United States News API

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

Get API key for the United States News API

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": 528816,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "ff7243eb233527bb2a269fceafccbbb1",
            "title": "Motorsports world mourns the unexpected loss of NASCAR legend Kyle Busch",
            "description": "The racing world is in shock after NASCAR star Kyle Busch died on Thursday at the age of 41",
            "content": "A two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion with 762 career starts, Kyle Busch was a legend of the sport. His 234 wins across all three national divisions put him in a class of his own. Along with being one of top ten winningest drivers in Cup Series histo... [21092 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.motorsport.com/nascar-cup/news/motorsports-world-mourns-the-unexpected-loss-of-nascar-legend-kyle-busch/10822770/",
            "image": "https://cdn-3.motorsport.com/images/amp/YpbP5QA0/s6/kyle-busch-2x-nascar-cup-champ.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T01:52:30Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "cc123e7554f2c698cb6a8a3c711bd28e",
                "name": "Motorsport.com",
                "url": "https://www.motorsport.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "ca05f1645765e02829b721599fd311c6",
            "title": "2 Minnesota Autism Therapy Providers Charged in $46 Million Medicaid Fraud Case",
            "description": "The Justice Department claims that clinics used fake diagnoses and kickbacks to parents to bring children into treatment.",
            "content": "The Justice Department announced charges on Thursday against 15 people for attempting to defraud Minnesota Medicaid and other social service programs in the state of more than $90 million.\nTop officials, including Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the health an... [1964 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/21/us/politics/medicaid-fraud-minnesota-autism.html",
            "image": "https://static01.nyt.com/images/2026/05/21/multimedia/21DC-MEDICAID-FRAUD-fpzw/21DC-MEDICAID-FRAUD-fpzw-facebookJumbo.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T01:25:24Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "2f580dc49292a1caf59cd86dd3c9e60b",
                "name": "The New York Times",
                "url": "https://www.nytimes.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "53456d6b33ad24d081bf32b18bd8a264",
            "title": "MTL@CAR: What you need to know",
            "description": "Canadiens descend on North Carolina for Game 1 of Eastern Conference Final",
            "content": "KEYS TO THE GAME\nShut down Blake, Hall and Stankoven\nCarolina’s second line of Jackson Blake, Taylor Hall and Logan Stankoven has been dominant this postseason, combining for 31 points in eight games, including seven goals from Stankoven alone. The g... [1861 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/mtl-car-what-you-need-to-know-game-1-may-21-2026",
            "image": "https://media.d3.nhle.com/image/private/t_ratio16_9-size50/prd/tvptuxiwlt7c9nncrhhp.png",
            "publishedAt": "2026-05-22T00:00:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "8c7d2a077d28a24e16f925a9ca740291",
                "name": "NHL.com",
                "url": "https://www.nhl.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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