Very often in this modern day in age, newspapers grossly abuse the “Breaking News” categorization. I have put together this (hopefully) helpful list of examples wherein the circumstances are appropriate for the usage of such a powerful phrase: 

• Breaking News: The president was just shot and turned into a lizard like the woman in Star Wars Episode II

• Breaking News: All of your high school crushes want to re-connect with you and tell you how much they have always loved you

• Breaking News: America is now pronounced differently

• Breaking News: Nebraska sunk this morning

• Breaking News: Magic 8-Balls are real now

• Breaking News: Kanye West belly-punched your mother in the belly

• Breaking News: Look behind you