Last time I checked, verbs indicated action. That would logically imply that news headlines should contain verbs (because if they didn't, they wouldn't be reporting an action).
However, I've read the paper many times to find that the headlines don't contain any verbs! (Or rather, you can read the headline off as a series of nouns rather than a statement). Here are some of my personal favorites:
| SENATE TABLES LEVEE BILL |
| STRIKE HITS COUNTY |
| PRESIDENT VISITS UK |
| TERRORISTS ATTACK AIRLINES |
| BOMBS STRIKE IRAQI POLICE BULIDING |
| AFGHAN FORCE NEEDS TROOPS |
| FRESHMAN ACE ALCOHOL TEST |
| AREA MAN FILES ARREST REPORT |
| TOBACCO GIANT BREAKS YOUTH CODE |
| PAKISTAN ARMY ATTACKS MILITANTS |
| ITALY CABINET OFFERS PM IMMUNITY |