- AP News - View the latest news and breaking news today for U.S., world, weather, entertainment, politics, and health.
- C-SPAN - Live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate without editing, commentary or analysis and with a balanced presentation of points of view
- EurekAlert! Science News Trending science news from around the world
- Inside NOVA - Northern Virginia's leading news, sports, traffic and weather website.
- MSNBC - Breaking news and in-depth analysis of the headlines, as well as commentary and information perspectives.
- Newseum: Today's Front Pages - More than 800 electronic files of newspaper front pages from around the world, collected daily by the Newseum.
- NPR - National Public Radio news, interviews, and podcasts
- USA Today - Current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, and videos.
- Washington Times - National Digital Edition of breaking news and commentary on the issues that affect the future of our nation (see a member of library staff for username/password).
- World Newspapers - Search powered by World Book to view local newspapers and those from around the world. (Username and password required.)
- BHS Beat - The student news site of Battlefield High School
- Infoplease - A free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users, providing a comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary, and more.
- Tween Tribune - Features topics about animals, fashion, entertainment, school, science, technology, national and world news written by kids and professional journalists.
- Check Your Fact - This non-partisan group tries to fact check stories that might have been missed by larger agencies.
- FactCheck.org - Fact-check debates, political statements, advertisements, and interviews to reduce confusion and misinformation.
- PolitiFact - A fact-checking website, partnered with media, that rates the accuracy of claims by elected officials and others who speak up in American Politics. Includes the "Truth-O-Meter."
- Washington Post Fact Checker - Check the statements of political figures regarding issues of great importance - national, international, and local