Rarely. If you are willing to pay attention to outrageous gossip I guess you can call that news. Most of the threads are filled with the "I've heard", "somebody said", etc. Anyone who questions the "facts" presented by the Laci cult is immediately demonized. There are probably more threads on Peterson, Laci and Modesto Police than there are on Iraq.
The "Laci Cult"... catchy! ;)