NEW DELHI (AP) — As India gears up for Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights, people are divided over whether they should celebrate by setting off firecrackers, which worsen the country’s chronic air ...

Oahu residents planning to set off firecrackers on New Year’s Eve hopefully planned ahead, because permit applications to buy the items closed on Dec. 21. That oddly early deadline differs from other ...

These days, we think of firecrackers, Roman candles, cherry bombs and the like as things we make noise with on the Fourth of July, or perhaps New Year's Eve. A century ago, however, Christmas Day in ...

Police in Dauphin County are asking for the public’s help in identifying two females they said set off firecrackers while officers tried to tame a crowd of juveniles who were fighting at a festival ...

DECATUR, Ala. (WAFF) - Officials at Point Mallard Park in Decatur have filed a police report after firecrackers damaged a newly painted pickleball court. Officials said on Oct. 4, between 9:30 and ...

Fireworks have become a staple of July Fourth celebrations across the United States, where towns and cities often host professional shows to mark the occasion each year. In some areas, smaller ...

CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — The number of fireworks-related injuries increased in 2024, according to a new report from the American Fireworks Standards Laboratory released last week. The report says there ...