Keeping up with the latest news is an important part of doing business in the information age. One of the simplest ways to stay up to date with breaking developments on the Associated Press news wire is to subscribe to one or more of its Really Simple Syndication (RSS) feeds. These continuously updated feeds send the latest headlines directly to your desktop, browser or homepage. If you have a Firefox browser or use Google, My Yahoo or My MSN as your browser's homepage, you have all the software you need. Delivering an RSS feed directly to your desktop without a browser requires downloading special software.

Homepage Feeds Using Any Browser

Step 1

Go to the Associated Press news feeds page (link provided in Resources). This page displays a list of feeds you can subscribe to regardless of which browser you use.

Step 2

Click the button associated with your homepage in the “Subscribe” column. Choose the link that corresponds to the type of feed you want. As of November 2012, the available headings are: Top Headlines, US National, World, Politics, Business, Technology, Sports, Entertainment, Health, Science and Strange.

Step 3

Click the “Continue” button to add the news feed to a My Yahoo homepage. Click the “OK” button to add the feed to a My MSN homepage. Google offers the option of adding the feed to either Goggle Reader or your homepage. Click the “Add to Google homepage” button to add the feed to your homepage.

Firefox - Live Bookmarks

Step 1

Go to the Associated Press news feeds page (link provided in Resources). Firefox is currently the only browser that supports RSS feeds natively through live bookmarks. Live bookmarks automatically keep track of and update active feeds behind the scenes as long as Firefox is open.

Step 2

Click a link in the “Title” column. Choose the link that corresponds to the type of feed you want. These are the same feeds listed in Step 2 of the previous section.

Step 3

Click the down-arrow in the dialog box next to “Subscribe to this feed using” and click “Live Bookmarks.”

Step 4

Click the “Subscribe Now” button.

Step 5

Click the down-arrow in the “Folder” dialog box. Click on a location for the news feed. Choosing the “Bookmarks Toolbar” option places an icon for the feed at the top of the browser window directly below the address bar. You can also choose to place the feed into the standard bookmarks menu or any sub-folder associated with bookmarks.

Step 6

Click the “Subscribe” button to complete the process.

RSS Reader

Step 1

Go to the Associated Press news feeds page (link provided in Resources) in any browser. RSS readers operate independently from browsers. The browser's only interaction with a standalone reader is locating and copying the feed link.

Step 2

Open an RSS reader. Readers operate as highly specialized Internet browsers. They periodically poll bookmarked sites and automatically update when changes are made to the feed's contents.

Step 3

Click the desired entry in the URL column on the AP news feed page to highlight it. Right-click the highlighted entry.

Step 4

Click “Copy” in the pop-up menu and then paste the URL into your RSS reader.

Tips

  • Many RSS readers are available as free downloads. Consult the documentation for your specific reader for instructions on adding feed URLs.

Resources

Photo Credits

  • Polka Dot Images/Polka Dot/Getty Images

About the Author

Finn McCuhil is a freelance writer based in Northern Michigan. He worked as a reporter and columnist in South Florida before becoming fascinated with computers. After studying programming at University of South Florida, he spent more than 20 years heading up IT departments at three tier-one automotive suppliers. He now builds wooden boats in the north woods.

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