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Officials released 911 audio for the first time from November's deadly UPS plane crash in Louisville, Kentucky. NBC News' Ryan Chandler has the latest. President Trump vowed retaliation Saturday after two U.S. Army soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter were killed in an attack in Syria, an incident the Pentagon said occurred during "a key leader engagement." NBC News' Keir Simmons and Courtney Kube have the latest. Wintry weather is sweeping across parts of the United States this weekend, bringing with it brutally low temperatures. NBC News' Camila Bernal reports. After having escaped her country in secret, NBC News is learning more about how Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado escaped Venezuela to collect her award. NBC News' Jose Diaz-Balart has that story, along with new comments from Machado's daughter, Ana Corina Sosa, who says her mother will return to Venezuela. Nordstrom relaunched its big holiday catalog for the first time in years, one of the latest major retailers to try to reach more consumers at home. And experts say there's a smart strategy behind it, because of the emotional energy that print ads carry. NBC News' Valerie Castro reports. In Charlotte, North Carolina, hundreds of participants shined lights on Atrium Health Levine Children's Hospital patients, who shined them back. It's an annual tradition known as "Lights for Levine," part of a big effort to get children into the holiday spirit. NBC News' Jose Diaz-Balart has that story and more in this week's Good News Wrap-Up. 

Three senior law enforcement officials briefed on the investigation say the man police have in custody in connection with the Brown active shooter incident has been identified as Benjamin Erickson. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin and Tom Winter have the latest. New details are emerging about harrowing moments in the air near Venezuela between a JetBlue plane and a U.S. military aircraft. NBC News' Yamiche Alcindor has more. Officials in Australia said father and son attackers killed at least 15 people in a shooting during a Jewish holiday celebration in Sydney. Video showed a bystander tackling one of the suspects. NBC News' Raf Sanchez has more. Multiple outlets are reporting the University of Michigan is set to expand its investigation throughout the school's athletic department just days after the school's football coach was fired and arrested. NBC News' Camila Bernal has the latest. Millions are dealing with the first big snowfall of the year and bitter, record cold temperatures across multiple states. NBC News' Steven Romo is tracking it. NBC Nightly News Sunday anchor Hallie Jackson introduces us to the D.C.-area grandmas offering advice and guidance to complete strangers.

In Providence, Rhode Island, authorities are releasing new video and asking the public for help identifying the person of interest in connection with the killing of two students. Nine other people were injured. NBC News' Erin McLaughlin reports from the scene. New videos emerged of the horror on Australia's Bondi beach, as two gunmen unleashed what police described as a terror attack on a Hanukkah celebration. Sara James reports. A jury in Massachusetts convicted Brian Walshe for the murder of his wife, Ana. During the closely watched trial, prosecutors said Walshe was motivated by money and jealousy. The defense said Walshe was not responsible for Ana's death. NBC News' Stephanie Gosk reports. The Justice Department says they've thwarted a terror plot in California and arrested people who planned to set off bombs in LA on New Year's Eve. Officials did not provide a motive but said they're part of a radical faction of a far-left group. NBC News' Liz Kreutz has the story. After Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their Los Angeles home, police arrested their son Nick on suspicion of murder. There has been a massive outpouring of support for the legendary actor and director from across Hollywood and beyond. NBC News' Morgan Chesky reports. This year's Heisman Trophy winner is Indiana University quarterback Fernando Mendoza. His strong work on the field won him the trophy, but it's what he said during his acceptance speech that's winning him fans off the field. NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Llamas reports.