r/news is a subreddit with 31.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news, and the community frequently discusses frustrating, worst, police looking, struggling, and police.
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
: "Tim Curry, star of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, dies aged 80"
47 posts
Popular Topics in r/news
#1
Frustrating
20 posts
#2
Worst
19 posts
#3
Police Looking
18 posts
#4
Struggling
17 posts
#5
Police
10 posts
#6
Pandemic
8 posts
#7
Virus
6 posts
#8
Looking For
5 posts
#9
Looking
4 posts
#10
Apps
3 posts
Flair Used in r/news
#1
Soft paywall
: "US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate"
12 posts
#2
Already Submitted
: "Haitian who just graduated high school dies by suicide after losing TPS status, advocacy group says"
10 posts
#3
Questionable Source
: "Pflugerville Kills Flock Camera Deal After 1.6 Million Outside Searches Surface"
10 posts
#4
Analysis/Opinion
: "Why 1.2 million Texans are on the voter ‘suspense’ list and how to fix it"
5 posts
#5
Politics - removed
: "Tennessee governor plans to name Nashville airport after Dolly Parton"
3 posts
#6
No Live Feeds
: "Jury in Lindsay Clancy trial unable to reach unanimous verdict but will keep deliberating"
3 posts
#7
Title Not From Article
: "Norway's King Harald dies aged 89"
2 posts
#8
Old News
: "The FBI director admitted, confirmed under oath, that the FBI purchases commercially available location data on Americans. Real documents."
2 posts
#9
Editorialized
: "Pennsylvania police officer charged in fatal shooting of student who went to wrong house. "At the time these two fatal shots were fired, Mr. Pysher had his hands up""
1 post
#10
Site altered headline
: "Teen charged for recording livestream of San Diego mosque shooting charged with murder"
1 post
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Last updated: September 5, 2026