Hardline members of the fractious 218-214 House Republican majority have signaled support for the bill, which would keep the government funded at its current levels through September 30.

Saint Lucia, whose story originated from the island of Sicily, has become the Swedish symbol of lights. Lucia was seen on the bow of a ship around the 1700s at the peak of a famine in Varmland ...

CREST HILL, IL — The Swedish tradition of Santa Lucia will be observed at Church of the Good Shepherd Evangelical Covenant, 2437 Plainfield Road in Crest Hill, on Sunday, Dec. 15, immediately ...