news
n. uncountablen. new information about recent events. You can find it in newspapers, on TV, or on the internet.
n. information about recent events or happenings, especially as reported by media outlets. Singular in construction despite the terminal 's'.
I heard some good news today.
The local news reported that a new park will open in the city center next month.
In an era of rapid digital dissemination, the news often reaches the public through social media feeds long before traditional broadcast networks can verify the details.
Always takes a singular verb (e.g., 'The news is good'). Often paired with the partitive 'a piece of' to refer to a single item of information.
These news are very excitingThis news is very excitingNews is uncountable and singular; it cannot be used with plural determiners or plural verbs.