absint( $breaking_news_number ), 'no_found_rows' => true, 'post__not_in' => get_option( 'sticky_posts' ), 'ignore_sticky_posts' => true, ); if ( absint( $breaking_news_cat ) > 0 ) { $news_args['cat'] = absint( $breaking_news_cat ); } $news_posts = new WP_Query( $news_args ); if ( $news_posts->have_posts() ) : ?>

have_posts() ) : $news_posts->the_post(); ?>