The average US gas price falls 10 cents to $4.27 a gallon | nation

CAMARILLO, Calif. (AP) — The average U.S. price of a gallon of regular gasoline has fallen 10 cents to $4.27 a gallon over the past two weeks as oil prices continue to be “yo-yo,” industry analyst Trilby said Lundberg on Sunday. The price at the pump was $1.32 higher than a year ago, according to … Read more

Fire Destroys Home Depot Store in Northern California | nation

AP SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A weekend fire has wiped out a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area, throwing up a huge plume of smoke and prompting some nearby residents to seek shelter, authorities said. The five-alarm fire in South San Jose broke out around 5 p.m. Saturday and took about … Read more

Mississippi mayor vetoes cameras to identify uninsured drivers national politics

COLUMBUS, Mississippi (AP) — A Mississippi mayor has vetoed a proposal to install cameras that would help police identify and penalize uninsured drivers. Columbus Mayor Keith Gaskin said in his veto Friday that the city lacks an attorney general’s opinion on whether the use of surveillance equipment for this purpose is permitted, the Commercial Dispatch … Read more

Sri Lankans occupy the entrance to the President’s office on the second day | national politics

By KRISHAN FRANCIS – Associated Press COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) – Sri Lankan protesters occupied the entrance to the president’s office for a second day on Sunday, demanding Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation over the debt-ridden country’s worst economic crisis on record. Hundreds of protesters braved heavy rain with raincoats and umbrellas and chanted anti-government slogans. Some … Read more