Dan Ronan

AAA said Sunday the nationwide average price for a gallon of unleaded regular gasoline declined by less than a penny.

It is now $4.50 to a gallon.

That's eight cents higher than a week ago.

Meanwhile, Energy Secretary Chris Wright says the Trump administration

is open to suspending the 8.3-cent federal motor fuel tax as a way to lower prices.

He was on NBC's Meet the Press, and he was asked when fuel prices will fall.

However, transportation experts say suspending the fuel tax could cause a serious problem because the money in the Highway Trust Fund is used to fund billions of dollars in road and highway repairs as well as other transportation-related projects.

A cruise ship at the center of the hantavirus outbreak is now anchored off of Spain's Canary Islands.

The passengers, including 17 Americans, are being flown home.

One American is tested positive.

Another has what is being called mild symptoms.

And from Washington, this is NPR.

A new poll shows Americans believe many members of Congress are just too old.

NPR's Elena Moore reports on the latest findings from NPR, PBS West, and Marist.

President Trump this week will visit China's capital, Beijing, for a three-day state visit and meetings with China's President Xi Jinping.

Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing late Wednesday and meet with Xi Thursday morning and again Thursday night for a state dinner.

The two leaders will also have a working lunch planned for Friday before Trump's departure.

The war in Iran, trade negotiations, and other economic issues are on the agenda, along with artificial intelligence.

Senator Jack Reed of Rhode Island, the top Democrat on the Senate Armed Services Committee, said Trump is going into the meeting with Xi in a, quote, terribly weakened condition because of the Iran war.

This is Trump's second trip to China.