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": 561246,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "d5d233dd586a255d88ee1857e1ac4662",
            "title": "Henri Veesaar Missed Out on $5M+ in Potential NIL Amid UNC Star's NBA Draft Slide, CBB Coach Says",
            "description": "Former North Carolina standout Henri Veesaar fell all the way to the No. 52 pick of the 2026 NBA draft and likely cost himself significant money in the process.",
            "content": "\"Obviously, it's tempting,\" Veesaar said, per CBS Sports' Isaac Trotter. \"Like, there's a lot of money being thrown around in college. It's another year of going to school, being able to get ready for the NBA, but honestly, kind of getting thrown int... [293 chars]",
            "url": "https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25445137-henri-veesaar-missed-out-5m-potential-nil-amid-unc-stars-nba-draft-slide-cbb-coach-says",
            "image": "https://gsp-image-cdn.wmsports.io/cms/prod/bleacher-report/getty_images/2026-06/2259048195_large_cropped.jpg?w=3800&h=2000",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T02:10:11Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "c6639dea23b7ca540acf63e679a766d3",
                "name": "Bleacher Report",
                "url": "https://bleacherreport.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "bc5dbcaf878e3fdcf52a72994ff36330",
            "title": "Strong earthquakes hit Venezuela as buildings collapse in Caracas",
            "description": "The magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 quakes caused panic in the capital as residents evacuated.",
            "content": "At least two buildings 'completely collapsed', says Chacao mayor\nVanessa Buschschlüter\nLatin America and Caribbean editor\nThe mayor of Chacao, Gustavo Duque Saez, says there are at least two buildings in this municipality - which forms part of the gr... [4331 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.bbc.com/news/live/c621z18wznet",
            "image": "https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_news/1200/cpsprodpb/9117/live/a7662140-7032-11f1-8546-8f19e4fe30f4.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T01:58:16Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "f331a5ed3965fb59761dfcecfc7e7a34",
                "name": "BBC",
                "url": "https://www.bbc.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "f04f9f990075d2051c7cf2cb23a3dbe8",
            "title": "En fotos: los daños que dejaron los dos terremotos en Venezuela",
            "description": "Dos fuertes terremotos sacudieron este miércoles en Venezuela con apenas 39 segundos de diferencia, en una secuencia sísmica cuyo evento principal fue un sismo de magnitud 7,5, informó el sistema oficial de alerta de tsunamis de Estados Unidos.",
            "content": "Dos fuertes terremotos sacudieron este miércoles Venezuela con apenas 39 segundos de diferencia, en una secuencia sísmica cuyo evento principal fue un sismo de magnitud 7,5, informó el sistema oficial de alerta de tsunamis de Estados Unidos.\nLas auto... [1616 chars]",
            "url": "https://cnnespanol.cnn.com/2026/06/24/latinoamerica/fotos-terremotos-venezuela-orix",
            "image": "https://media.cnn.com/api/v1/images/stellar/prod/gettyimages-2282638652-1.jpg?c=16x9&q=w_800,c_fill",
            "publishedAt": "2026-06-25T01:43:00Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "3c9d862fa32f79b035b88873a5d21ccb",
                "name": "CNN en Español",
                "url": "https://cnnespanol.cnn.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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