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NPR's Rachel Martin speaks with Carola Binder, associate professor of economics at Haverford College, about the implications of a gas tax holiday that some states are currently debating.

In an attempt to curb high inflation, the Federal Reserve is expected this week to begin raising interest rates for the first time in three years.

Gas prices have soared just as workers who have been remote for two years return to their commutes. Some are asking for companies to wait until prices come down to bring people back.

NPR's Steve Inskeep speaks to Denton Cinquegrana, chief oil analyst at Oil Price Information Service, about the implications of the U.S. ban on Russian oil and gas.

Annual inflation climbed to a new four-decade high in February, with consumer prices up 7.9% from a year ago. The increase does not reflect most of the recent jump in gasoline prices.

The White House emphasized the importance of maintaining a steady global energy supply amid Russia's war on Ukraine.

Tight budgets and shrinking infrastructure money from Washington have more states hiking tolls and adding tollways to raise money to fix and repair roads and bridges.

The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is driving prices sharply higher, but there's more at play than just geopolitical tensions.

A Family Dollar in York, Alabama is one of the few shopping options in town. But it's shuttered due to a warehouse rodent infestation.

A bear dubbed "Hank the Tank" is breaking into homes in the Lake Tahoe region, along with a few other ursine pals. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife hopes to capture them.