News as the subject, the predicate verb with the singular, or plural? Can news be the subject directly? 2. If I make a sentence: "news is very important to our daily life" Can I say news is / are very important

News as the subject, the predicate verb with the singular, or plural? Can news be the subject directly? 2. If I make a sentence: "news is very important to our daily life" Can I say news is / are very important

It can be used as the subject directly
A piece of news
News is very important to our daily life.