Fireworks have never been safe. They cost us limbs and fingers, eyes and ears, buildings and forests. Like mortars without shells, they paint ephemeral images of war onto the world around us. They ...

A man appeared to be smirking and laughing as he threw lit fireworks at people in Missouri during the Fourth of July weekend, ...

A man appeared to be smirking and laughing as he threw lit fireworks at people in Missouri during the Fourth of July weekend, ...

The Fourth of July is the only holiday I tolerate being hot and sweaty from sunrise to sunset because there’s the promise of fireworks at its conclusion. The combination of gunpowder and burning ...

As Brevard County residents gear up for Fourth of July celebrations, local officials stress the importance of fireworks safety to prevent accidents ...

North Carolina emergency departments treated an average 192 fireworks-related injury victims annually between 2020 and 2024.

Fireworks business booms this Fourth of July as trade talks fizzle out incoming supplies Firework prices remain steady, but supply of newly released items dips as tariff rates with China are set ...

Here's a look at how to safety handle fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, plus Maryland counties where all fireworks are illegal and more.

A barge full of 4th of July fireworks floating just offshore at Lake Tahoe's Incline Beach sank Friday afternoon.

With illegal firework activity always popping off this week, Boston Police has launched a fireworks reporting hotline for the holiday weekend.

Fireworks maker Noe Luna holds a “bomb” at his workshop in Tultepec, Mexico. Tariffs on international goods could put a damper on Independence Day fireworks shows next year.