The Christian Post, by Anugrah Kumar: Tourists entering Nicaragua are no longer allowed to carry Bibles. The restriction, which also applies to other printed materials and electronic equipment, is part of a growing list of prohibited items at the border…

The Jerusalem Post, by Mathilda Heller: A gunman fired 20 bullets into the home of a Jewish family in Redlands, California, on Saturday. The family’s home was clearly Jewish, as they had decorated the exterior for Hanukkah. According to door…

ABC7: There’s some new explosive information in Minnesota’s growing fraud scandal, this time involving assisted living programs. At a hearing this week, the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention Committee revealed that millions in taxpayer dollars may have been funneled into assisted…

Truth Nigeria, by Douglas Burton: Christians in Nigeria’s Middle Belt may be facing large-scale massacres as Christmas approaches, according to Judd Saul, founder of Equipping the Persecuted, an Iowa-based NGO serving persecuted believers. Saul sounded his warning to religious freedom…

ABC News, by Aaron Katersky, Josh Margolin, and Emily Shapiro: Nearly two days after a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor was shot and killed at his home in upscale Brookline, Massachusetts, investigators have no obvious suspects and no working theory…

USA Today, by Kim Hjelmgaard, Kathryn Palmer, and James Powel: At least 16 people died and dozens more were wounded in a shooting at Sydney’s popular Bondi Beach on Dec. 14 that targeted Australia’s Jewish community, police and officials said….

CBN, by Talia Wise: A massive 155-foot statue of a Hindu god is being built in North Carolina, and the project is already underway. The world’s tallest statue of “Murugan” is being planned in Moncure in Chatham County, NC, the…

DailyMail, by Stacy Liberatore: Thousands of Americans are under a life-threatening flash flood warning after a dam failed in Washington on Monday. County dispatch reported the breach of the Green River Levee, south of Seattle, prompting the National Weather Service…

USA Today, by Jeanine Santucci: Two earthquakes of a 7.0 or greater magnitude have struck within days of each other in Alaska and Japan, prompting worries another big temblor could be on the way. The first quake hit in Alaska…

AP News, by Jerry Harmer and Jintamas Saksornchai: Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, with hundreds of thousands of displaced people in strained conditions as more flooded into temporary shelters. Associated Press reporters…

The U.S. Sun, by Patrick Harrington: NATO chief Mark Rutte has urged the West to prepare for war “like our grandparents endured”. He warned the UK and other allies are next in Russia’s sights – and said member states must…

The White House: Today, I recognize every American celebrating December 8 as a Holy Day honoring the faith, humility, and love of Mary, mother of Jesus and one of the greatest figures in the Bible. On the Feast of the…