There are several databases that will contain different types of information:
This link will display a guide that will have links to several databases where you can find current news, popular magazine articles and scholarly articles; http://libguides.unomaha.edu/ENGL116
Click on the tab "Find Articles" to access Academic Search Complete, Access World News and CQ Researcher.
Also this guide: http://libguides.unomaha.edu/political_science has links to other databases related to Political Science. I recommend any of the six databases listed on the first page.
You can use search terms related to the attacks in Paris or Nigeria to find articles.
