Row of <div> elements will not align to the center [duplicate] - html

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I've read a hundred posts about how to center a row of divs, but I can't seem to get this to work. I want these elements to align to the center of their container, while maintaining a gap between each of them. No matter what I seem to do, they hug the left.
Do I need to change the CSS on the container element, or the individual div items themselves?
Help!
.news_section {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.news_container {
border: 1px red solid;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
text-align: center;
}
.news_item { position: relative; float: left; font-family: graphik-light; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 25px 25px 25px 0px; width: 220px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204 0, 1);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204 0, 1);
box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204, 1);
}
.news_item:hover { background: #efefef; transform: scale(1.04); transition: all 0.2s ease-in; cursor: pointer; }
.news_img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: contain;
}
.news_header { font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; margin-top: 18px; margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px; }
.news_outlet { font-size: 13px; text-align: left; margin-top: 7px; margin-left: 14px; color: #c1c1c1; font-family: graphik-regular; text-transform: uppercase; }
.news_subtext { font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 20px; margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px; color: #4d5051; font-family: graphik-regular; }
.news_more { position: absolute; bottom: 10px; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 14px; color: #000; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; }
<section class="news_section">
<div class="news_container">
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>

Answer 1

On the news_item ... Change that
float: left;
to
display: inline-block;
.news_section {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
}
.news_container {
border: 1px red solid;
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
position: relative;
overflow: hidden;
margin-left: auto;
margin-right: auto;
text-align: center;
}
.news_item { position: relative; display: inline-block; font-family: graphik-light; font-size: 1.1em; margin: 25px 25px 25px 0px; width: 220px; height: 400px; cursor: pointer; transition: all 0.2s ease-out;
-webkit-box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204 0, 1);
-moz-box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204 0, 1);
box-shadow: 0px 3px 10px 1px rgba(204, 204, 204, 1);
}
.news_item:hover { background: #efefef; transform: scale(1.04); transition: all 0.2s ease-in; cursor: pointer; }
.news_img {
width: 100%;
height: 100%;
object-fit: contain;
}
.news_header { font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; font-size: 22px; line-height: 1.4em; text-align: left; margin-top: 18px; margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px; }
.news_outlet { font-size: 13px; text-align: left; margin-top: 7px; margin-left: 14px; color: #c1c1c1; font-family: graphik-regular; text-transform: uppercase; }
.news_subtext { font-size: 14px; text-align: left; margin-top: 20px; margin-left: 14px; margin-right: 14px; color: #4d5051; font-family: graphik-regular; }
.news_more { position: absolute; bottom: 10px; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 14px; color: #000; font-family: 'Oswald', sans-serif; }
<section class="news_section">
<div class="news_container">
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
<div class="news_item">
<div><img src="https://thruline.com/prototype/images/news/news.jpeg" class="news_img"/></div>
<div class="news_header">News title Here</div>
<div class="news_outlet">MAGAZINE OUTLET</div>
<div class="news_subtext">Description of articles goes here....</div>
<div class="news_more">Click Here to Read More...</div>
</div>
</div>
</section>
Better still, take a look at flex-box: https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/

Answer 2

If you want to align all items to the center, you need to use Flexbox. Basically, you gotta add this code to align everything of your container in center:
CSS:
.container: {
display: flex; /* flexbox */
justify-content: center; /* horizontal center */
align-items: center; /* vertical center */
}
This is an excelent article about Flexbox, made by W3School:
W3School - CSS Flexbox