Hispanics have long lighted them for loved ones and for luck. But devotional candles are increasingly kindled by anyone with a wish or a prayer, and as a result, they are a lucrative and growing niche ...

For the first time since 1993, the Blue Jays won the American League pennant. The Dodgers await them in the World Series.

NEWARK — Candles left burning in a religious prayer altar sparked a one-alarm blaze that caused about $80,000 in damage Friday morning at a Newark home, authorities said. No one was injured in the ...

Several weeks after it first appeared, the Virgin Mary-like salt stain on the wall of the Fullerton underpass continues to draw scores of visitors — and almost as many tall glass candles. But these ...