.top_stories_news .item {
   /* margin-bottom: 30px;*/
    box-shadow:0px 0px 4px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    height: 99%;
    padding-bottom: 5px;
    background: #fff;
}
.top_stories_news .item:hover {
    box-shadow:0px 0px 4px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
}
.image_container {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: relative;
   /* height: 45vh;*/
}
.top_stories_news .item-detials {
    background: #FFFFFF;
    padding: 10px;
}

.top_stories_news #item-category{
	color: #282828;
	text-transform: uppercase;
	font-size: 18px;
	font-weight: 500;
	font-family: 'tahoma';
}
.top_stories_news #item-title{
	font-size: 16px;
	font-weight: 400;
	font-family: 'Roboto';
}
.featured-item{
	position: relative;
}
.item.featured-item {
    min-height: 250px;
}
.featured-item:hover .hover-inner{
    opacity: 1;
}
.featured-item .image_container_md {
    overflow: hidden;
    position: absolute;
    height: 100%;
    width: 100%;
    background: transparent linear-gradient(180deg, #0D487700 50%, #07243C 100%) 0% 0% no-repeat padding-box;
}
.featured-item .item-detials {
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    width: 100%;
    padding: 20px;
    background: transparent;
}
.featured-item #item-category{
	color:#fff;
}
.featured-item #item-title{
	color:#fff;
	opacity: 1;
}
.btn-more {
    background: #0D4877;
    color: #fff;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border:1px solid transparent;
    border-radius: 0;
}
.btn-more:hover {
    background: #fff;
    color: #0D4877;
    border:1px solid #0D4877;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    border-radius: 0;
}

.hover-inner {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
    text-align: center;
    background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.5);
    transition-duration: 1s;
    opacity: 0;
}
.top_stories_news .item:hover .hover-inner {
    opacity: 1;
}
.hover-inner a {
    line-height: 1;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    color: #fff;
    border-radius: 0;
    font-weight: 500;
    position: relative;
    top: calc(50% - 20px);
}
.hover-inner a:before {
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    top: 0;
    left: 0;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    border-right: 0;
    border-bottom: 0;
    transition-duration: 1s;
}
.hover-inner a:after {
    width: 50%;
    height: 50%;
    content: "";
    position: absolute;
    bottom: 0;
    right: 0;
    border: 1px solid #fff;
    border-left: 0;
    border-top: 0;
    transition-duration: 1s;
}
a.btn.btn-details:hover {
    background: rgba(8, 8, 8, 0);
    color: #f1a400;
}
a.btn.btn-details:hover:before,a.btn.btn-details:hover:after {
    width: 100%;
    height: 100%;
}