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United States News API
Get the live top headlines from United States with our JSON API.
Get API key for the United States News APIAPI 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": 546710,
"articles": [
{
"id": "343ce6f099bbb2a653ca26d9175a2f4a",
"title": "SNL season 51 finale: Will Ferrell plays Jeffrey Epstein's ghost, Chad Smith crashes the monologue and Paul McCartney delivers a surprise third song",
"description": "Saturday Night Live closed out its 51st season on May 16 with Will Ferrell hosting for the sixth time and Paul McCartney as musical guest. The episode featured Ferrell as Epstein's ghost in the cold o...",
"content": "Saturday Night Live wrapped its 51st season on May 16 with Will Ferrell hosting for the sixth time and Paul McCartney serving as musical guest. It was the former Beatle's fifth appearance on the show and Ferrell's first hosting stint since 2019.\nThe ... [3560 chars]",
"url": "https://www.yahoo.com/news/us/article/snl-season-51-finale-will-ferrell-plays-jeffrey-epsteins-ghost-chad-smith-crashes-the-monologue-and-paul-mccartney-delivers-a-surprise-third-song-150536234.html",
"image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/mRRYUgTdXW_7RiUrCC_bfQ--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD04MDA7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://s.yimg.com/os/creatr-uploaded-images/2026-05/720a9140-51bd-11f1-b7ef-0931a725cea9",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-17T15:08:22Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
"name": "Yahoo",
"url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
}
},
{
"id": "d5b6eb2009318e45c91fbbbf71372330",
"title": "Call Her Daddy's Alex Cooper announces pregnancy amid online feud",
"description": "Call Her Daddy host Alex Cooper and her husband Matt Kaplan are expecting their first child together",
"content": "Congratulations are in order for Alex Cooper and Matt Kaplan!\nThe couple, who have been married since 2024, announced on social media on Sunday, May 17, that they are expecting their first child together.\n\"Our family,\" Alex, 31, simply wrote alongsid... [2598 chars]",
"url": "https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/call-her-daddys-alex-cooper-144640100.html",
"image": "https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/Ys9usYR68qDYg4bEu8iD1A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTEyMDA7aD02NzU7Y2Y9d2VicA--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/hello_us_861/e9505c5d66ef19619b964236ded1e8ae",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-17T14:46:40Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "99e8a2cb4638bb798cf9167e5af5b83b",
"name": "Yahoo",
"url": "https://www.yahoo.com"
}
},
{
"id": "97a3e55905c698b8d22c072bcf8f2a48",
"title": "Trump, Xi announce agreement on reopening Strait of Hormuz",
"description": "China showed the limits of its alliance with Iran as President Xi Jinping agreed with President Donald Trump that reopening the Strait of Hormuz is a top priority. He also vowed to stop sending Iran military aid.",
"content": "President Donald Trump announced late Friday that U.S. and Nigerian forces carried out an operation that killed a global ISIS leader.\nTrump identified the terrorist as Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as ISIS’s second-in-command globally.\n\"Toni... [6065 chars]",
"url": "https://www.foxnews.com/live-news/trump-iran-war-china-hormuz-may-17",
"image": "https://assets.foxnews.com/liveblog/fn/prod/images/2026/05/443029a4ef4bac20256d9665b59f7978.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-05-17T14:30:37Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "a8408ad388422503ac33101396026891",
"name": "Fox News",
"url": "https://www.foxnews.com"
}
}
]
}