Long before world news and US news became available online; it used to be that people had to wait for a newspaper to fall on their doorsteps to get the latest news, unless they were out on the street and able to purchase the latest daily. Then came the next era of US national news, where the evening television hour was devoted to breaking headlines and feature stories presented by the familiar anchors that were like part of the family. While the evening news is still a part of the national and international landscape, most people are getting their daily news in a much different way these days.

The Internet has changed the way that people get world news by providing instant headlines seconds after news breaks. As quickly as someone can write the headline and synopsis, the latest daily news is published online from the most reputable media agencies with access to instant news feeds. Although people still go to the evening news and the daily papers to get more in-depth and focused reports, they tend to go online for breaking stories as they happen. A news portal is one of the best and more popular ways to go about this.

By logging into a news portal, Internet users have instant access to the top news stories from all the leading sources, instead of just one source. This provides a broad picture of US and world news in the quickest format possible. And these sites don't only offer daily news in the political, scientific and health sectors ? they also offer sports, entertainment and other lighter offerings.

The evening news and daily newspapers will always have a place in our society. They have had to redefine themselves, however, as a result of the Internet revolution. Now that a news portal can provide all the up-to-date information on what's going on in the world as it happens, these other mediums must focus on feature stories, columns and in-depth reporting after the fact.