To have Featured Articles Lite news sliders that do not have any space above and to the sides, use these settings:

• Slider Theme
  • Base theme - Classic
  • Color Scheme - Light

  

• Save Slider
  • Slider Name - Uncheck the box under the name next to “Display slider name”
  • Slider Width - Empty (Setting nothing causes it to use the entire width)
  • Slider Height - I use 300 but you can use any height

  

• Automatic Placement Options
  • Display on Loop - 0
  • Click [select pages] and pick the page(s) you want the slider to appear on
  • If one of the pages is your homepage, check the box next to “Display on home page”