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Green Lake reschedules Fourth of July fireworks for July 9

GREEN LAKE, Wis. -- Who said Fourth of July celebrations had to be on the Fourth? After rain washed out Green Lake's Independence Day party on Monday, the city's Chamber of Commerce has rescheduled the fun. This year's festivities will be held…

NATO leaders brace for Trump 'fireworks'

NATO leaders gathering to mark the alliance's 70th anniversary in London face multiple challenges -- including the uncertainty of what President Donald Trump might do.

Johnson & Johnson wants Oklahoma opioid case tossed

Drugmaker Johnson & Johnson has asked the judge presiding over the historic Oklahoma opioid trial to toss the case, saying the company has been made a "scapegoat" and blasting the state's effort as a "slew of illogical, legally defective theories far outside the bounds of Oklahoma precedent."

Hubble spies slow-motion fireworks in space

Although the timing of the latest image from the Hubble Space Telescope coincides with the upcoming July 4 holiday, the cosmic fireworks captured in it have been unfolding over two centuries.

25,000 fireworks recalled after boy loses hand

With Independence Day drawing near, a recent tragedy and subsequent recall highlight the possible dangers of rockets and other explosives: Grandma's Fireworks in Indiana recalled 18 products, totaling 25,000 individual fireworks, after an explosion caused a boy to lose his hand, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said this week.