Answer by Michael for Get custom title if category

change this one line in your code:

<h1 class="article-title entry-title">How To <?php the_title(); ?> Free</h1>

to:CORRECTION:

<h1 class="article-title entry-title"><?php if( in_category( array('news') ) ) { the_title(); } else { ?> How To <?php the_title(); ?> Free<?php } ?></h1>

https://developer.wordpress.org/reference/functions/in_category/