San Jose Mercury News - great place to find out first what's happening in Silicon Valley. USA Today - the national newspaper on the 'net. Offers great content, but gets old during the evening. Washington Post - the best of the dailies. Offers excellent political coverage and much more.
Entire paper is available online.
Also features hours top news . American Banker - if it's important to banks and bankers, it's here. InternetNews - includes news on Internet business, international and national 'net news and Internet stock report. Excellent for a quick story. ZDNetNews - naturally, news from the Internet world.