I'm considering subscribing to this Current Events for D. He doesn't like history so starting with current events may be better because sometimes it catches his interest. Perhaps working backward is a better idea for him.
Probably watching news and reading the newspaper would work just as well but I like the looks of this paper because it's specifically for schoolage kids. They offer four different levels and there are activity sheets too. Mostly I just like finding and buying school curriculum! I had to minimize this when he walked by because I know he'd be horrified to see what I'm looking at!