NBC News, by Erika Edwards: The measles outbreak in South Carolina is “accelerating” with no end in sight following Thanksgiving and other large gatherings, state health officials said Wednesday. As of Wednesday, 111 measles cases had been reported in what’s known as upstate…

Reuters, by Idrees Ali, Phil Stewart, Steve Holland and Marianna Parraga: The U.S. has seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, a move that sent oil prices higher and sharply escalated…

Listin Diario, by Vanahi Bello Dotel: The practice of weekly rest has roots as old as humanity itself. However, its institutionalization as a right and its connection to Sunday date back to a complex historical, religious, and legal evolution. In…

The Christian Post: Canadian legislators are on the cusp of eliminating key religious protections from the nation’s hate speech statutes, potentially paving the way for prosecutions over biblical teachings on marriage, sexuality and other faith-based views. Under a reported bipartisan…

The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: The death toll from widespread flooding and landslides on the Indonesian island of Sumatra has risen to at least 604, according to the country’s National Disaster Management Agency. Thousands remain missing or displaced as…

USA Today, by Julia Gomez and N’dea Yancey-Bragg: Three men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a fire that ripped through high-rise residential buildings in Hong Kong on Nov. 26, killing dozens of people as authorities search…

National Catholic Reporter, by Rhina Guidos: You can’t go anywhere on the island without hearing about “el virus,” including during Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Cueto, eastern Cuba. Women rubbed their wrists and massaged their ankles…