇺🇸 US TrendpoliticsMay 12

eileen wang

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Why it's trending

Eileen Wang, the 58-year-old mayor of Arcadia, California, agreed to plead guilty to a federal felony charge of acting as an illegal foreign agent for China — and resigned her post the same day. The Dread more

Audience: People searching Eileen Wang are primarily news readers in California and nationally who want the facts fast — what she did, what she pleaded to, and what it means for Chinese influence operations in American local politics.

🇺🇸 US TrendtravelMay 12

Why it's trending

On April 30, CBP officers at Philadelphia International Airport seized $44,000 in cash from a passenger who had claimed to be carrying only $10,000. A three-year-old chocolate Labrador retriever namedread more

Audience: U.S. travelers — particularly frequent fliers, international travelers, and anyone moving large amounts of cash — searching to understand what the legal limits are and whether their money could be seized at the airport.