http://www.news.google.com isign up for a free Google account, and you can personalize the page a variety of ways. Doesn't auto-update, no scrolling headline, but F5/Refresh bribgs up the latest.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/ Not very customizable, no "Auto Update" either, but comprehensive, has a scrolling "Top News" ticker, also offers a downloadable scrolling desktop headline ticker which is somewhat customizable
http://today.reuters.com/news/home.aspx - Often slow to load, but comprehensive, though without signing up for a free Reuters account, not very customizeable, no auto update here, either, but a fairly customizable downloadable desktop ticker also is available.
Yahoo!, MSN, and Myway all offer the option of configuring and setting a customizable home page which you can structure as a news page, drawing from a variety of sources and outlets.
My personalized Google News is my default browser start/home page, BTW