Good morning and welcome to Kid News.
I'm Tori.
Today is Monday, April 27th, 2026.
And we begin with the U.S. rolling out the red carpet for Britain's Royals.
Just as soon as King Charles and Queen Camilla touched down in Washington DC today, the pomp passed.
Pageantry and parties begin.
Tomorrow, a combination of business and history.
The couple will be greeted at the White House with a military arrival ceremony, followed by an inspection of the troops that includes 500 members of the US.
Armed Forces from all six military branches.
Afterwards, King Charles will become only the second British royal to address a joint session of Congress.
The first was his mom, Queen Elizabeth II, back in 1991.
That'll be followed by a formal state dinner at the White House before the King and Queen head to New York City Wednesday to meet with families of 9-11 victims ahead of the 21st.
25th anniversary of that attack later this year.
The King's visit almost didn't happen and it may look a bit different than it was supposed to.
Saturday night's threat against President Trump at the DC Correspondents Dinner now has Buckingham Palace taking another look at the King's security while he's in town.
On top of that, British lawmakers were already pushing for him to cancel the trip entirely because of the mess with Iran.
The US and Great Britain are not seeing eye to eye on the conflict and top lawmakers in England thought the king should sit out the visit to send a message.
Clearly, he came anyway.
The war meantime goes on.
Planned peace talks over the weekend didn't happen.
President Trump canceled a planned trip by negotiators.
The ceasefire, however, is still in effect.
It was a feat once thought impossible, and now it's happened not once, but twice in the same race.
In London yesterday, Kenya's Sebastian Saw became the first person to ever cross the finish line of a competitive marathon in under two hours.
His official time, one hour, 59 minutes and 30 seconds.
An Ethiopian athlete remarkably running his first marathon, was hot on his heels and also pulled in below two hours, just 11 seconds behind Sebastian.
As former London race winner Paula Radcliffe said on the BBC...
The goalposts have literally just moved from marathon running.
What's in a mascot?
Plenty if you live in the town of Lenox, Massachusetts.
At issue whether the high school should keep its longtime Lenox Millionaire's identity or throw it on the scrap heap.
Age seems to play a big part in picking sides.
Older folks, who appreciate the town's history as a magnet for the wealthy, want to keep it, while younger bucks say, the mascot which looks like Mr Monopoly, complete with top hat and cane, is nothing short of embarrassing, especially at game time.
As varsity soccer player Lorne Bridges told the Wall Street Journal...
It just makes it seem like we think we're superior to other people.
According to local papers, the mocking and maybe the debate goes back at least 100 years.
But now it's up for a vote or maybe two.
If students and their families decide overwhelmingly to give Mr Monopoly the old shoe, then the journal reports the vote may expand to the entire town.
When it comes to setting precedents, Taylor Swift remains in a league of her own.
The pop star just topped Spotify's first-ever list of most-streamed artists of all time.
A close second, Bad Bunny, followed by Drake.
The most-streamed song of all time?
Blinding Lights by The Weeknd.
An album?
Umbrano Sin Ti by Bad Bunny.
The release was timed to celebrate Spotify's 20th anniversary last week.
The company was founded in Sweden back in 2006 and, according to the Associated Press, accounts for 31 of the streaming market.
Still to come, why it'd be awfully hard to top the ride some Kansas kids took to the prom.
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Now, today's Kid News Quiz.
Which British royals are spending the next few days in the U.S.?
?
King Charles and Queen Camilla.
What major athletic feat happened not once but twice over the weekend?
A runner finished a competitive marathon in under two hours.
What U.S. town is trying to ditch its millionaire's high school mascot?
Lenox, Massachusetts.
According to Spotify, who are the top three most streamed artists of all time?
Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, and Drake.
In today's Kid News Kicker, for some people, prom is as much about the ride as it is about the date.
And if that's the measuring stick, some Seaman High School students in Kansas hit the jackpot.
They saw an Oscar Mayer Wienermobile at a NASCAR event and had the wherewithal to ask if they could use it for their prom.
The head honcho hot doggers talked about it, did some weenie swapping, and made it happen.
The 27-foot-long festive frank rolled up for pre-prom pictures, then chauffeured five lucky students and their dates all the way to the door of the dance in what they dubbed their limo weenie.
It was almost as exciting for the hot dogger at the wheels.
I'll never forget the smiles of the friends and their parents as I piloted the Wienermobile down their driveway.
Meatloaf, Maggie told People.
Safe to say, it was a ride relished by all involved.
Before we go, shout outs to our terrific teachers, Mr Stevens and his students at Woodward Middle School in Woodward Oklahoma.
Ms.
Lovett, her kids and Carlos the Koki at Munoz Marin in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Barr and her Poulsen Pirates at Poulsen High School in Poulsen, Montana.
Ms.
Gordon and her Wildcats at Marmaton Valley in Moran, Kansas.
And Mr Wiesner and his fourth grade giant capybaras and fifth grade screaming pencils, who are galloping toward greatness, spreading smiles and shining every day.
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