NY Times

- By default you get the most recent news.

- Tap Popular to see the stories that were emailed most to others.

- You can save stories to read later.

- If you tap More you can pick from a full range of sections of the paper.

USA Today

- This has a very colorful and easy-to-use layout.

- Across the bottom you can tap and get Scores, Weather and Pictures.

- If you tap Snapshots you get a number of polls or surveys you can participate in.

- You'll also find tabs across the top with News, Money and Sports.

WeatherBug

- The version of WeatherBug is free. There is a paid-for elite version available too.

- You can tap forecast and get the extended forecast.

- You can tap Maps to see a weather map for your area.

- You can watch video and see a camera shot of your area.

- It will also give you severe weather alerts.

NPR News

- This lets you add your personal NPR favorites.

- You can see popular NPR shows to pick from.

- You can also check Top Stories, sort them by Topic and listen to an hourly newscast.

- If you tap More you can changes settings, input information for Twitter and Facebook accounts and more.

The Weather Channel

- This has a nice, clean layout.

- You can see current conditions, hourly, 36 hours and 10 day.

- See weather maps.

- Be notified of severe weather.

- You can watch videos

- You can also get weather for multiple locations.