News App Opening by itself in Ventura

kellynotfromeuclid wrote:

When I click on the News app window, I can't access the News Menu. I have to go to the Finder and Hide Others, and then only the News app window remains. Then I have to click on that window, and I can access it's menu in order to quit from the app.

That's in part on losing Focus to the app. (Don't ask me what Focus is as it's got me confused). I get the same think with Safari at times. I have to go to the Dock and clicm on Finder and then on Safari before I can continue with Safari.

What yo might try is boot into Safe Mode according to How to use safe mode on your Mac and test to see if the problem persists. Don't spend too much time in Safe Mode as the key is the booting into it and what happens during that time - see Note below). Reboot normally and test again.

NOTE 1: Safe Mode boot can take up to 3 - 5 minutes as it's doing the following; 

• Verifies your startup disk and attempts to repair directory issues, if needed

• Loads only required kernel extensions (prevents 3rd party kernel/extensions from loading)

• Prevents Startup Items and Login Items from opening automatically

• Disables user-installed fonts 

• Deletes font caches, kernel cache, and other system cache files

NOTE 2: if you have a wireless keyboard with rechargeable batteries connect it with its charging cable before booting into Safe Mode. This makes it act as a wired keyboard as will insure a successful boot into Safe Mode.

Was the New Application still open when the computer was shutdown ?

When Shutting Down the the computer was this image below presented ?

In that same image ,was the Check Mark checked to " Reopen windows when logging back in "

If so, uncheck that Check Box

/Library/StartupItems is technically depreciated and it is not known how much longer it will work.

There is another entry called Login Items which is to be found in Settings -> Login Items. There may be a list of Items to Open at Login. See if News is listed there. If you right-click an App on the Dock under Options there is an Open at Login and when checked it creates an entry in the System Settings Login Items screen.

On macOS versions prior to Ventura, Login Items would be found in System Preferences -> Users & Groups -> select the user and there is a Login Items for each user. The Dock App icon options -> Login Items is the same thing.

Another way is to have a Launchd plist entry in ~/Library/LaunchAgents per user or /Library/LaunchAgents for all users and there's a /Library/LaunchDaemons for long running background services intended for all users. But it's very unlikely that these entries would be used by the Apple News app.

Are you clicking any links? I have witnessed Apple News specific URLs that get opened in the News app. What about the widget sidebar? Do you have notifications turned off?

Keep track of which news provider is popping up. You can try to unfollow that provider in the News App. In the past, I've heard of ads that can popup coming through Apple News. I'm blocking all that stuff via a network level ad-blocker called Pi-Hole.

I am sorry but from the original question it seems imply otherwise

Are you receiving any Apple News Newsletter emails?

Click File -> Manage Notifications & Email...

Turn off the Apple News Newsletters that are delivered via email.