LibGuides: Quick Reference Sources: Current Events and News

General Websites

Google News
Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.
theGrio
African American breaking news and opinion.
Yahoo! News
The latest news and headlines from Yahoo! News. Get breaking news stories and in-depth coverage with videos and photos.

Research Databases

CQ Researcher This link opens in a new window
Contains "hot" issues in the news in depth each week with retrospective coverage as well as pro/con topics.
Global Issues (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Offers international viewpoints on a broad spectrum of global issues, topics, and current events. Featured are hundreds of continuously updated issue and country portals that bring together a variety of specially selected, highly relevant sources for analysis of social, political, military, economic, environmental, health, and cultural issues. Rich multimedia include podcasts, videos, and interactive graphs enhance each portal.
Opposing Viewpoints (Gale in Context) This link opens in a new window
Provides electronic access to social issues covered in viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to Web sites, full-text journal, magazine and newspaper articles, reference sources as well as multimedia sources.
US Newsstream This link opens in a new window
Enables users to search the most recent premium U.S. news content, as well as archives which stretch back into the 1980s featuring newspapers, newswires, blogs, and news sites in active full-text format. For academic libraries, US Newsstream offers exclusive access to the Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, and co-exclusive access (with Factiva) to The Wall Street Journal. US Newsstream also offers one of the largest collections of local and regional newspapers, and is cross-searchable on the ProQuest platform.

Current Events and News

Business

Businessweek (Bloomberg)
Business news, stock market, and financial advice.
CNBC
Stock market news, business news, financial, earnings, world market news, and information.
CNN Business
CNN.com is among the world's leaders in online news and information delivery. Staffed 24 hours, seven days a week by a dedicated staff in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, and in bureaus worldwide.
Forbes
Forbes is a leading source for reliable business news and financial information.
Fortune
Business and financial news delivered throughout the day along with investing, financial, CEO, technology, and company information and trends, including FORTUNE lists and corporate snapshots.
Yahoo! Finance
At Yahoo! Finance, you get free stock quotes, up to date news, portfolio management resources, international market data, message boards, and mortgage rates that help you manage your financial life.

Computers

CNET
CNET shows you the exciting possibilities of how technology can enhance and enrich your life. CNET provides information, tools, and advice that help decisions for what to buy and how to get the most out of technology.
Mashable
Social Media news blog covering cool new websites and social networks: Facebook, Google, Twitter, MySpace and YouTube. The latest web technology news, via RSS daily.
PC Magazine
PC Magazine is your complete guide to PC computers, peripherals and upgrades. We test and review computer- and Internet-related products and services, report technology news and trends, and provide shopping advice and price comparisons.
PC World
PCWorld is your trusted source for tech product reviews, tech news, how-to's and free downloads.
WIRED
Get in-depth coverage of current and future trends in technology, and how they are shaping business, entertainment, communications, science, politics, and culture.
ZD NET
ZDNet delivers the latest technology news, comments and product reviews focusing on IT hardware, software, mobile, security, and other special topics.

Magazines

The Daily Beast
The Newsweek/Daily Beast combines the revered print brand and the thriving young news site, bringing together the warp speed 24/7 website with the depth, analysis, and investigative power of a great print magazine.
Time
Time provides breaking news, analysis, politics, blogs, news photos, video, and tech reviews.
U.S. News & World Report
US News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.

Newspapers

The Baltimore Sun
Breaking news, sports, weather and traffic in Baltimore.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers
Produced by the National Digital Newspaper Program, provides free public access to more than five million pages of digitized historic newspapers published between 1836-1922.
The Huffington Post
Breaking news and opinions.
Newslink
Find news articles from the U.S. and around the world.
The New York Times
Find breaking news, multimedia, reviews, business, sports, movies, travel, books, jobs, education, real estate, cars and more.
USA Today
News, travel, weather, entertainment, sports, technology, U.S. and world.
The Washington Post
National, world and D.C. area news and headlines.

Sports

ESPN
ESPN.com provides comprehensive sports coverage. Complete sports information including NFL, MLB, NBA, College Football, College Basketball scores and news.
FOX Sports
Get the latest sports scores, in-depth player and team news, videos, schedules, fantasy games, and standings for the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and NCAA sports on FOX Sports.
Yahoo! Sports
All the latest sports news, scores, rumors, fantasy games, and more.

Television News Broadcast

ABC News
ABC News provides breaking national and world news, broadcast video coverage, and exclusive interviews.
C-SPAN
C-SPAN is a private non-profit company that provides public access to the political process.
CBS News
CBS News provides breaking news headlines: business, entertainment & world news.
CNN
CNN.com delivers the latest breaking news and information on the latest top stories, weather, business, entertainment, politics, and more. For in-depth coverage, CNN.com provides special reports, video, audio, photo galleries, and interactive guides.
FOX News
FOX News provides breaking news and video, entertainment, health, business, technology, politics, sports.
MSNBC
MSNBC provides breaking news, original journalism and videos. Stay current with the latest world news, business headlines, health, sports and entertainment.

Wire

Reuters
Reuters.com brings you the latest news from around the world, covering breaking news in business, politics, entertainment, technology, and more in video and pictures.
Associate Press (AP)
The AP is one of the largest and most trusted sources of independent newsgathering, supplying a steady stream of news to its members, international subscribers and commercial customers.