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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 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=world&apikey=API_KEY
{
"totalArticles": 237806,
"articles": [
{
"id": "b645fa9c6cc67c990fdb492d1ab90279",
"title": "The Latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions again",
"description": "Iran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway. It warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in effect.",
"content": "By The Associated Press\nIran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It also warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockad... [18557 chars]",
"url": "https://www.sun-sentinel.com/2026/04/18/the-latest-iran-fires-on-ships-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-tehran-imposes-restrictions-again/",
"image": "https://www.sun-sentinel.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/Lebanon_Israel_Iran_War_6_873-1.jpg?w=1024&h=683",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-18T21:59:48Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "57528567a0810348817d40979b3c8f36",
"name": "Sun Sentinel",
"url": "https://www.sun-sentinel.com"
}
},
{
"id": "a47084e85829ff0d2dfdae46d999077b",
"title": "A mass shooting in Ukraine's capital leaves 6 dead before police shot and killed the gunman",
"description": "A gunman has killed six people and injured at least 14 in a mass shooting in Ukraine's capital before he was shot and killed by police.",
"content": "KYIV, Ukraine — A gunman wielding an automatic weapon killed six people and barricaded himself inside a supermarket with hostages in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Saturday, before he was shot and killed by police, authorities said.\nAt least 14 peop... [2580 chars]",
"url": "https://www.npr.org/2026/04/18/nx-s1-5789903/mass-shooting-kyiv-ukraine",
"image": "https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/6000x3375+0+0/resize/1400/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F70%2F7c%2Fca9644364a9188359b4eb08cad70%2Fap26108610147479.jpg",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-18T20:43:45Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "0978beb86628acb239ee06cf0b116d2c",
"name": "NPR",
"url": "https://www.npr.org"
}
},
{
"id": "5c2f49b3111bfa4b1b8237b752435bc7",
"title": "Iranian officials 'afraid' to bury assassinated Supreme Leader Khamenei: expert",
"description": "The burial site of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has yet to be determined as regime officials weigh safety concerns for an expected politically charged funeral.",
"content": "The burial site of slain Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has yet to be determined as Iranian officials weigh safety concerns for such a massive funeral turnout, while one security expert claims the delay is due to Tehran being too chicken.\nKhamenei, 86, ... [2804 chars]",
"url": "https://nypost.com/2026/04/18/world-news/iranian-officials-afraid-to-bury-assassinated-supreme-leader-khamenei-expert/",
"image": "https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/04/handout-via-reuters-attention-editors-125910444.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200",
"publishedAt": "2026-04-18T20:22:00Z",
"lang": "en",
"source": {
"id": "9d7e5ab9f28d430ac851e2b94640216c",
"name": "New York Post",
"url": "https://nypost.com"
}
}
]
}