LOS ANGELES—The Los Angeles City Council approved an additional $660,000 in funds on July 5 for victims of a botched detonation of illegal fireworks in a South Los Angeles neighborhood two years ago. The council voted 12–0 to further allocate funding to assist recovery efforts for families and residents affected by the explosion, many of…

BLACK JACK, Mo.—Two men were charged with murder in a house explosion near St. Louis that authorities say killed four people who were assembling fireworks in a garage. St. Louis County prosecutors say 37-year-old Terrell Cooks and 43-year-old Seneca Mahan made fireworks and directed younger people on how to load the canisters and attach a…