Fourth of July

If you're considering declaring yourself independent of municipal fireworks displays this weekend and sending up a few red, glaring rockets of your own, question number two on your mind should be "How can I get the most bang for my buck?" We've consulted with the fireworks pros for advice.

Making the rockets red glare and bombs burst in air isn't cheap. Fourth of July displays can cost up to several million dollars. Find out where the most awe-inspiring (and most expensive) fireworks can be seen this July 4.

Over a quarter of Americans don't know what country the U.S. declared independence from, according to a new Marist poll. And 40% of 18- to 29-year-olds couldn't produce the correct response. Find out if you know some key details surrounding July 4.

We Ohioans eagerly look forward to the Fourth of July. We love fireworks displays -- actually, we have a fondness for anything that blows up. But this year, the skies of the Buckeye State will be considerably less festive than usual. Some Ohio towns have been forced to severely cut back their...

Welcome to the finger detachment holiday, when emergency rooms are full of people (mostly young people) with fireworks injuries. I always figured these were accidents of carelessness, but a recent Consumer Product Safety Commission Report changed my mind; it reported that half of the imported...

It's that time of year again, and I can't wait! The explosions, the smoke, the sparkly flames. I'm speaking, of course, about the annual season when your local TV news channel dutifully trots out the clips of fire safety marshals blowing the hands off mannequins to convince us to leave those M-80s...