NEW YORK — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America's secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not. The legends ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The white-bearded Christian saint whose acts of generosity inspired America’s secular Santa Claus figure is known worldwide — but Saint Nicholas' origin story is not.

he is our subject here. But before we present the true story of "Santa Claus" let us list some of the other Saint Nicholases: St. Nicholas of Flüe, Patron of Switzerland; St. Nicholas of ...

Saint Nicholas was born in Lycia in Asia Minor ... and is thus associated with Santa Claus in some countries. He died on December 6th in 346.

So far this season, Mitchell Saxen puts up 10.5 points, 8.0 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, shooting 53.4% from the floor. Offensively, Paulius Murauskas puts up 13.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1 ...

Families can track the progress of Santa Claus today and tonight as he and his reindeer make their way to Minnesota. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has tracked Santa’s progress ...

Sporting gloves and a red ribbon to ward off evil, Ecuadoran police raiding a drug den apprehensively inspect an altar to Santa Muerte — a Mexican "death saint" adopted by local gangs as their ...

Originally conceived in the mid-1800s to honor Tsarevich Nicholas Alexandrovich (who died in Nice), the St. Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral wasn't completed until the early 20th century.

Located in Lesser Town (Malá Strana), the St. Nicholas Church (not to be confused with the Church of St. Nicholas in Old Town Square) is well visited for its stunning baroque architecture ...

Today is expected to be dry with a mixture of bright spells and areas of cloud drifting in from the east. Gentle to moderate north-easterly winds. Tonight This evening and tonight, it will become ...

Tonight, it will turn colder as cloud and light rain will clear away early on. Most of the night will then be dry with clear spells and variable cloud. Sunday Tomorrow will start dry with bright ...

Los Lunas-based Nicolas Otero, a longtime santero, has begun the schematics for the project, his first altar in New Mexico.