The Wall Street Journal is a good source for reporting and research on current events at the national and international level. Full articles from the Wall Street Journal (1981-current).
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata of scholarly literature across an array of publishing formats and disciplines.
Perspectives on hot-button social issues such as immigration, offshore drilling, gun control, and more. This is an excellent source of information to support a persuasive speech or paper.