timeparse.js

var monthNames = ["Jan.", "Feb.", "Mar.", "Apr.", "May", "Jun.", "Jul.", "Aug.", "Sep.", "Oct.", "Nov.", "Dec."];
var dayNames = ["Sunday", "Monday", "Tuesday", "Wednesday", "Thursday", "Friday", "Saturday"];

var theDate = new Date(Date.parse(res.query.results.item[i].pubDate));
var todaysDate = new Date();
var thedateCheck = theDate.getTime();
var todaysdateCheck = todaysDate.getTime();
var month = theDate.getMonth();
var dayName = theDate.getDay();
var dayDay = theDate.getDate();
var hours = theDate.getHours();
var mins = theDate.getMinutes();
var ampm = "am";
if (mins < 10) {
    mins = mins + "0";
}
if (hours >= 12) {
    ampm = "pm";
}
if (hours > 12) {
    hours = hours - 12;
}
var dateString = dayNames[dayName] + ", " + monthNames[month] + " " + dayDay + ", " + hours + ":" + mins + ampm;
if (hours == 12) {
    dateString = dayNames[dayName] + ", " + monthNames[month] + " " + dayDay + ", Noon";
}