THE SHORT LIST

PELOSI ERA IS ENDING: Nancy Pelosi said Thursday that she will step down from her leadership role, ending a 20-year reign leading House Democrats and breaking barriers as the first female speaker.

BUFFALO BLIZZARD: A lake-effect snow blitz, possibly a record-breaker, is hitting western New York. The forecast was too much for even the snow-hardened Buffalo Bills, whose game Sunday against the Cleveland Browns has been moved to Detroit.

UKRAINE REELS: Snowfall also hit Ukraine, its first of the season, adding to the misery as another blistering round of Russian airstrikes ripped the country.

GABBY PETITO LAWSUIT: A judge in Florida awarded Gabby Petito’s family $3 million in a wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of Brian Laundrie, the man who in a suicide note confessed to killing his fiancee.

THANKSGIVING TRAVEL: Americans should prepare for the highest gas prices ever over Thanksgiving weekend – but that’s not expected to stop nearly 49 million people from hitting the road next week.