Bloglines is an excellent web-based RSS news feed service, accompanied by an optional system tray monitor to let you know when news is posted on any number of your favorite RSS-enabled site. And for those sites that don't have their own RSS feed, you can easily make one for them, using the free tools at MyRSS.
It's a pretty compelling solution for everyone who gets tired of individually checking their favorite news sites every day - now the news comes right to your doorstep from as many sources as you want :D
