LAFAYETTE, La. — A candle left unattended resulted in a townhouse fire in Lafayette Friday evening.

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In L.A., the death of the director of “Mulholland Drive” and “Inland Empire” leaves an unfillable void.

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Bristol Black Collective and Heritage State Park in Fall River are teaming up to honor the legacy of Black inventors, with a special event: ...

The fighting follows reports that bosses have granted the "green light" for them to open fire on US federal officers in retaliation to the border crackdown. Teader and founder of the Jalisco Nueva ...

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First came fire; then oil lamps, candles, and gaslight; and, finally, Thomas Edison’s incandescent bulb, which operates by heating a filament until it glows. The light produced by an ...