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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": 396792,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "062a1eeae059162ade71d2ca8ef8abd9",
            "title": "See how six skiers survived a deadly Tahoe avalanche",
            "description": "Eight skiers were killed in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California on a trip to Frog Lake Huts with Blackbird Mountain Guides near Castle Peak.",
            "content": "Eight skiers have died and one is presumed dead following an avalanche in the Sierra Nevada mountain range in California on Feb. 17. Six members of the group survived and were rescued.\nThe 15-member skiing party, four guides and 11 clients, were engu... [3304 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.usatoday.com/story/graphics/2026/02/18/tahoe-avalanche/88744224007/",
            "image": "https://www.usatoday.com/gcdn/authoring/authoring-images/2026/02/18/USAT/88747272007-avalanche-2-x.png?crop=3494,1965,x1663,y844&width=3200&height=1800&format=pjpg&auto=webp",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T15:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8eec8fc7a9ec8be488bc7411d0801c60",
                "name": "USA Today",
                "url": "https://www.usatoday.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "560cd0de91202c1998f31c638b561942",
            "title": "In 2025, Trade Deficit in Goods Reached Record High",
            "description": "Data released Thursday by the Census Bureau showed the overall trade deficit with the world narrowed, the result of an expanding trade surplus in services. The trade deficit in goods was the highest on record.",
            "content": "President Trump has repeatedly promised that his steep tariffs would reduce U.S. imports, shrink the trade deficit and lead to a revival in American manufacturing.\nSo far, the opposite has occurred.\nU.S. imports grew last year, and the trade deficit ... [1661 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/19/business/economy/imports-tariffs-trade-deficit.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/02/19/multimedia/2025-biz-standalone-promos-new-2026-02-19-trade-2025/2025-biz-standalone-promos-new-2026-02-19-trade-2025-facebookJumbo-v4.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T15:31:32Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "650a658f9210399f8cfc73672f398e8f",
            "title": "Momentum for new Chicago Bears stadium plan moves toward Hammond, Indiana",
            "description": "Momentum for new Chicago Bears stadium plan moves toward Hammond, Indiana",
            "content": "The Chicago Bears have taken a big step forward in finding a new site for their stadium, and that momentum is moving fast toward Northwest Indiana.\nOn Thursday morning, Indiana lawmakers in the state House Ways and Means Committee unanimously approve... [9465 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/illinois-hearing-bears-stadium-canceled-hammond-indiana/",
            "image": "https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2026/02/09/5959be8d-b627-41fe-a6e7-09f4202977ca/thumbnail/1200x630/f71a969031cfbbd473784d4763bf8490/dtmtguoxzzsxtbiasws9.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-02-19T15:14:14Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f2f2ed82d991515dcc85d86a1374a9ae",
                "name": "CBS News",
                "url": "https://www.cbsnews.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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