Real Dictionary

headline
countable noun: A headline is the title of a newspaper story, printed in large letters at the top of the story, especially on the front page.
plural noun: The headlines are the main points of the news which are read on radio or television.

headline in American English
a line at the top of a page in a book, giving the running title, page number, etc.
to provide (a news article) with a headline
intransitive verb: to be the star of an entertainment
noun: a heading in a newspaper for any written material, sometimes for an illustration, to indicate subject matter, set in larger type than that of the copy and containing one or more words and lines and often several banks
transitive verb: to furnish with a headline; head

headline in British English
noun: a phrase at the top of a newspaper or magazine article indicating the subject of the article, usually in larger and heavier type