U.S. Gas Prices Hit $4 a Gallon on Average, a ‘Headache’ for Drivers and Trump NYT | Top Stories By: Emmett Lindner 31 March 2026 at 21:11 A month since the first U.S.-Israeli attacks and Iran’s response effectively shut off Persian Gulf oil, drivers are paying significantly more to fill up. © Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesLines in mid-March at a gas station in Hawthorne, Calif.
TikTok Strikes Deal to Create New U.S. Entity and Loosen App’s Ties to China NYT | China By: David McCabe and Emmett Lindner 23 January 2026 at 11:20 The Chinese parent company of the popular video app said a group of non-Chinese investors would create an American TikTok to avoid a federal ban.