Is or Are ? Please help.

Is. The subject is singular.

Now, the British might call a collective noun a plural, so it might depend on where you are. I believe they would say something like "The faculity ARE meeting." Still confused?

Great!

The news IS good

as the 'news' is a collection of items under one banner - it is singular therefore IS.


Word Origins

What is the origin of the word 'news'?

The original sense of news was 'new things'; this is long obsolete. Since the 15th century it has been used to mean 'tidings, the report of recent events, new occurrences as a subject or report or talk.'
The adjective new goes back to Old English.

Oh. Well smorgs should know. Maybe the Brits finally got things straightened out on that.

Another point. If you add "S" to a single noun (car, cars) you have a plural noun which requires a plural verb. In the case of "news", it is not a plural for a noun "new". "new" is an adjective.

Thank you so much : Roger, smorgs, and flyboy.

You all are great !

Many thanks for your help.

As far as I know, IS=SINGULAR, and ARE is mostly used in plural situations.
The teacher is feisty. The teachers are feisty.
My dog is a pooper. My dogs are poopers.
My enemy from church is waiting to fight me after mass. My enemies are waiting to fight me after mass.