Gas already reaches US$3.90 per gallon, less than a dime from last year's high

NEW YORK, N.Y. - The price of gasoline is less than a dime away from last year's high in the U.S. Gas reached a nationwide average of US$3.90 per gallon on Monday. It has risen 17 cents so far this month. Pump prices are expected to keep rising in the weeks before Memorial Day weekend — the traditio.