Yahoo News is a major news aggregator and website launched in August 1996 by Yahoo engineer Brad Clawsie, initially compiling articles from partners like the Associated Press and BBC News. After starting as a pure aggregator, it pivoted to original journalism in 2011, joined the White House press corps in 2012, and hired iconic anchor Katie Couric as its global anchor in 2013. The service gained recognition for innovation, winning an Apple Design Award in 2014 for its mobile app that curates top stories across categories. Following years under Verizon, Yahoo News was sold to Apollo Global Management in September 2021 as part of a $5 billion deal that reorganized the company under the Yahoo name. In recent years, it has embraced AI by acquiring The Factual in 2022 for article credibility ratings and the defunct news app Artifact in 2024, while also launching a creator program for writers. Additionally, its celebrity branch, originally known as Yahoo OMG, became Yahoo Celebrity in 2014 after a cross-promotion deal with CBS.