I would suggest HNews. You get the HN that as maguay says is how we all shorten "Hacker News" but at the same name you will avoid being too cryptic by using a

I would suggest HNews. You get the HN that as maguay says is how we all shorten "Hacker News" but at the same name you will avoid being too cryptic by using a two letters name. At the same time having the keyword "news" in your application it can only help.