r/news is a subreddit with 31.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and money talk, and the community frequently discusses worst, police looking, struggling, police, and pandemic.
The place for news articles about current events in the United States and the rest of the world. Discuss it all here.
Popular Themes in r/news
#1
News
: "Meta glasses banned from courts in England and Wales"
152 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "Credit card debt rises to $1.26 trillion, nearing all-time record"
2 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "Suspect told detectives he ‘had a bad day’ after randomly sucker punching 61-year-old woman - WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports"
1 post
#4
Opportunities
: "Restore free meals and elective impact in public schools"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/news
#1
Worst
19 posts
#2
Police Looking
18 posts
#3
Struggling
17 posts
#4
Police
10 posts
#5
Pandemic
8 posts
#6
Virus
6 posts
#7
Looking For
5 posts
#8
Looking
4 posts
#9
Apps
3 posts
#10
Fire
2 posts
Flair Used in r/news
#1
Soft paywall
: "Judge blocks US Postal Service from restricting mail-in voting"
14 posts
#2
Reblogger/Paywalled
: "Major Food Recall Expands To Trader Joe’s, Walmart, Target & More As 345 People Get Sick"
8 posts
#3
Already Submitted
: "ICE plans to give officers gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks"
6 posts
#4
Analysis/Opinion
: "The US tried to stop cartel money-laundering. It devastated mom-and-pop businesses instead"
4 posts
#5
Arkansas
: "Mayflower joins Cabot, Pea Ridge in stopping use of Flock license plate readers"
1 post
#6
Not A News Article
: "VIDEO: Car flips on I-71 in Columbus during severe storms/possible tornado"
1 post
#7
No Live Feeds
: "Colombia earthquake live updates: more than 100 dead and buildings collapsed after 7.4-magnitude quake"
1 post
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Yearly
+629k members(2.0%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026