List-Headlines

Lists the latest headlines

Script

param([string]$RSS_URL = "https://news.yahoo.com/rss/world", [int]$maxLines = 24)

try {
	[xml]$content = (Invoke-WebRequest -URI $RSS_URL -useBasicParsing).Content
	[int]$count = 1
	foreach ($item in $content.rss.channel.item) {
		"?? $($item.title)"
		if ($count++ -eq $maxLines) { break }
	}
        $source = $content.rss.channel.title
        $date = $content.rss.channel.pubDate
	"   (by $source as of $date)"
	exit 0 # success
} catch {
	"?? ERROR: $($Error[0]) (script line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber))"
	exit 1
}

Customize

RSS_URL string

Specifies the URL to the RSS feed (Yahoo World News by default)

maxLines int

Specifies the maximum number of lines to list (24 by default)