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United States News API

Get the live top headlines from United States with our JSON API.

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API Demonstration

This example demonstrates the HTTP request to make and the JSON response you will receive when you use the news api to get the top headlines from United States.

GET
https://gnews.io/api/v4/top-headlines?country=us&category=general&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 387402,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "15bced8a6bfc278d05a6d5510b1b06cb",
            "title": "DOJ drops charges against 2 men accused of assaulting ICE officers in Minneapolis, citing new evidence \"inconsistent\" with complaint",
            "description": "A judge dismissed charges against two men charged with assaulting ICE officers after the Justice Department said \"newly discovered evidence\" was \"materially inconsistent\" with the allegations.",
            "content": "Federal charges have been dropped against two men who had been charged with assaulting Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Minneapolis last month, including one Venezuelan defendant who was shot in the leg by an officer. The Justice Depar... [4136 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-drops-charges-assaulting-ice-officers-inconsistent-evidence/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/11/1fd676a5-9444-43e1-ab3f-f6cc8b09211b/thumbnail/1200x630/b758cfd962e75bb253111f5d654df5fa/gettyimages-2259968097.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T20:35:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "332be83848d26ca1c2ed8f229ec3c172",
            "title": "Au Pair Juliana Peres Magalhães Sentenced to 10 Years in Banfield Double Murder Case",
            "description": "Juliana Peres Magalhães, 25, had cooperated with prosecutors, who sought a lenient sentence. But the judge said the woman, who pleaded guilty to manslaughter, merited the state maximum.",
            "content": "An au pair from Brazil who pleaded guilty to manslaughter for her role in a lurid double murder in Virginia was sentenced on Friday to 10 years in prison.\nIt is the maximum for manslaughter in the state and was far longer than what had been sought by... [915 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/us/juliana-peres-magalhaes-manslaughter-virginia.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/13/multimedia/13-va-aupair-1-pcvl/13-va-aupair-1-pcvl-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T20:08:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "d434c27d644503787d6ef447110cb6e6",
            "title": "FBI describes Nancy Guthrie case suspect, backpack as sheriff asks locals for video",
            "description": "The suspect in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie is described as male, approximately 5’9” - 5’10” tall, with an average build, according to the FBI, which increased its reward to $100,000 from $50,000.",
            "content": "TUCSON, Ariz. — The FBI’s decision to increase the reward for information on Nancy Guthrie’s whereabouts is drawing analysis from multiple former FBI officials, who say the move reflects both strategy and investigative progression nearly two weeks in... [13355 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/nancy-guthrie-disappearance-fbi-description-suspect-backpack-feb-13",
            "image": "https://assets.foxnews.com/liveblog/fn/prod/images/2026/02/365e65a89094040e9b6396e498b294b2.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-13T20:07:19Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "a8408ad388422503ac33101396026891",
                "name": "Fox News",
                "url": "https://www.foxnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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