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1. Brown University shooting suspect found dead. And Epstein files release deadline looms

   The man suspected of fatally shooting two students at Brown University has been found dead. And, today is the Justice Department's deadline to release files on Jeffrey Epstein.

2. It's the last news quiz of the year! Will you go out on top?

   This week, we've got annoying holiday movies, chatty White House insiders, and cheese.

3. What to watch for in this weekend's College Football Playoff first round

   An unpredictable and exciting college football season is coming to a close. This weekend's first-round slate is set up for two tight games and two blowouts — but in the playoffs, anything goes.

4. Trump will revisit a North Carolina town, now the focus of a newly redrawn congressional district

   While he is directly appealing to Americans that the economy is improving, President Trump will visit a congressional district Republicans are eyeing in their attempts to keep control the U.S. House.

5. COMIC: 6 tips to help you overcome social anxiety this season

   If you're tempted to bail on potentially fun events becuase you feel awkward, read this. Level up your small talk game and practice social courage with six tips from psychologists.

6. In the shadow of U.S. export controls, China rallies its own chip industry

   The chip industry in China is hustling to overcome a Western tech choke hold, even as President Trump appears poised to loosen U.S. chip restrictions.

7. Friday is the deadline to release the Epstein files. Here's what to expect

   Friday is the deadline for the government to release files related to the life and death of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and there are still questions about what will be published and when.

8. Meet the new WaPo food critic who won't dine in anonymity

   NPR's Leila Fadel tags along for lunch with Elazar Sontag, the Washington Post's new food critic.

9. Man shares how 'making Christmas' helped him connect with his roots

   Dr. J. Herman Blake shares how celebrating Christmas on the South Carolina sea islands brought him closer to his African roots.

10. Trump suspends U.S. green card lottery after Brown University and MIT shootings

    Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a post on the social platform X that, at Trump's direction, she is ordering the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services to pause the program.