NBC Nightly News Full Episode - Dec. 18

Crime and Law Enforcement - A person of interest has been identified in the Brown University shooting, with possible links to the murder of an MIT professor; a rental car may connect both shootings [1][6][8][10] - A woman was arrested in Florida for allegedly kidnapping her own daughter 40 years ago in Kentucky [4][34] - Brian Wass was sentenced to life in prison for the first-degree murder of his wife [36][37] Accidents and Disasters - Former NASCAR star Greg Biffle and his family died in a plane crash in North Carolina; the NTSB is investigating [2][13][18] - A car crashed into a hardware store in Redwood City, California, causing a fire, but no one was hurt [4][39] - A powerful coast-to-coast storm is unleashing hurricane-force winds, potentially impacting major airports during holiday travel [3][31] Politics and Policy - Controversy surrounds the potential renaming of the Kennedy Center to the Trump Kennedy Center [3][26][27] - Inflation has dropped from 3% in September to 27%, the lowest level since 2021, though analysts warn of data gaps [30] - President Trump signed an executive order to fast-track the reclassification of cannabis, potentially paving the way for FDA studies on its medical uses [38] Social Media and Technology - A new deal is in place to keep TikTok running in the US, involving three major investors each holding a 15% stake, existing ByteDance investors holding 30%, and ByteDance retaining under 20% ownership [2][19] - New photos from Jeffrey Epstein's estate were released, hours before the deadline to release the Epstein files [2][21][22] Human Interest - A restaurant staff in Naples, Florida, surprised a soon-to-be dad with donations for his adoption journey [5][41][42] - A police officer rescued a dog that fell through the ice on a frozen lake in New Jersey [4][40]