Finding Newspaper Articles: U.S. National

For current news from major U.S. national newspapers, search one of these databases:

  • ProQuest National Newspapers (Current News)
    Full-text of articles from the Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, Chicago Tribune, Christian Science Monitor, Los Angeles Times, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and other highly circulated US newspapers.

    Articles only - does not include graphics, photos, advertisement or classifieds. New York Times Magazine and Book Reviews are available as PDFs with graphics included.
  • Lexis-Nexis Academic Universe - News
    Choose General News in Step 1 and Major Papers in Step 2. Major Papers also includes major international newspapers. If you want U.S. only, click the Source List link, and choose the newspapers you want to search.

For historical news from major U.S. newspapers, search:

  • ProQuest Historical Newspapers (US)
    Searchable full-text articles and images from:

    Atlanta Constitution (1868-1939)
    Chicago Defender (1921-1975)
    Chicago Tribune (1849-1986)
    Christian Science Monitor (1908-1993)
    Hartford Courant (1764-1984)
    Los Angeles Times (1881-1986)
    New York Amsterdam News (1922-1993)
    New York Times (1851-2004)
    Pittsburgh Courier (1911-2002)
    Wall Street Journal (1889-1990)
    Washington Post (1877-1991)

For additional information on historic newspapers, see Finding Newspapers: Historical News