A once “inert” World War II grenade that blew up in the hands of a 9-year-old Polk County boy Thursday was packed with firecracker powder on July 4, the Polk County Sheriff’s Office said today. The ...

MANILA — Authorities believe that the powder used in the manufacture of firecrackers may have caused the powerful explosion that rocked Barangay Partida, Norzagaray, Bulacan on Wednesday, killing at ...