All the news you need to know for Thursday, December 20th, 2018!  Today: a surprise announcement from the White House affecting troops in Syria and an update about the possible government shutdown. Plus: new research about Saturn's rings, Pinterest has a new plan for 2019 and the safest cars list. Those stories and many more in less than 10 minutes! Award-winning broadcast journalist and former TV news reporter Erica Mandy breaks it all down for you.   Then, hang out after the news for Thing to Know Thursday. This week we're talking about the most popular good news stories of 2018 with guest Branden Harvey of Good Good Good.  See links and sources for all the stories referenced in today's episode at https://www.theNewsWorthy.com and click Episodes. Today's episode is brought to you by the podcast, Techmeme Ride Home, a daily news roundup of tech news in minutes.