Although Nebraska’s earliest cabins were lit only by candles, coal oil lanterns followed quickly, and less than a decade after the village of Lincoln was known as Lancaster, manufactured gas was ...

The late Ruth Ann Pigott Janssen, a beloved former professor and chair of the sociology department at the University of Nebraska at Kearney, has left a record-setting gift of nearly $2.25 million ...

In the past few years, I’ve become a candle obsessive. It started out sporadically, during the odd bath or to banish the smell of cooked food, but now it’s a full-on hobby. I burn them for ...

ROME — Pope Francis has suffered a setback in hospital, the Vatican said. The 88-year-old "experienced an isolated episode of bronchospasm," according to a medical bulletin published Friday evening.

GAINESVILLE, Texas (KTEN) - There was much pain and heartbreak during a candlelight prayer vigil held on Saturday evening, as the community gathered to honor and remember the life of 11-year-old ...

Longview Fire Department said firefighters arrived at an Aspen Street home at around 10:40 a.m. on Sunday after receiving calls regarding a house fire. Photo courtesy of Longview Fire Department.

The warm flicker and aroma of scented candles can create an atmosphere of comfort and relaxation. But beneath this cozy feel, scientific research is uncovering a troubling truth: these products ...

VIENNA (AP) — Austrian authorities said Sunday the stabbing of six people that left a 14-year-old boy dead was carried out by a man with possible connections to the Islamic State group who ...

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis was hospitalized Friday after a weeklong bout of bronchitis worsened and was receiving drug therapy for a respiratory tract infection, the Vatican said. It was the ...

Wham participated in public vigils in support of the campaign against death penalty. The candle lighting events commemorated the executions of death row inmates convicted for drug trafficking charges.

LAS CRUCES – An unsolved mass shooting from 1990 passed its 35th anniversary Monday, with flowers laid at the entrance of a long-shuttered bowling alley where seven people, including four ...

OREBRO, Sweden (AP) — The shooter who earlier this week killed 10 people in Sweden’s worst mass shooting was connected to the adult education center where he opened fire with at least one ...