News Sites

The Associated Press - http://www.ap.org/
Click on "The Wire" to get the present top stories. Access local news by choosing the location you want.

CNN Interactive - http://www.cnn.com/
Updated at least every half hour. The Homepage has links to more specific CNN sites. Local news can be accessed also.

The Nando Times - http://www.nando.net/
Includes world and national news.

United Press International - http://www.upi.com/
A good place to get to get a quick check on the news. Some stories are available in audio.

USA Today - http://usatoday.com/
Format of this site similar to the newspaper. Very current information.

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Yahoo! Full Coverage - http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage
Just news without a lot of frills.

Reuters - http://www.reuters.com/
Very current news. Click on "Briefing" to get a group of stories on one topic.