My First Amazon Alexa Skill: Reading RSS using Node.js - http://blog.ijasoneverett.com/2017/01/my-first-amazon-alexa-skill-reading-rss-using-node-js/

Alexa.js

'use strict';
var Alexa = require('alexa-sdk');
var APP_ID = "YOUR_APP_ID";  // TODO replace with your app ID (OPTIONAL).

var https = require('https');

var optionsget = {
    host : 'query.yahooapis.com', 
    port : 443,
    path : '/v1/public/yql?q=YOUR_RSS_QUERY&format=json&diagnostics=true&callback=', // TODO replace with your YQL json URL
    method : 'GET' 
};

exports.handler = function(event, context, callback) {
    var alexa = Alexa.handler(event, context);
    alexa.APP_ID = APP_ID;
    // To enable string internationalization (i18n) features, set a resources object.
    //alexa.resources = languageStrings;
    alexa.registerHandlers(handlers);
    alexa.execute();
};

var handlers = {
    'LaunchRequest': function () {
        var reprompt = "What can I help you with?";
        this.emit(':ask', reprompt, reprompt);
    },
    'GetNewFactIntent': function () { 
        this.emit('GetFact');
    },
    'GetFact': function () {
        var t = this;
        getWod(function (events) {
            if (events.length == 0) {
                var speechOutput = "There was a problem retrieving the wod. Please try again later.";
                t.emit(':tell', speechOutput);
            } else {
                // Create speech output
                var speechOutput = events;
                var cardTitle = "Ballistic Crossfit Unofficial";
                t.emit(':tellWithCard', speechOutput, cardTitle, speechOutput);
            }
        });     
    },
    'AMAZON.HelpIntent': function () {
        var speechOutput = "You can say, tell me the wod, or, you can say cancel... What can I help you with?";
        var reprompt = "What can I help you with?";
        this.emit(':ask', speechOutput, reprompt);
    },
    'AMAZON.CancelIntent': function () {
        var speechOutput = "Goodbye";
        this.emit(':tell', speechOutput);
    },
    'AMAZON.StopIntent': function () {
        var speechOutput = "Goodbye";
        this.emit(':tell', speechOutput);
    }
};

function getWod(eventCallback) {
    var reqGet = https.request(optionsget, function(res) {
        var finalData = "";

        res.on('data', function(d) {
            finalData += d.toString();
        });

        res.on("end", function() {     
            var obj = JSON.parse(finalData);
            eventCallback(obj);
        });
    });

    reqGet.end();
    reqGet.on('error', function(e) {
        console.log("Got error: ", e);
    });
}