code: def get_top_stories(self):
          
          suburl = "v0/topstories.json"
          try:
              top_stories = self._make_request(suburl)
          except requests.HTTPError as e:
              hn_logger.exception('Faulted on getting top stories, with status {}'.format(e.errno))
              raise e
          return top_stories
docs: Get the item numbers for the current top stories.
          Will raise an requests.HTTPError if we got a non-200 response back.
          :return: A list with the top story item numbers.