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The news title is controlled by the following css code (example - XOOPS site first news item )
<div class="item">
<div class="itemHead">
[color=d84848] <span class="itemTitle">[/color]
<a href='https://xoops.org/modules/news/index.php?storytopic=9'>YAXSa>
: <a href='https://xoops.org/modules/news/article.php?storyid=1578'>
New (ish) XOOPS sitesa>span>
div>
...
Making change to "itemTitle" class in style.css file will fit your need.
.itemTitle a {font-size: 130%; font-weight: bold;
font-variant: small-caps; color: #ffffff; background-color: transparent;}