Awasu (TM) is a free Windows news-reader that runs in the background on your computer and monitors these sites for you. When it sees that something new has appeared, it will let you know. Awasu will also keep track of what you have already read which saves you even more time since you no longer need to search through your favorite sites for new stories.

NewzCrawler is a rss/atom reader, news aggregator, browser and blog client which provides access to news content from various sources:

* Syndicated news given in XML-based formats (Atom, RSS, RDF, BackSlash etc.);
* Usenet (NNTP) newsgroups;
* Web pages (HTTP).

AmphetaDesk is a free, cross platform, open-sourced, syndicated news aggregator - it obediently sits on your desktop, downloads the latest news that interests you, and displays them in a quick and easy to use (and customizable!) webpage.

NetNewsWire Lite contains many of the basic news reading features of NetNewsWire. See this comparison chart that details the differences between the two versions. - Freeware

Feedreader is a freeware Windows application that reads and displays Internet newsfeeds aka ATOM and RSS feeds based on XML. It supports ATOM and all major RSS formats.