Google Top Trending Searches 2020: Kobe Bryant, Naya Rivera, Chadwick Boseman Among Most Popular Queries

Michelle Obama is looking back on 2020.From the ongoing coronavirus pandemic to heightened awareness over the Black Lives Matter movement following the tragic death of George Floyd, the former first lady is opening up about what this unprecedented year has taught us.«Black Lives Matter. For me, the holidays have always been a chance to slow down and reflect,» Obama wrote on Instagram on Tuesday, accompanying her post with a video from.

Jamie Foxx's animated avatar, Joe, becomes a mentor to reluctant new soul 22 (Tina Fey) in the Great Before.

The Black Lives Matter movement: The year began on a heartbreaking note when a video of the killing of George Floyd by a white police officer in Minneapolis surfaced on May 25, which in turn triggered a wave of protests against police brutality and systematic racism in the United States. Since then, setting aside concerns for their personal safety, in the midst of a global pandemic, hundreds of thousands have marched to support the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM).

From TV Icons to NBA All-Stars; from musical legends and superheroes on-and-off screen, fans around the globe mourned the loss of many, many great entertainers and pop culture icons in 2020. The year started off with the tragic and untimely death of Kobe Bryant and his basketball prodigy daughter Gianna, 13, who both perished in a helicopter accident.

George Clooney believes 2020 is “designed to test our mettle”. The 59-year-old actor has spoken out about the sad events of the past 12 months, which on top of the coronavirus pandemic, has also seen the passing of stars including Kobe Bryant and Chadwick Boseman, as well as protests for racial equality in the form of the Black Lives Matter movement, which were triggered following the death of unarmed black man George Floyd at the hands of police.

George Floyd, and a wild presidential election that continues to stir controversy. But through it all, we’ve had the levity of social media, with its irreverent takes on the events and pop culture moments that we were all experiencing.On Instagram alone, users uploaded more than 1 million posts per day mentioning the word “meme,” according to the social network — and plenty of others also found their way to Twitter and Facebook.

We’ll be honest, the year 2020 was a rough one. If you think otherwise, then we’d really like to know the number for your therapist.

This year, we've sadly said goodbye to many notable celebrities. In January, we lost NBA star Kobe Bryant in a helicopter crash alongside eight other people, including his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Police Officers Federation of Minneapolis President Bob Kroll on Thursday morning criticized a decision by the Minneapolis City Council to move $8 million from the city's police force to mental health and violence prevention programs as part of the latest city budget.  The cut comes as Minneapolis, like many other major American cities, is dealing with a spike in violence. It also comes months after the death of George Floyd, a Black man, who died while in Minneapolis police custody.

Amid a turbulent election and a global pandemic, 2020’s search history well reflects the events and interests of a year unlike any other. On Wednesday, Google released its 2020 Year in Search, outlining the top trending topics of the year by category.

2020 has been a year, and it’s shocking to consider just what went down over the past twelve months. Adele posing in a bikini seems like it happened years ago, but it was in August.

Year in Search" roundup on Wednesday, taking a look back at some of the top trending searches throughout 2020, accompanied by a video that highlighted the year's ups and downs, from the devastating effects of the coronavirus pandemic to the inspiring protests by the Black Lives Matter movement, to the (sometimes) joyful chaos of life at home.«The most human trait is to want to know why,» says the video's narration, by poet and musician Kofi Lost.

NEW YORK -- The top 10 songs of the year by Associated Press Music Editor Mesfin Fekadu (a playlist of the songs can be found here ):1. Keedron Bryant, “I Just Wanna Live": During times of turmoil and unrest, people respond differently.

Google Canada has released its annual list of the top trending searches of the year across news, entertainment, sports and more.

Google has unveiled the top trending searches of 2020, continuing its annual reflection on some of the year’s most searchable moments – from Kobe Bryant’s death, to Parasite’s Oscar wins and the coronavirus pandemic.

The coronavirus pandemic dominated Twitter's most-discussed topics of the year in the UK, along with the death of actor Chadwick Boseman and Marcus Rashford's campaign to end child food poverty. The platform has revealed hashtags linked to the pandemic, lockdown and protecting the NHS occupied seven places in the top 10 of the year.

Twitter has released its annual #ThisHappened look back at the year on its platform, and given the extreme nature of 2020, the results largely favor substance over frivolous memes.

pic.twitter.com/aZ2JzDf5ai— Chadwick Boseman (@chadwickboseman) August 29, 2020Tweets from former President Barack Obama, comedian Andy Milonakis, Macaulay Culkin and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris accounted for the second-through-fifth most-liked tweets of the year.President Donald Trump, meanwhile, was the most-tweeted-about person of the year worldwide, followed by President-elect Joe Biden in the number two slot.

Chadwick Boseman is being celebrated as a hero. The late actor was honored with the Hero of the Ages Award at the first-ever MTV Movie & TV Awards: Greatest of All Time special, and two of his Marvel co-stars and close friends came out to pay their respects to his legacy.Robert Downey Jr.