WASHINGTON (AP) — The Fourth of July is about all things American: parades, cookouts, cold beer and of course, fireworks. Those pyrotechnics remain at the center of Independence Day, a holiday 247 ...

Independence Day celebrations bring on a surge of cookouts and fireworks, and with it a troubling rise of firework-related injuries. Injuries from fireworks increased by 52%, from 9,700 in 2023 to ...

My father dislikes firework shows, for all the reasons that a man who passed his youth squeezing a trigger in the name of God and country dislikes firework shows. He loves fireworks, however, if he’s ...

There are few sights more dazzling than fireworks on the Fourth of July. Yet all the sparkle and sound on the most American day of the year relies almost solely on China, which is mired in a trade war ...

Editor's note, Wednesday, July 2, 2025 (2:33 p.m.) — The city of St. Helena canceled its Fourth of July fireworks program following the explosion of a fireworks warehouse in Esparto on Tuesday evening ...

Broomfield's Great American Picnic and fireworks show returns this year with a bike parade, live music, food vendors and fun for the whole family. The event also offers two beer gardens for those 21 ...