r/news is a subreddit with 31.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and ideas, and the community frequently discusses struggling, frustrating, worst, police looking, and hard time.
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
: "RFK Jr tells US families to vaccinate children against measles amid outbreak"
169 posts
#2
Ideas
: "Genetically engineered dogs for people with allergies!"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "How Poverty Fuels Child Labor and Human Exploitation"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "'We want you to tax us': Gary Lineker among 120 UK millionaires urging Andy Burnham to tax wealth"
2 posts
#5
Advice Requests
: "Ever thought? Why Are My Facebook and Google Ads Not Converting?
Launching Facebook Ads and Google Ads is probably one of the quickest ways of getting potential customers, however, many companies get disappointed when they observe tons of traffic coming to their site and no enquiries or sales at all"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/news
#1
Struggling
29 posts
#2
Frustrating
23 posts
#3
Worst
19 posts
#4
Police Looking
18 posts
#5
Hard Time
11 posts
#6
Police
10 posts
#7
Hate
10 posts
#8
Pandemic
8 posts
#9
Virus
6 posts
#10
Trump
6 posts
Flair Used in r/news
#1
Soft paywall
: "LAPD officer who recorded colleagues' racist comments charged with felony eavesdropping"
24 posts
#2
Analysis/Opinion
: "Dow surges nearly 700 points for record close as Big Tech stocks rise, oil prices slide"
7 posts
#3
Use /r/Entertainment
: "Ariana Grande to step back from public life following scrutiny of her health"
7 posts
#4
Already Submitted
: "Nauru, the world’s third-smallest country, changes its name to Naoero"
7 posts
#5
Politics - removed
: "‘They are murder victims’: Senator suggests U.S. strikes have killed people who weren’t involved in drug trafficking"
6 posts
#6
Questionable Source
: "Spain says Ceuta migrant crisis under control as over 48,000 return"
3 posts
#7
Reblogger/Paywalled
: "Uyghur man kidnapped and executed by two Chinese nationals in a wealthy LA suburb"
3 posts
#8
Already Submitted
: "Multiple people dead after shooting at fast food restaurant in southern Idaho"
2 posts
#9
SPAM
: "WestJet Strike Cancels 600 Flights, and Changing Your Own Booking Voids Your Rights"
2 posts
#10
Non-English, Removed
: "American oil company has gone ashore - Greenland sends them 'strong warning'"
1 post
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Last updated: August 6, 2026