Days after Syria’s longtime president, Bashar al-Assad, was driven from power and the country, NBC News’ Richard Engel got an inside look at the palace where Assad lived in luxury.source

Price growth sped up a bit in November, a sign that efforts to cool inflation may be stalling.source

Biden administration officials said Wednesday they have no current plans to authorize a stockpiled bird flu vaccine, despite an escalating outbreak among livestock in the U.S. and at least 58 human infections across seven states.source

The Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute at West Virginia University is working to treat domestic violence survivors for any brain injuries. NBC News’ Kate Snow spoke with a survivor who is receiving treatment.source

FBI Director Christopher Wray plans to resign in January, as President-elect Donald Trump takes office and plans to replace him with Kash Patel.source

Federal prosecutors accused top real estate agents Tal and Oren Alexander and their brother, Alon, of drugging and raping “dozens of victims” over more than a decade.source

A federal judge in North Dakota blocked a Biden administration rule that allowed DACA recipients to sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act.source

A Salafist flag behind Syria’s new interim Prime Minister Mohammad al-Bashir has concerned those hoping for a future of moderation and tolerance.source

A 92-year-old Japanese survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki described the horrors he witnessed in 1945 as he accepted this year’s Nobel Peace Prize on Tuesday on behalf of his anti-nuclear weapons group.source