I do not rely on Google to get to news. And I remember the days when CNN was attacking Matt Drudge for being inaccurate because he was from the internet while CNN is a joke and full of liars. Matt told them that on air...
Google is not where you go first (before you know what question to ask).
Google is where you go after you know enough to write a focused query. You may need several trips through Google, as you hone your query based on previous results.
And, if you don't like Google's advanced query automation and long for a simpler, sparer interface, there's always Yandex (if you don't mind if Kommittee tags along).