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United States Nation News API

Get the live top nation 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=nation&apikey=API_KEY
{
    "totalArticles": 442886,
    "articles": [
        {
            "id": "1a994419dcc92af9f93e55dfd78818af",
            "title": "ABC13 Weather Alert: Ice and Winter Storm Warnings issued for Houston and most of southeast Texas",
            "description": "An ABC13 Weather Alert is active across Houston and Southeast Texas as icy accumulations are expected through the weekend, and travel disruptions and local power outages are possible. Follow live updates on ABC13.com.",
            "content": "Businesses across the Houston area are bracing for icy roads, possible power outages, and freezing temperatures this weekend by closing their doors and canceling their services.\nClick here to see what Houstonians can expect to be closed during the wi... [2050 chars]",
            "url": "https://abc13.com/live-updates/abc13-weather-alert-ice-winter-storm-warnings-issued-houston-most-southeast-texas/18465916/",
            "image": "https://cdn.abcotvs.com/dip/images/18465757_012426-ktrk-TN-winter-storm-abc13-logo-img.png?w=1600",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T04:26:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "987571d4ca0b5001c52fb0b36333f09e",
                "name": "abc13.com",
                "url": "https://abc13.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "852c2550c0f34d826a489b70b8164623",
            "title": "Schumer: Democrats will block funding package if it includes homeland security money",
            "description": "Announcement comes as anger toward DHS – which oversees ICE – intensifies after Alex Pretti fatally shot",
            "content": "In the wake of another fatal shooting of a US citizen in Minnesota by a federal officer, the Senate Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, said Saturday evening that his party will block a funding package next week if it includes money for the Department ... [4686 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/24/schumer-democrats-dhs-funding-package",
            "image": "https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/03898e706322e0f29a19b79d2185c78276b747ed/688_0_6880_5504/master/6880.jpg?width=1200&height=630&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&precrop=40:21,offset-x50,offset-y0&overlay-align=bottom%2Cleft&overlay-width=100p&overlay-base64=L2ltZy9zdGF0aWMvb3ZlcmxheXMvdGctZGVmYXVsdC5wbmc&enable=upscale&s=f376cd0849c7d8b8cbe6d2b0486a8d53",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T01:53:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "558a003a7a0164e924408edec7e99f99",
                "name": "The Guardian",
                "url": "https://www.theguardian.com"
            }
        },
        {
            "id": "cf26479174794eff67006e7e442306f8",
            "title": "Demonstrators take to the streets of L.A. in protest of Minneapolis shooting; police order them to disperse",
            "description": "Protesters take to the streets in Los Angeles after another person is killed in Minneapolis",
            "content": "A planned demonstration and vigil in support of a 37-year-old man shot and killed by immigration officers in Minneapolis concluded Saturday in downtown Los Angeles largely without incident, but a number of protesters lingered well into the evening an... [5441 chars]",
            "url": "https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2026-01-24/la-me-ice-protest-dtla",
            "image": "https://ca-times.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/b73528f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/6000x3150+0+425/resize/1200x630!/quality/75/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcalifornia-times-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F57%2Fb1%2F2a9f50f1455aa831250ed770d776%2F1539412-me-ice-protest-gmf-01.jpg",
            "publishedAt": "2026-01-25T01:41:00Z",
            "lang": "en",
            "source": {
                "id": "6c4fa75a787f2ec713503abb3f822104",
                "name": "latimes.com",
                "url": "https://www.latimes.com"
            }
        }
    ]
}

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