US gas prices fall for six weeks, but Thanksgiving fuel costs may hit record despite recent decline

US gas prices fall for six weeks, but drivers may face record fuel costs during Thanksgiving travel. (Pexel/Representative image) (Pexel)

US gas prices have fallen for six weeks in a row, giving some relief to American drivers ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. However, petrol prices are still higher than they were during previous Thanksgiving holidays, meaning drivers could end up paying a record amount for fuel during this year’s holiday travel season. US gas prices … Read more

US gas prices fall 17 cents in biggest weekly drop in months, national average hits $4.12 ahead of midterms

US gasoline prices fall to a national average of $4.12 per gallon ahead of the midterm elections. (Pexel)

Average gasoline prices across the United States have dropped by 17.1 cents per gallon over the past week, marking their biggest weekly decline in several months. The national average now stands at $4.12 per gallon, according to data compiled by fuel-price tracking platform GasBuddy. US gasoline prices fall to a national average of $4.12 per … Read more

Houthis say 2 dead at gas station as fighting around Taiz intensifies, and other Mideast news

Houthis say 2 dead at gas station as fighting around Taiz intensifies, and other Mideast news

Fighting around the besieged capital of Yemen’s Taiz province is intensifying, with the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Tuesday accusing Yemeni government forces of an attack on a gas station that has killed at least 2. Houthis say 2 dead at gas station as fighting around Taiz intensifies, and other Mideast news Human Rights Watch said … Read more

EQT to acquire Range Resources in $50 billion deal to create largest US natural gas producer

EQT to acquire Range Resources in a $50 billion natural gas deal. (REUTERS)

EQT Corp said on Monday that it would acquire Range Resources in an all-stock deal valued at more than $50 billion, including debt. The companies said the deal would create the largest vertically integrated natural gas producer in the United States. EQT to acquire Range Resources in a $50 billion natural gas deal. (REUTERS) Under … Read more

In 1967, the US set off a 29-kiloton bomb under New Mexico to free natural gas; five tests yielded 213 million cubic feet, but the gas was radioactive

The U.S. government’s Project Gasbuggy used a nuclear explosion in 1967 to fracture rock and increase gas output. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

What if the best way to get more gas out of the ground was to set off a nuclear bomb under it? It sounds like a bad movie plot, but the US government really did try it. According to the U.S. Department of Energy, the Atomic Energy Commission detonated a 29-kiloton nuclear device in northwestern … Read more

Trump faces voter backlash as US prices rise 5.4% and gas prices climb

Donald Trump faces voter backlash as US prices and gasoline costs rise ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. (REUTERS)

US prices have increased by 5.4% during Donald Trump’s second term so far. Although prices are rising more slowly than they did under former President Joe Biden, several everyday items have become much more expensive. Higher fuel costs and tariffs on imported goods have added pressure on American households. Donald Trump faces voter backlash as … Read more

Two killed, three injured in West Baltimore gas station shooting; police suspect multiple gunmen

Two people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a gas station in West Baltimore on Sunday night. (Representational image) (Unsplash)

Two people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at a gas station in West Baltimore on Sunday night, October 18, with police suspecting that two or three gunmen used high-powered rifles in the attack. No arrests had been made as of Sunday night, and investigators were working to establish a motive. Two … Read more

MacKenzie Scott, Jeff Bezos former wife, gave $60 million to fight methane as cutting the invisible gas became a major climate goal

MacKenzie Scott gave $60 million to the Global Methane Hub, which funds projects to cut the gas, as part of $7.1 billion in donations announced in December 2025. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

You cannot see or smell methane, yet it plays a big role in warming the planet. That’s why the gift from MacKenzie Scott, the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is worth a second look. The Associated Press, in a report published by Fortune, said that Scott donated $60 million to the Global Methane … Read more

Trump announces ‘massive’ oil, gas, mineral exploration to begin in Greenland

Trump described Greenland as crucial to US and European security and said exploration for oil, gas and minerals was about to start. (REUTERS)

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil, gas and mineral exploration was preparing to begin in Greenland, and hailed the Arctic island’s position for US and European security. Trump described Greenland as crucial to US and European security and said exploration for oil, gas and minerals was about to start. (REUTERS) Washington signed a … Read more

US gas prices hit $4.35 as diesel tops $6.27 amid global oil supply fears

US gas prices average $4.35 per gallon as diesel prices remain above $6. (Pexel)

US gasoline prices have stayed above $4 per gallon for a record number of days in 2026. On Wednesday, the national average price crossed the $4 mark for the 158th day this year. This broke the previous record of 157 days, set in 2022, according to a GasBuddy analysis. US gas prices average $4.35 per … Read more