A 17-year-old boy was killed after a high-powered, illegal firework exploded in a backyard — rocking a neighborhood with a blast so powerful residents thought it was a bomb. The explosive detonated ...

Scientists announced on Wednesday that they have found no evidence for the hypothetical “sterile neutrino,” an extra version of the ghostly neutrino particles that are ubiquitous in the universe. The ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The countdown to the New Year is officially on. On Thursday, the Delaware River Waterfront Corporation and Mummers Parade revealed how Philadelphia will ring in the new year.

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An Orange County homeowner was fined $300,000 for allegedly setting off illegal fireworks – a citation that one city hopes will deter the public from using the devices. The city of Stanton issued 18 ...

Forget about turtles; for all practical purposes, it’s really particles all the way down. Consider the seemingly simple matter of their size, the very thing that makes them so alien. We’re typically ...

German authorities say at least 19 people were injured, four seriously, after a fireworks show went awry at a fair in the western city of Düsseldorf. Fire squad and emergency services deployed after ...

Michael Turner III was doing what most 13-year-old boys do on the Fourth of July. “You have a bunch of boys hanging out, running around, having fun, just like any typical Fourth of July. You know, ...

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CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. (WLS) -- A man was injured after being struck in the head by a firework in Crystal Lake Saturday night, the Nunda Fire Protection District said. Authorities responded at about 9:16 ...

A suburban man was seriously injured after a firework mortar struck him in the face and exploded over the holiday weekend. According to the Nunda Rural Fire Protection District, the incident unfolded ...

A 13-year-old boy died after being struck by a firework in northwestern Minnesota on Friday night, according to the Mahnomen County Sheriff's Office. The sheriff's office says they were called to ...