/*
Theme Name: DailyUSA Post
Theme URI: https://dailyusapost.com/
Author: DailyUSA Post
Description: A fast, professional news-magazine theme for Daily USA Post. Breaking ticker, hero grid, category sections, clean article pages.
Version: 1.0.0
Requires at least: 6.0
Tested up to: 6.8
Requires PHP: 7.4
License: GNU General Public License v2 or later
License URI: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html
Text Domain: dailyusa
Tags: news, magazine, blog, two-columns, custom-logo, featured-images
*/

:root{
	--navy:#1B2A4A; --navy-dark:#12203a; --red:#C0392B; --red-dark:#a93226;
	--ink:#1a1a1a; --muted:#6b7280; --line:#e5e7eb; --bg:#ffffff; --bg-soft:#f6f7f9;
	--max:1200px; --radius:8px;
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:"Noto Serif",Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;color:var(--ink);background:var(--bg);line-height:1.65;font-size:17px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:"Noto Serif",Georgia,serif;line-height:1.25;margin:0 0 .6em;color:var(--navy)}
a{color:var(--navy);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--red)}
img{max-width:100%;height:auto}
.container{max-width:var(--max);margin:0 auto;padding:0 20px}
.screen-reader-text{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0)}
.skip-link:focus{position:static;width:auto;height:auto;clip:auto;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:8px 16px}

/* ---------- Top bar + ticker ---------- */
.topbar{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#dbe2ef;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px}
.topbar .container{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;padding-top:7px;padding-bottom:7px}
.topbar .date{white-space:nowrap;color:#9fb0cc}
.ticker-wrap{flex:1;overflow:hidden;position:relative;min-width:0}
.ticker-label{background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-weight:700;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:1px;padding:3px 10px;border-radius:3px;white-space:nowrap;text-transform:uppercase}
.ticker{display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;animation:tick 40s linear infinite;padding-left:12px}
.ticker a{color:#dbe2ef;margin-right:36px}
.ticker a:hover{color:#fff}
@keyframes tick{0%{transform:translateX(0)}100%{transform:translateX(-50%)}}
.ticker-wrap:hover .ticker{animation-play-state:paused}

/* ---------- Masthead ---------- */
.masthead{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);text-align:center;padding:22px 0 18px}
.masthead img.site-logo{max-height:76px;width:auto}
.site-tagline{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--muted);font-size:13px;letter-spacing:2px;text-transform:uppercase;margin-top:6px}

/* ---------- Nav ---------- */
.mainnav{background:var(--navy);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.mainnav .container{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between}
.mainnav ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0;display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap}
.mainnav li a{display:block;color:#e8ecf5;font-size:14px;font-weight:600;padding:14px 16px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.4px}
.mainnav li a:hover{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#fff}
.mainnav li.current-menu-item a,.mainnav li.current-category-ancestor a{background:var(--red);color:#fff}
.nav-search{position:relative}
.nav-search button{background:none;border:0;color:#e8ecf5;cursor:pointer;padding:14px}
.nav-search .search-drop{display:none;position:absolute;right:0;top:100%;background:#fff;padding:12px;box-shadow:0 8px 24px rgba(0,0,0,.18);border-radius:0 0 8px 8px}
.nav-search.open .search-drop{display:block}
.menu-toggle{display:none;background:none;border:0;color:#fff;font-size:15px;font-weight:700;padding:14px 4px;cursor:pointer;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}

/* ---------- Hero ---------- */
.hero{background:var(--bg-soft);padding:26px 0}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:2fr 1fr;gap:18px}
.hero-main{position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;min-height:420px;display:flex}
.hero-main img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-side{display:grid;gap:18px}
.hero-card{position:relative;border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;min-height:200px;display:flex}
.hero-card img{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.hero-shade{position:absolute;inset:0;background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(10,18,36,0) 30%,rgba(10,18,36,.88) 100%)}
.hero-text{position:relative;margin-top:auto;padding:18px;color:#fff;z-index:2}
.hero-text .kicker{display:inline-block;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:8px}
.hero-text h2{font-size:27px;margin:0 0 6px;color:#fff}
.hero-text h2 a{color:#fff}
.hero-text h2 a:hover{color:#ffd9d2}
.hero-text h3{font-size:16px;margin:0;color:#fff}
.hero-text h3 a{color:#fff}
.hero-meta{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:#c9d2e6}

/* ---------- Sections ---------- */
.section{padding:34px 0}
.section-head{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;border-bottom:3px solid var(--navy);margin-bottom:20px;padding-bottom:8px}
.section-head h2{font-size:22px;margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px}
.section-head h2 span{color:var(--red)}
.section-head a.more{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase}
.cards{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}
.cards.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr)}
.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);overflow:hidden;display:flex;flex-direction:column;transition:box-shadow .2s}
.card:hover{box-shadow:0 10px 28px rgba(27,42,74,.12)}
.card-thumb{display:block;position:relative;aspect-ratio:16/10;overflow:hidden;background:#eef1f6}
.card-thumb img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.card-cat{position:absolute;top:10px;left:10px;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.6px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:3px 9px;border-radius:3px}
.card-body{padding:16px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;flex:1}
.card-body h3{font-size:17px;margin:0}
.card-excerpt{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin:0;flex:1}
.post-meta{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px;color:var(--muted);display:flex;gap:12px}

/* ---------- Layout with sidebar ---------- */
.layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 320px;gap:30px;align-items:start}
.sidebar .widget{background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:18px;margin-bottom:22px}
.sidebar .widget h3{font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.6px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--red);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:14px}
.sidebar ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.sidebar li{padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px dashed var(--line);font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px}
.sidebar li:last-child{border-bottom:0}
.cat-count{float:right;background:var(--navy);color:#fff;font-size:11px;border-radius:10px;padding:1px 8px}
.recent{display:flex;gap:10px;align-items:center}
.recent img{width:64px;height:64px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;flex:none}

/* ---------- Newsletter ---------- */
.newsletter{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-radius:12px;padding:34px;text-align:center}
.newsletter h2{color:#fff;font-size:24px}
.newsletter p{color:#c9d2e6;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.newsletter-form{display:flex;gap:10px;max-width:480px;margin:18px auto 0}
.newsletter-form input{flex:1;padding:12px 14px;border:0;border-radius:6px;font-size:15px}
.newsletter-form button{background:var(--red);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:6px;padding:12px 22px;font-weight:700;cursor:pointer;font-size:15px}
.newsletter-form button:hover{background:var(--red-dark)}
.newsletter .thanks{display:none;color:#9fe6a0;font-weight:700}

/* ---------- Single post ---------- */
.crumbs{font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px;color:var(--muted);margin:18px 0}
.crumbs a{color:var(--navy)}
.post-header .kicker{display:inline-block;background:var(--red);color:#fff;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:1px;text-transform:uppercase;padding:4px 12px;border-radius:3px;margin-bottom:12px;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.post-header h1{font-size:36px;margin-bottom:10px}
.post-meta-row{display:flex;gap:16px;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:18px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.post-featured{margin:0 0 26px}
.post-featured img{border-radius:var(--radius);width:100%}
.post-body{font-size:18px}
.post-body h2{font-size:26px;margin-top:1.6em}
.post-body h3{font-size:21px;margin-top:1.4em}
.post-body img{border-radius:6px}
.post-body a{color:var(--red);text-decoration:underline}
.post-tags{margin:26px 0;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.post-tags a{display:inline-block;background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:20px;padding:5px 14px;font-size:13px;margin:0 6px 8px 0}
.author-box{display:flex;gap:16px;background:var(--bg-soft);border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:20px;margin:26px 0;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.author-box img{border-radius:50%;width:84px;height:84px;flex:none}
.author-box h4{margin:0 0 6px;font-size:17px}
.author-box p{margin:0;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.prev-next{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;gap:16px;margin:26px 0;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.prev-next a{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:14px;font-size:14px}
.prev-next a.next{text-align:right}
.prev-next span{display:block;font-size:11px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:1px;color:var(--red);font-weight:700}
.related{margin:30px 0}

/* ---------- Archive ---------- */
.archive-head{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:30px 0;margin-bottom:26px}
.archive-head h1{color:#fff;margin:0;font-size:30px}
.archive-head p{color:#c9d2e6;margin:6px 0 0;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.pagination{margin:30px 0;text-align:center;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.pagination .page-numbers{display:inline-block;padding:8px 14px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;margin:0 3px}
.pagination .current{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border-color:var(--navy)}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.site-footer{background:var(--navy-dark);color:#c9d2e6;margin-top:40px;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:30px;padding:44px 0 30px}
.site-footer h3{color:#fff;font-size:15px;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.8px;border-bottom:2px solid var(--red);padding-bottom:8px;margin-bottom:16px;display:inline-block}
.site-footer ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.site-footer li{padding:5px 0;font-size:14px}
.site-footer a{color:#c9d2e6}
.site-footer a:hover{color:#fff}
.footer-about img{max-height:52px;margin-bottom:12px}
.footer-about p{font-size:14px}
.copyright{border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.12);padding:16px 0;text-align:center;font-size:13px;color:#8fa0bd}
.copyright a{color:#c9d2e6}

/* ---------- Search / 404 ---------- */
.search-head{padding:26px 0}
.notfound{text-align:center;padding:70px 0}
.notfound h1{font-size:72px;color:var(--red)}
.search-form{display:flex;gap:8px}
.search-form input{flex:1;padding:10px 12px;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:6px;font-size:15px}
.search-form button{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;border:0;border-radius:6px;padding:10px 18px;cursor:pointer;font-weight:700}

/* ---------- Comments ---------- */
.comments{margin:30px 0;font-family:"Noto Sans",Arial,sans-serif}
.comment-list{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.comment-list li{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);padding:16px;margin-bottom:14px}

/* ---------- Responsive ---------- */
@media(max-width:960px){
	.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
	.cards,.cards.four{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}
	.layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}
	.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}
	.menu-toggle{display:block}
	.mainnav ul{display:none;flex-direction:column;width:100%}
	.mainnav.open ul{display:flex}
	.mainnav .container{flex-wrap:wrap}
}
@media(max-width:600px){
	.cards,.cards.four{grid-template-columns:1fr}
	.footer-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}
	.post-header h1{font-size:28px}
	.newsletter-form{flex-direction:column}
	.topbar .date{display:none}
}