United States World News API

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

Get API key for the United States World 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 240282,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "88d8730ac8c1c1a090f29b3605626029",
            "title": "Rare Video Appears To Show A Soviet Su-7 Jet Dropping A Nuclear Bomb",
            "description": "During one very unusual Cold War drill, a Soviet Su-7 Fitter attack jet delivered a live tactical nuclear weapon in an end-to-end test. During one very unusual Cold War drill, a Soviet Su-7 Fitter attack jet delivered a live tactical nuclear weapon in an end-to-end test.",
            "content": "The TWZ Newsletter\nWeekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy.\nEmail address Thank you!\nVideos and other imagery bearing witness to the awesome destructive power of nuclear detonations... [8613 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.twz.com/air/rare-video-appears-to-show-a-soviet-su-7-jet-dropping-a-nuclear-bomb",
            "image": "https://www.twz.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Su-7-FITTER-with-bomb-copy.jpg?w=1200",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T18:08:53Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "363cabb787924c2b094917680adf0109",
                "name": "The War Zone",
                "url": "https://www.twz.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "7364462eb672677fb2c836c52cd37ff6",
            "title": "Se suicida en la cárcel el exteniente coronel Hans W. Lluberes condenado a 30 años por narcotráfico",
            "description": "De acuerdo con la Dirección General de Servicios Penitenciarios y Correccionales (DGSPC), el hecho ocurrió alrededor de las 9:00 de la noche.",
            "content": "El exteniente coronel Hans Wender Lluberes Sánchez, condenado a pasada semana a 3o años de prisión, por narcotráfico, se quitó la vida en la cárcel de San Luis, la noche del sábado.\nLluberes Sánchez había sido identificado por las autoridades como el... [2544 chars]",
            "url": "https://listindiario.com/la-republica/20260426/suicida-carcel-san-luis-exteniente-coronel-hans-w-lluberes-condenado-30-anos_903322.html",
            "image": "https://listindiario.com/files/main_image/files/fp/uploads/2019/12/17/642e6a6849517.r_d.44-148-0.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T17:38:19Z",
            "lang": "es",
            "source": {
                "id": "7074f1cc47668a543e8a020af3653d47",
                "name": "Listín Diario",
                "url": "https://listindiario.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "200002c66fde07d3e2a3c8b18cab0d0c",
            "title": "Ukraine war latest: Three Russian ships, MiG-31 aircraft damaged in major overnight strikes on Crimea",
            "description": "Key developments on April 25-26:\n* Three Russian ships, MiG-31 aircraft damaged in major overnight strikes on Crimea, SBU reports\n* Ukrainian drones strike Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery, General Staff says amid latest mass attack inside Russia\n* US intercepts Iranian 'shadow fleet' vessel Sevan in Arabian Sea, US Central Command says\n* Germany believes Russia responsible for global cyber campaign on Signal, WhatsApp, media reports\nUkrainian forces struck three Russian ships, a fighter je",
            "content": "Key developments on April 25-26:\nThree Russian ships, MiG-31 aircraft damaged in major overnight strikes on Crimea, SBU reports\nUkrainian drones strike Russia's Yaroslavl oil refinery, General Staff says amid latest mass attack inside Russia\nUS inter... [9398 chars]",
            "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-war-latest-130/",
            "image": "https://assets.kyivindependent.com/content/images/2023/07/GettyImages-477106241.jpeg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-04-26T17:01:21Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "77be3375c4c4b431f1d0e0a6ed40baa6",
                "name": "The Kyiv Independent",
                "url": "https://kyivindependent.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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