Reading, watching or listening to the news gives you the opportunity to hear a language in daily use. Here are some online sources for news in French:
The following meta sites have been selected as good starting points for research in French on the web. These sites list links to many useful sites, usually grouped into categories.
Podcasts provide another opportunity to listen to a language and to expand your vocabulary. Podcasts are available for various levels of fluency; some provide written transcripts, so that you can read along as you listen.
Here are a couple of examples:
