Articles about troubled times? (5)
I believe the answer is:
items
'articles' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
'troubled times?' is the wordplay.
'troubled' indicates anagramming the letters.
'times' anagrammed gives 'ITEMS'.
'about' is the link.
(Other definitions for items that I've seen before include "separate parts of news bulletin" , "Individuals units" , "Separate articles, as on list" , "Smite (anag)" , "Bits of news" .)