An unknown trader has raked in a profit worth about $410,000 after betting that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro would be ...

You’re reading Critic’s Notebook, our weekend column looking at the most interesting moments in the cultural Zeitgeist. It has been called “the most anticipated book of the year’s end”—a chronicle of ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Weary U.S.-based bitcoin BTC $94,017.65 bulls might think it's their imagination that they seem to wake up every morning to BTC doing pretty well only for prices to head lower during the U.S. trading ...

Nicolás Maduro believed that his predecessor and political father, the late Hugo Chávez, appeared before him in the form of a small bird and a butterfly. He also though that celebrating Christmas two ...

JACKSON TWP. − Like most retailers the St. Raphael Center at 4365 Fulton Drive NW has plenty of Christmas items available for sale. What makes St. Raphael different is that the lobby includes a ...

A conversation with printmaker Ned Bustard on what traditions teach about the joy of generosity. Many Christians wrestle with whether to include Santa Claus legends in their holiday traditions.

Are you ready for some Christmas cheer? The Yuletide festivities will soon begin on this special day in early December. The Feast of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by many as St. Nick's Day, takes ...

In many European lands, celebrations honoring St. Nicholas, held on or near his feast day Dec. 6, are considered to be the kickoff to the full-blown holiday season and are important in their own right ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Dr. Nicholas is joined the Department of Orthodontics, University of Illinois Chicago (UIC), in 2016 and became an Associate Professor in 2023. She received her PhD in Biological Anthropology from the ...