Gas Prices Set to Rise Over March–May Period

Published on March 5, 2024

The trend of rising gas prices is expected to continue over the coming months due to Spring Break and the transition to a higher-grade summer gasoline blend, with experts predicting prices to move closer to $4 per gallon in May. Regular gas prices averaged $3.36 per gallon as of March 5, up by 7 percent from a month back. According to travel membership organization AAA, the upward trend in gas prices is likely to continue ahead. “We’re entering Spring Break season, and, historically, March and April bring higher gas prices as demand rises,” said AAA spokesperson Aixa Diaz. “With milder temperatures come more road trips, and this time of year tends to be a precursor to the summer driving season.” Majority of colleges in the United States are expected to observe Spring Break between March 11 and April 1....

Continue reading on website
Other news

EncroChat Gang Hired Hitman Who Was Jailed Aged 14 for Killing, Trial Told

March 5, 2024
LONDON—A drugs gang who used the encrypted phone network EncroChat hired a hitman who had been convicted of killing a teenager when he was just 14 and agreed to pay him £50,000 to kill a target, a trial at the Old Bailey has heard.Michael Ematuwo—who was jailed for six years for manslaughter in 2009—denies conspiracy to murder a “person unknown” between May and June 2020.Mr. Ematuwo, 28, appeared

Major Disruption Affects Facebook, Users Report

March 5, 2024
Tens of thousands of users of Facebook, Instagram, and other Meta-owned products reported that those social media websites and apps were down on Tuesday.The outage was confirmed by a top spokesman for Meta on another social media website. “We’re aware people are having trouble accessing our services. We are working on this now,” spokesperson Andy Stone wrote on X, formerly known as Twitter.The dis