body {
  font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
  margin: 0;
  background: #f8f8f8;
  color: #333;
}

header, footer {
  background: #222;
  color: #fff;
  padding: 20px;
}
header a, footer a {
  color: #fff;
  text-decoration: none;
}


/* Widget text and links color */
.widget, 
.widget * {
  color: #000 !important; /* Black text */
}

.widget a {
  color: #000 !important; /* Black links */
  text-decoration: none;
}

.widget a:hover {
  text-decoration: underline;
}


/* Base Menu */
.header-menu ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
  background-color: #ec1c24;
}

.header-menu ul li {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
}

.header-menu ul li a {
  display: block;
  padding: 12px 18px;
  color: #fff; /* White text */
  text-decoration: none;
  font-weight: 500; /* Medium bold */
}

/* Removed hover background */
.header-menu ul li a:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
}

/* Submenu */
.header-menu ul li ul.sub-menu {
  display: none;
  position: absolute;
  top: 100%;
  left: 0;
  background-color: #ec1c24;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
  z-index: 999;
  min-width: 220px;
}

/* Show submenu on hover */
.header-menu ul li:hover > ul.sub-menu {
  display: block;
}

/* Submenu links */
.header-menu ul li ul.sub-menu li {
  display: block;
}

.header-menu ul li ul.sub-menu li a {
  padding: 10px 15px;
  color: #fff; /* White text */
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,0.2);
  font-weight: 500;
  background-color: #ec1c24;
}

/* No hover change */
.header-menu ul li ul.sub-menu li a:hover {
  background-color: transparent;
}

/* Dropdown arrow */
.header-menu li.menu-item-has-children > a::after {
  content: " ▼";
  font-size: 0.6rem;
  margin-left: 5px;
}


/* === Custom Layout and Design === */
.custom-container {
  max-width: 1400px !important;
}

.featured-left-post {
  position: relative;
  height: 100%;
}

.featured-left-post img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  border-radius: 10px;
}

.featured-left-post .overlay {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  color: #fff;
  background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6);
  padding: 10px 15px;
  border-radius: 8px;
}

.right-side-post {
  display: flex;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  align-items: center;
}

.right-side-post img {
  width: 180px;
  height: 160px;
  object-fit: cover;
  margin-right: 15px;
  border-radius: 6px;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

.right-side-post:last-child {
  margin-bottom: 0;
}

.right-side-post h5 {
  margin: 0 0 4px 0;
  font-size: 1.15rem;
  line-height: 1.3;
}

@media (max-width: 767.98px) {
  .right-side-post {
    flex-direction: column;
    align-items: flex-start;
  }

  .right-side-post img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    margin-bottom: 10px;
  }
}

.site-logo img {
  max-height: 60px;
}

.main-navigation .nav-link {
  font-family: inherit;
}

.main-navigation .nav-link:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
}

.header-menu ul {
  display: flex;
  gap: 20px;
  padding-left: 0;
  margin: 0;
  list-style: none;
}

.header-menu ul li {
  display: inline-block;
}

.header-menu ul li a {
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 8px 12px;
}

.header-menu ul li a:hover {
  opacity: 0.8;
}
  .single-post-container {
    max-width: 800px;
    margin: 0 auto;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .single-post-container h1 {
    color: #ec1c24;
    font-weight: normal;
    margin-bottom: 20px;
  }

  .single-post-thumbnail img {
    width: 100%;
    height: auto;
    display: block;
    margin: 0 auto;
  }

  .single-post-thumbnail {
    margin-bottom: 30px;
  }

  .single-post-content {
    text-align: left;
    width: 100%;
    margin: 0 auto 40px;
  }

  .author-bio {
    border-top: 1px solid #ccc;
    padding-top: 30px;
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;
    gap: 20px;
    text-align: left;
  }

  .author-avatar {
    flex-shrink: 0;
  }

  .author-info {
    flex: 1;
  }

  .author-name {
    font-weight: bold;
    font-size: 18px;
    color: #ec1c24;
    margin-bottom: 5px;
  }

  .author-description {
    color: #333;
  }

  @media (max-width: 768px) {
    .single-post-container {
      padding: 0 15px;
    }

    .author-bio {
      flex-direction: column;
      align-items: flex-start;
    }
  }