diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 207e3db4..6b0afc66 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@
 WIT_AI_ACCESS_TOKEN = 'IKJJJYYVR3X672DHFVS7U7C4L2MQSS2P'
 GOODREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN = '<GOODREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN>'
 WORDS_API_KEY = '<WORDS_API_KEY>'
+NYT_API_KEY = '<NYT_ARTICLES_API_KEY>'
 JOKES_SOURCE_FILE = 'data/jokes.json'
diff --git a/data/jokes.json b/data/jokes.json
index 957b1d3b..62f1010d 100644
--- a/data/jokes.json
+++ b/data/jokes.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+
 	"jokes": [
 		"What happens to a frog's car when it breaks down?\nIt gets toad away.",
 		"Why was six scared of seven?\nBecause seven \"ate\" nine.",
diff --git a/modules/src/__init__.py b/modules/src/__init__.py
index 0988d343..419f9bf7 100644
--- a/modules/src/__init__.py
+++ b/modules/src/__init__.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     'help',
     'joke',
     'movie',
+    'news',
     'quote',
     'request',
     'wiki',
diff --git a/modules/src/anime.py b/modules/src/anime.py
index 711bad37..366694e7 100644
--- a/modules/src/anime.py
+++ b/modules/src/anime.py
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ def process(input, entities):
 
         template = TextTemplate()
         template.set_text('Title: ' + data[0]['title'] + '\nSynopsis: ' + data[0]['synopsis'])
-        template.set_post_text('\nCommunity Rating: ' + str(data[0]['community_rating']) + '\nStatus: ' + data[0]['status'])
+        #only want to see 2 decimal places
+        rating = {0:.2f}.format(data[0]['community_rating'])
+        template.set_post_text('\nCommunity Rating: ' + str(rating) + '\nStatus: ' + data[0]['status'])
         text = template.get_text()
 
         template = ButtonTemplate(text)
diff --git a/modules/src/news.py b/modules/src/news.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f65aef53
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/src/news.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import os
+import config
+import requests
+import json
+from templates.generic import GenericTemplate
+
+NYT_API_KEY = os.environ.get('NYT_API_KEY', config.NYT_API_KEY)
+
+def process(input, entities):
+	output = {}
+	try:
+		topic = str(entities['news'][0]['value'])
+		api_response = requests.get(url='https://api.nytimes.com/svc/search/v2/articlesearch.json', params={'api-key': NYT_API_KEY, 'q': topic})
+		news_dict = json.loads(api_response.text)
+		news = news_dict['response'].get('docs')
+		template = GenericTemplate()
+		if news:
+			for i in range(0,min(2,len(news))):
+				title = news[i].get('headline').get('main')
+				item_url = news[i].get('web_url')
+				image_url = news[i].get('multimedia')[0].get('url') if len(news.get('multimedia')) >= 1 else None
+				subtitle = news[i].get('snippet')
+				buttons = [ {'title': "Data provided by The New York Times", 'url':item_url} ]
+				template.add_element(title=title, item_url=item_url, image_url=image_url, subtitle=subtitle, buttons=buttons)
+		output['input'] = input
+		output['output'] = template.get_message()
+		output['success'] = True
+	except:
+		output['success'] = False
+	return output
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diff --git a/modules/tests/test_news.py b/modules/tests/test_news.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0721a76b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/tests/test_news.py
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import modules
+
+def test_news():
+	assert('news' == modules.process_query("what's the latest on the facebook case")[0])
+	assert('news' == modules.process_query("What's happening around the world")[0])
+	assert('news' == modules.process_query("What's the latest on fashion news")[0])
+	assert('news' != modules.process_query("something random")[0])
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