• Five White Elephant Gift Ideas for Christmas

  The Christmas season is the perfect time to bond with your family and catch up with old friends. To add more fun to those gatherings, you can plan a white elephant Christmas gift exchange.

  

• Iraq Hospitals Overwhelmed, Patients Die from Medicine Shortage

  As the battle against ISIS continues in the Iraq city of Mosul, hospitals in the area are overwhelmed with the wounded that are being brought in. Most of the civilians in the area, having been discouraged by the government from fleeing to the safety of overcrowded camps, are caught in the intensifying fight to retake Mosul.

  

• NC Gov. Pat McCrory Calls for Special Session for Repeal of Bathroom Bill

  Republican Gov. Pat McCrory announced he would call the general assembly for a special session on Wednesday to repeal the highly controversial bathroom bill or House Bill 2.

  

• Jakarta Governor Ahok Returns to Court for Blasphemy Trial, Accused of Causing ‘Disunity Among Muslims’

  After an emotional appearance on the first day of trial for blasphemy charges last week, Jakarta’s controversial Christian governor Ahok went back to court Tuesday.

  

• Man Who Claimed to Be the ‘Son of God’ Found Guilty of Blasphemy, Given Death Sentence

  A man who was accused of blasphemy for claiming God was his father was found guilty through a speedy trial and was given capital punishment. According to reports, the accusation came from certain people who were jealous of him because he had gained a large group of followers and because he often referred to his opponents as “false teachers.”