RSS stands for "Really Simple Syndication" -- it's a format for distributing and gathering content from sources across the Web, including newspapers, magazines, and blogs. Web publishers use RSS to easily create and distribute news feeds that include links, headlines, and summaries. The Christian Science Monitor, CNN, and CNET News are among the many sites that now deliver updated online content via RSS. (Digaria now offers RSS Feeds)

Yahoo! News offers dozens of RSS feeds you can read in My Yahoo! or using third-party RSS news reader software.

Yahoo! News also offers "My Sources" -- a tab displayed at the top of each news section on the Yahoo! News front page. If you already use RSS in My Yahoo!, we'll automatically import your current news feeds, so you can access them under the "My Sources" tabs.

Here's how it works: Say you've added an RSS feed from the business section of the New York Times to My Yahoo!. When you're signed in to Yahoo!, you'll see your New York Times business feed as an option under the "My Sources" tab at the top of the business module on the front page of Yahoo! News.

When you're signed in, you can click on "My Sources" in Yahoo! News to add an RSS feed from hundreds of news sources. Just click "Add Sources Now" to add selected RSS feeds.

Note: Any changes to news feeds made here will appear on your Yahoo! News front page as well as your My Yahoo! page.

You can create your own custom RSS news feeds using Yahoo! News Search. Just enter a topical keyword or search term (e.g., a person, company, country, or issue), and we automatically create an RSS feed to track the latest news search results for that topic. You can view this custom feed in My Yahoo!, Yahoo! News, or any RSS news reader.

Yahoo! News RSS feeds are free of charge for individuals and non-profit organizations for non-commercial use. Attribution (included in each feed) is required.