Over 100 firefighters battled the blazes Thursday night after a fireworks explosion set multiple homes on fire in Pacoima ...

Kelly Hogwood, a Philadelphia native, finally got to bring her grandchildren to the parade she has told them about in glowing terms for years. “We talk about it all the time,” she said from a spot ...

Minnesota state Sen. John Hoffman, who was shot nine times by a gunman posing as a police officer who authorities say went on ...

Nearly 10,000 city workers in Philadelphia are striking, disrupting trash collection, pool schedules and library hours. The ...

Philadelphia police have announced that a 61-year-old man has been arrested and charged in connection with a homicide investigation after a body was found in the Schuylkill River.

Two people were hospitalized in critical condition after illegal fireworks being manufactured inside a home in Hayward exploded Thursday, authorities said.

Motorcyclist injured in crash with fire truck near Philadelphia City Hall A motorcyclist is recovering in a hospital after colliding with a Philadelphia Fire Department ladder truck in Center City ...

Ghana’s president has launched a special task force to combat rampant illegal gold mining and smuggling that has long plagued the West African nation. John Mahama inaugurated the GOLDBOD Task ...

Investigators have located human remains following a large explosion at a Northern California fireworks warehouse. Yolo ...

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Oooh and ahh as America caps its 249th birthday with dazzling fireworks on the National Mall in D.C. See patriotic ...

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