Fireworks – which illuminate the sky each year in celebration of the Fourth of July around the U.S. – also are tied to thousands of injuries and some deaths each year. Along with at least ...

U.S. Space and Rocket Center staff have decided they will not host their annual 4th of July fireworks show this summer. This will be the second consecutive year they will not host a fireworks show.

The use of fireworks by the public is banned or severely limited across Australia. Only Tasmania, the Northern Territory and the ACT allow some exceptions - and even then, there are strict rules ...