It is possible to delete the News app by holding down on the app and selecting “Delete App”. However if you want to keep the app but stop highlights on widgets and notifications, swipe to the left on your home screen to reveal the widgets you have. Then scroll down to the bottom and tap on edit. A list of widgets should appear. Click on the red button with a dash next to “News” which will then remove the widgets for the “News” app. To remove notifications, open “Settings” and go to the “Notifications” tab. A list of apps using notifications should pop up. Scroll down the list until you see “News” which you can then tap on. And the final step is to tap the toggle next to “Allow Notifications” which should then stop notifications from the “News” app.