Daily News, American newspaper founded in 1919 as a tabloid with sensational coverage of crime and corruption, lurid photographs and cartoons. It became one of the most successful newspapers in the world and the first to be printed in tabloid format, with a circulation peaking in 1947 at over two million copies a day. The New York City-based paper was a major competitor of the rival New York Post and was often in competition for readers.

The paper continues to publish today. It has been the target of many lawsuits and investigations, including a federal probe into its ownership structure that was settled in 2016. The newspaper remains headquartered in the art deco Daily News Building on 42nd Street at Second Avenue, which was designed by architects John Mead Howells and Raymond Hood.

The New York Daily News is a popular morning daily newspaper, covering national and local news in a sensational tabloid format. It is the only major newspaper that covers the New York Yankees, Mets and Giants and its staff is famous for its hard-nosed, in-depth journalism on sports and other topics such as politics and celebrity gossip. The paper is also a respected source of local government and business news.

Each Daily News article contains “Comprehension and Critical Thinking Questions” that help students dig deeper into the story. In addition, each article includes “Background” and “Resources” (including videos, maps and links) that provide additional information to support students’ understanding of the news event. Sign up for the Daily News newsletter to receive a FREE daily email with these questions.

Ron Kaye was an editor who was passionate about the newspaper business and took pride in his scrappy San Fernando Valley-based Daily News. His politics leaned to the right and at times he sounded like a white middle-class Valley conservative, but when it came to police misconduct toward people of color, he was an advocate who fought relentlessly to expose it. At the newspaper, he liked nothing more than when one of his reporters beat The Los Angeles Times in nuts-and-bolts coverage of police and local government. He was 83 when he died on Friday at his home in Orange, Conn., his son confirmed to The Times. The cause was unknown. His family has requested that donations be made to the Orange County Rescue Mission and the Los Angeles Public Library Foundation in his name.