tnx il try it :).
foreach ( $stories as $story ) {
$news = array();
$title = $story->title();
if (strlen($title) > $options[2]) {
$title = xoops_substr($title,0,$options[2]+3);
}
$news['title'] = $title;
$title = xoops_substr($title,0,$options[2]+3);
$title = $story->title();