News roundup: WWII Museum, Arizona State create online master's degree … Average US price of gas rises 2 cents per gallon to $2.93 … Bad smell causes flight New Orleans to stall in Los Angeles  

WWII masters: The National World War II Museum in New Orleans and Arizona State University are starting a new online master’s degree program in World War II studies, with classes beginning in January. Five professors are from the museum and three from the university, according to online material. Course materials will include “short video lectures,” some of them broadcast from museum galleries, and artifacts and oral histories from the museum’s collection. Read the full announcement.
At the pump: The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has risen 2 cents a gallon over the past two weeks, to $2.93. Industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg Survey says that’s 53 cents a gallon higher than at this time last year. Lundberg, however, says prices could see a slight retreat in the weeks ahead. The highest average price in the contiguous 48 states is $3.69 in the San Francisco Bay area. The lowest average is $2.53 in Jackson, Mississippi. Read the full story.
Detour: An Alaska Airlines flight that left San Francisco for New Orleans with 136 people aboard has been diverted to Los Angeles International Airport after the flight crew detected what the airline described as a “strong odor” in the cabin Sunday afternoon. The plane landed safely and no emergency was declared. Alaska Airlines says technicians were inspecting the plane in an effort to uncover what caused the smell and passengers were rebooked on other flights. Read the full story.