MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A federal judge on Tuesday permanently blocked Alabama from executing an inmate with nitrogen gas after declaring the method violates the ban on cruel and unusual punishment.

With fuel prices much higher, some drivers may be thinking about using a different grade of gasoline. That might not be a good idea. Robert Willett rwillett@newsobserver.com AI-generated summary ...

With gas prices up more than $1 a gallon from last year’s average, Americans are turning to buy-now-pay-later at the pump. That’s according to new data from Block XYZ, which announced Tuesday the ...

The Northlake Police Department issued a warning about a new scam at gas stations that is low tech, but effective. Known as a "screw scam," Northlake police said scammers jam a small screw into the ...

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A new gas pump scam spreading across parts of the country could leave drivers unknowingly paying hundreds of dollars for fuel they never pumped. The scam, known as the “Screw Method,” has already been ...

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Lower-income consumers are compensating for higher gas prices by buying less while those in higher-income brackets haven't changed their behavior much at all, New York Fed research shows. Households ...

In the heart of U.S. shale country, gas is so plentiful that producers have to pay buyers to take it off their hands. Image by ronniechua via iStock As the Iran war strangles natural gas supplies, ...