Fireworks

A father and son died in a freak accident while transporting bags of firecrackers to a family event on Thursday.

NEW YORK (AP) — The national holiday to mark America’s birth as a country has been filled with parades, concerts, competitive eating and, of course, fireworks. Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, New York and other places around the country are holding massive celebrations with big name artists like Jennifer Hudson, Luke Bryan and Carole King. But Independence […]

There’s been at least two big questions surrounding the Giants going into the regular season: Is this offense going to suck even with Victor Cruz and Odell Beckham…

CALAIS, Maine (AP) — A 22-year-old man who was drinking and celebrating the Fourth of July tried to launch a firework off the top of his head, killing him instantly, authorities said Sunday. Devon Staples and his friends had been drinking and setting off fireworks Saturday night in the backyard of a friend’s home in […]

The Fourth of July brings out all kinds of summer celebrations and with that often comes fireworks. Unfortunately for NFL defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, his holiday celebration came to an abrupt end this weekend. NFL.com reports:  NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reports that Pierre-Paul suffered a hand injury Saturday night while attempting to light fireworks, […]

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California man igniting illegal fireworks blew off both of his hands when a device exploded prematurely, police said. Officer Albert Morales of the San Jose Police Department said the man in his 40s is expected to live. The explosive went off in the man’s hands as family members […]

Rebecca Berrios, 10, was on her front porch with her siblings on New Year’s Eve when she lit fireworks that burned her entire house to…

The Tom Joyner Morning Show opens the show talking about Michael Vick’s response to his death threats, the man who lied about having a bomb in his luggage and the fireworks showcase in Mexico gone wrong.

MEXICO CITY (AP) — A truck loaded with fireworks exploded during a religious procession in a rural village in central Mexico, killing at least 13 people and injuring 154, authorities said. The blast Friday was set off when a firework malfunctioned and landed on the truck, igniting the fireworks it carried, officials said “They were […]