Fireworks displays
A video journalist covering the 2022 Winter Olympics, works on a trip to the Juyongguan section of the Great Wall, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, on the outskirts of Beijing. (AP Photo/Chisato Tanaka)
BEIJING SNAPSHOT: Great Wall, a symbol of China's strength

By Ragan Clark Feb. 09, 2022 11:27 PM EST

Editorial Roundup: Texas

By The Associated Press Jun. 28, 2021 10:00 AM EDT
Dallas Morning News. June 25, 2021. Editorial: ERCOT shouldn’t be exempt from laws of open government The Electric...

Bobbie Uno displays photographs of burnt brushes outside her home Thursday, June 24, 2021, in Clearfield, Utah. July Fourth fire works are a mainstay summer tradition for Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions ease, but the megadrought gripping the West means the colorful sparklers and exploding bottle rockets could be seriously dangerous. They also carry risk, starting thousands of fires a year - including one that burned Uno's home on the holiday last year. "Within five seconds my house, from the bushes to the rooftop, it was burning," she said. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
Drought woes in dry US West raise July 4 fireworks fears

By Lindsay Whitehurst Jun. 27, 2021 11:20 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Tennessee

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Kingsport Times News. June 11, 2021. Editorial: Independence Day signals a return to normal To date, it appears...

Guests walk past Cinderella Castle at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Monday, May 17, 2021, after Disney Co. eased face mask requirements over the weekend. Guests are allowed to go maskless in outdoor areas of the parks. Indoor attractions, shops and Disney transportation at the resort all still require masks. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP)
Fireworks return to Disney parks in latest lifting of rules

Jun. 15, 2021 07:06 PM EDT

FILE - In this July 3, 2020, file photo, fireworks light the sky over the Mount Rushmore National Memorial near Keystone, S.D. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem indicated Tuesday, June 15, 2021, that she will try again to hold a fireworks display over Mount Rushmore to celebrate Independence Day on the heels of President Joe Biden's announcement that the White House will be hosting its own "independence from the virus" bash.. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon File)
Noem says she will try again for Mount Rushmore fireworks

By Stephen Groves Jun. 15, 2021 04:20 PM EDT

Senate President Ty Masterson, R-Andover, presides over a session of the Senate at the Statehouse on May 5, 2021, in Topeka, Kan. Top Republicans on Tuesday, June 15 ended Kansas' state of emergency for the coronavirus pandemic, refusing to consider Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly's arguments that it is still necessary for vaccinations and some testing for COVID-19. Masterson announced the cancellation of a meeting of eight legislative leaders set for Tuesday afternoon. (AP Photo/John Hanna)
The Latest: Disney plans to restart fireworks shows at parks

By The Associated Press Jun. 15, 2021 04:05 AM EDT

Rhode Island Army National Guard Sgt. Juan Gomez looks over the post inoculation waiting area at a coronavirus mass-vaccination site at the former Citizens Bank headquarters in Cranston, R.I., Thursday, June 10, 2021. The U.S. is confronted with an ever-growing surplus of COVID-19 vaccines, looming expiration dates and stubbornly lagging demand at a time when the developing world is clamoring for doses to stem a rise in infections. (AP Photo/David Goldman)
Vermont city to hold fireworks; Dartmouth grads get 2 guests

Jun. 12, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Boston Pops July Fourth live show returning, with changes

Jun. 11, 2021 12:17 PM EDT
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Pops traditional Fourth of July live show is returning this year but with some significant changes, the Boston Symphony Orchestra...

FILE - In this July 4, 2019 file photo, fireworks light up the sky above the Brooklyn Bridge during Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show in New York. The Macy's Fourth of July fireworks show will return to New York City this year. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II, File)
Macy's July Fourth fireworks show will be back this year

Jun. 10, 2021 12:09 PM EDT

Philadelphia's July 4 to feature concert in different venue

Jun. 02, 2021 02:03 PM EDT
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's annual celebration of the nation's birthday returns this summer with the traditional July 4 free concert in a different...

Veterans home gets $2M boost to protect residents from virus

May. 21, 2021 10:37 AM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — The Rhode Island Veterans Home is getting nearly $2 million in federal funding to help protect veterans from the coronavirus and ensure...

July 4 fireworks returning, but no entertainment, vendors

May. 04, 2021 12:54 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Independence Day fireworks celebrations are returning in New Hampshire communities, but with some changes. In...

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2021, file photo, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Fla. Gov. Noem sued the U.S. Department of Interior on Friday, May 30, 2021, in an effort to see fireworks shot over Mount Rushmore National Monument on Independence Day. The Republican governor successfully pushed last year for a return of the pyrotechnic display after a decade long hiatus. (AP Photo/John Raoux, File)
South Dakota governor expecting many tourists this summer

May. 03, 2021 02:17 PM EDT

Indianapolis July 4th fireworks show needs new launch site

Apr. 18, 2021 09:07 AM EDT
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Organizers of a fireworks show that lights up downtown Indianapolis each July Fourth are looking for a new pyrotechnics launch site a year...

Noem asks Biden to allow fireworks at Mount Rushmore in July

Apr. 13, 2021 12:03 PM EDT
KEYSTONE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Kristi Noem sent a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday asking that he intervene and allow a Fourth of July fireworks display at...

Gov: Proms, graduations and perhaps July 4 parades on tap

Apr. 08, 2021 12:08 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — There will be high school proms and graduation ceremonies in Rhode Island this spring as more residents get vaccinated against COVID-19...

South Haven already canceling July 4 fireworks show

Mar. 06, 2021 11:26 AM EST
SOUTH HAVEN, Mich. (AP) — A Lake Michigan community in southwestern Michigan is canceling a popular fireworks show months before the July 4 holiday. ...

FILE- IN this Jan. 1, 2020 file photo, fireworks for New Year's Eve erupt over the Strip as viewed from the VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub & Lounge at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on in Las Vegas. If ever a year's end seemed like cause for celebration, 2020 might be it. Yet the coronavirus scourge that dominated the year is also looming over New Year's festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down. (L.E. Baskow/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, File)
Despite virus, thousands celebrate New Year's Eve in Vegas

By Michelle L. Price Dec. 31, 2020 10:22 AM EST

Frontline workers attend a candlelight ceremony on New Year's Eve on the famed Nelson Mandela Bridge in downtown Johannesburg Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020. Many South Africans will swap firecrackers for candles to mark New Year's Eve amid COVID-19 restrictions including a nighttime curfew responding to President Cyril Ramaphosa's call to light a candle to honor those who have died in the COVID-19 pandemic and the health workers who are on the frontline of battling the disease. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
The Latest: Tens of thousands on Vegas strip despite warning

By The Associated Press Dec. 31, 2020 02:28 AM EST