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Millions of families who rely on grocery help just learned the rules may be rewritten. Drivers got their first real break at the pump in months, and one analyst insists the election had nothing to do with it. Washington floated selling off land many Americans assume is theirs forever. And in New York, firefighters appeared to be sawing through rubble to reach people trapped inside.

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The Interior Department unveiled a plan to sell public lands to states, tribes and local governments to "decrease the size of the federal estate." Officials said sales would let the government focus on "nationally significant" lands but offered no details on which parcels could be sold.

The proposal drew quick pushback from some lawmakers, including Trump's former Interior secretary, Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke. The department oversees more than 750,000 square miles of land, an area greater than Texas and California combined.

Social Security could pay full benefits until 2059 had its taxable payroll kept pace with economic growth, according to a new AARP Public Policy Institute report. That is 25 years beyond the 2034 depletion date projected for the program's combined trust funds.

Trustees projected in June that only 83% of scheduled benefits would be payable at depletion unless Congress acts. "Social Security is receiving support from a smaller share of that economy," said the institute's Richard Johnson.

Regular gas fell below $4 a gallon for the first time in months, averaging $3.94 after a drop of about 40 cents over the past month. Much of that drop came in the past two weeks, as prices often ease in the fall.

One petroleum analyst called an election link "a myth," crediting "the seasonal shift," as fall typically brings lower demand and a cheaper winter fuel blend. Another energy analyst cautioned that prices may not fully return to where they were before the Iran war.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki joined hundreds of thousands at a nationalist Independence Day march in Warsaw, days after a deadly Krakow shooting that authorities attributed to a far-right gunman.

Mexican forces arrested 14 suspected Sinaloa Cartel members, including two alleged regional leaders, in Chiapas near the Guatemalan border, seizing 12 long guns and 882 rounds of ammunition.

Russia-Ukraine talks in Abu Dhabi ended without a breakthrough on the war, though both Moscow and Kyiv confirmed a large-scale prisoner of war exchange could be carried out soon.

A three-story Brooklyn building collapsed, trapping people in the rubble near construction work as dozens of firefighters dug through debris and carried at least one person out on a stretcher.

Federal authorities arrested a top official of Canadian company CANARX, alleging a long-running illegal scheme to import prescription drugs into the US, while his brother remains wanted.

Connecticut will offer first responders up to $25,000 through a new homeownership assistance program for down payments and closing costs if they buy in the communities they serve.

The S&P 500 rose 1.3% Wednesday, closing at 7,619.38 as tech rebounded, while the Nasdaq rallied 1.6% and the index pulled within 2.6% of last month's record.

JetBlue unveiled its new BlueFirst seats, a domestic first class it begins flying next month, as the airline, which last posted a profit in 2019, bets on premium travel.

Federal regulators are investigating prediction market Kalshi over whether it properly informed them of event contracts, including weather bets, which the company called a minor filing issue.

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Europe's Hera spacecraft began close inspections of the asteroid NASA rammed in 2022, studying Didymos and its moonlet Dimorphos from 15 to 18 miles away in a planetary defense follow-up.

More than 1,500 black bear sightings have been reported in Ohio since 2022, signaling a possible comeback for a species that virtually disappeared from the state in the mid-1800s.

Turkey urged COP31 nations to commit to a zero-waste initiative to cut emissions, touting its own recycling rate rising from about 13% in 2017 to roughly 40% by 2025.

The Astros hired Yankees bench coach Brad Ausmus as their new manager, bringing back a player who spent 10 of his 18 MLB seasons in Houston.

Jazz star Lauri Markkanen will miss at least a month with a fracture in his right hand that an initial X-ray missed after Friday's loss to Dallas.

Kylian Mbappé will sit out France's Nations League clash with Italy with a hamstring problem, though coach Zinedine Zidane said he should be fine for Sunday's match against Türkiye.

The Cardinals will start rookie QB Carson Beck against the Rams, their third quarterback in three weeks, after Gardner Minshew suffered a UCL injury in his throwing arm.

Dua Lipa, Tame Impala and SZA will headline the 2027 Coachella festival next April in the California desert, with all three acts having played the event before.

Jennifer Lopez is bringing her Las Vegas residency to TV in a concert film airing November 26 on CBS and Paramount+, capturing the final night of her Caesars Palace show.

Karla Souza landed a lead role in the upcoming Grey's Anatomy spinoff series, reuniting with Shonda Rhimes after starring in How to Get Away with Murder.

What it is: The Trump administration proposed a rule tightening SNAP eligibility, ending automatic qualification for some people who receive benefits through the separate Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program. The administration says it would close a loophole, and about 6.3 million people could lose eligibility by fiscal 2029, according to the Agriculture Department, which administers the program.

The detail: Forty-one states and Washington, D.C., use broad-based eligibility, which an Obama-era policy encouraged by letting minimal TANF-funded benefits, like a pamphlet or hotline, qualify people. About 1.8 million children would lose SNAP through their families, though the department says 97% of them would still qualify for free or reduced-price school meals through another process.

Why it matters: SNAP serves about 1 in 10 Americans, and the department says some children still eligible for school meals could miss out if families do not apply. Georgetown law professor David Super said the plan would eliminate flexibility Congress gave states, while the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities also criticized the proposal in an analysis.

What to watch: The government is taking public comments until next month, and if adopted, the rule would not take full effect for about two years. The first Trump administration proposed a narrower clampdown on such state tactics in 2019, but President Joe Biden's administration withdrew it in 2021.

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Two horses briefly boarded a Detroit city bus in a viral video now under investigation, led on by men leaving a fundraiser and walked back off the rear door.

An Anchorage moose stepped onto an icy driveway and slid out into the street, all caught on a homeowner's Ring camera, before picking itself up and calmly walking away.

A well-groomed pot-bellied pig found wandering a Pomona road is up for adoption after no owner came forward, with one animal control manager calling her "a princess pig."

Nat Turner, who led an uprising of enslaved people in Virginia, is hanged (1831) · Space shuttle Columbia launches the first commercial space mission (1982) · President Ronald Reagan nominates Judge Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court (1987) · The Church of England votes to allow women to be ordained as priests (1992) · Ellen Johnson Sirleaf wins Liberia's presidency, becoming the country's first woman president (2005)

"Judge Kennedy represents the best tradition of America's judiciary." — Ronald Reagan, US president, announcing the nomination (1987)

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