The average price for regular gasoline is fast approaching $3 a gallon, but it may take another week or two before prices at the pump get over that hump. So you might want to take the opportunity to fill up.
At a conference Monday held by the Seoul-Washington Forum, the former assistant secretary of state for east Asia, James Kelly, unveiled some criticism of how the Bush administration is conducting its North Korea policy.
Republican members of Congress have returned from their spring recess still deeply worried that soaring gasoline prices will harm their chances of retaining majorities in the House and Senate this fall.
AP - Zacarias Moussaoui claimed victory over America after a jury rejected the government's effort to put the Sept. 11 conspirator to death and instead decided to lock him away in prison for the rest of his life.
AP - Minutes after an earthquake struck near the South Pacific nation of Tonga, tsunami warnings began to radiate to countries as far away as Fiji and New Zealand by phone, e-mail and fax.
AP - A suicide bomber attacked a crowd of people waiting outside a heavily guarded court building in Baghdad on Thursday, killing 10 Iraqis and wounding dozens, police said.
Zacarias Moussaoui will have just one more chance to taunt the United States, when the al Qaeda terrorist is sentenced today to life in a prison cell for his role in the September 11 attacks. Once in prison, Moussaoui will have little opportunity for taunting. A jury determined Wednesday that Moussaoui should spend life in prison rather than be executed.
Tsunami warnings were issued for Fiji and New Zealand after a massive earthquake measuring about 8.0 in magnitude shook the southern Pacific Ocean. Two hours after the quake, there was no indication of a tsunami and the warnings were canceled. The quake was centered about 95 miles off the coast of Tonga, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.