News sites are most likely to go down at the exact moment you need them — when a big story breaks and everyone rushes in at once. This page collects live status for the major news and reference sites we monitor so you can quickly tell whether the site is down or it’s just your connection.

Check a news site now

Each link opens a live status page with a real-time up/down check, 24-hour uptime history, and problems other readers are reporting:

Why news sites go down

News and reference sites face the sharpest traffic spikes on the internet: a single breaking story can multiply visitors within minutes. The failures we see most are traffic surges overwhelming the servers or CDN during major events, paywall and login systems buckling under load, and ad or third-party scripts that slow a page to a crawl even when the core content is fine.

The most common problems

Reports usually cluster around: the site won’t load or times out, pages load slowly or partially, the paywall won’t let you in, or images and video won’t play. During a big event, a slow or half-loading site usually means a traffic surge rather than a full outage.

Is it the site, or your connection?

If our monitor shows the site as up but it won’t load for you, try a different network or clear your cache — the issue is local. If we show it down and reports are rising, it’s site-wide. Our guide on whether it’s down for everyone or just you shows how to tell.

See every site with an active problem on the live outages page, or check any of 800+ services in seconds.