Fireworks can worsen air quality, disturb veterans and gun violence victims and scare pets making Fourth of July a divisive national holiday for some.
Author: Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY
Bystander loses an arm in Ohio police chase after SUV rolls over multiple times
Lacey Fredrick lost her left arm when police chase suspect Aquaveonce Moore reportedly crashed into her car in Todelo, Ohio Tuesday morning.
‘One ring’ trading card that launched global scavenger hunt found, winner a mystery
An unidentified winner found the one-of-a-kind “One Ring” trading card from the “Magic: the Gathering” game worth at least $2 million.
More severe weather in forecast for East, Plains; Dangerous heat in Texas: Tuesday weather
Rainfall and thunderstorms along the East Coast bring risk of flash floods, while the south-central U.S. grapples with extreme heat.
Fake Los Angeles pizza shop turns out to be an illegal drug extraction lab, officers say
A drug “super lab” in North Hollywood posed as a pizza shop where workers extracted THC honey oil in a fake kitchen with fake pizza boxes, LAPD said.
Nebraska groom dies of a blood clot less than hour after exchanging vows, report says
Toraze Davis and Johnnie Mae Dennis’ wedding ceremony ended tragically after the groom suffered a fatal blood clot in Omaha, Nebraska, friends said.
Beyond Wonderland shooting suspect was tripping on mushrooms, thought world was ending, police say
James Kelly told police he took mushrooms before fatally shooting a Seattle couple at the Beyond Wonderland festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre.
Orca attacking boat near Scotland marks first in North Sea, following Iberian coast incidents
Wim Rutten sailed solo when an orca attached his ship off the Shetland Islands furthering discussion on why more killer whales are becoming hostile.
Utah residents feel 2.5 magnitude earthquake near Salt Lake City
Wednesday’s earthquake reached a 2.5 magnitude, according to the United States Geological Survey. It was recorded at about 2 miles deep in Magna, Utah
Reporter who rode Titanic submersible tells USA TODAY about ‘less sophisticated’ parts
CBS correspondent David Pogue described some of the “less sophisticated” parts of the Titanic submersible in an interview with USA TODAY’s “5 Things.”