Between Bells: Alabama Senate election heads to the finish line, Rep. Donald McEachin (D-VA) on gun control, and the gay man denied a marriage license by Kim Davis is running for her seat. Lisa Loeb tells us about her new Christmas Album, and Peter Thomas Roth has tips to fix your winter skin. With more from ELLE, The Knot, The Young Turks, and The Daily Caller.
Investors weren't jolted by the downgrade because they already know the fractured state of U.S. politics, the size of the country's public debt, and the challenges it faces to pay for Social Security, Medicare and other expenses.
The national average for gas prices stood at about $3.78 a gallon on Tuesday — about 25 cents higher than that seen one month ago, according to motor club AAA. While today's prices at the pump remain far lower than they were last year, when energy costs soared worldwide in the months following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts say such a jump is unusual.
