Have you seen what the boys and girls over at Google have been up to? They’ve changed a couple things on the news page and in my opinion, have made it much more useful.
You can now choose how you want the page laid out. If you want US news here, move it here. If you want Top Stories there, move it there. You can also now define keywords and have the resulting news articles show up on your news page. These can also be arranged to suit your sense of style.
Me personally, I’ve already added a Yosemite, Modesto, and Blog section to my news page. What are you going to add to yours?