FIREWORKS INJURY : La’Veyah Mosley,12, had been playing outside in her family’s front yard with her two sisters, waving around a sparkler the morning after July 4th. A neighborhood friend handed her a firework he found in the street. She thought it was a smoke bomb. She lit it with her sparkler.The ensuing blast ripped through the air with a blinding flash and crack.The blast came from an illegal M-80 firework, not a smoke bomb.Wounds like La’Veyah’s are more often inflicted in war zones.Last year, about 11,500 people were injured by fireworks in the U.S., and nine people died. Children 15 and younger accounted for 29% of injuries. The body parts most often damaged are hands and fingers.La’Veyah lost all the fingers on her left hand and severely damaged her right hand. Even through all her pain, she comforted her mom: “Mom, I’m OK,” she said.__With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, left, watches her twin sister La’Niyah get ready for the local Watts Rams football practice where she use to be a wide receiver before her injury on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

TORRANCE, CA - AUGUST 8, 2022: Staneisha Matthews holds tight to her daughter La’Veyah Mosley,12, as a physician’s assistant carefully removes a bandage off La’Veyah’s left hand on August 8, 2022 in Torrance, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 15, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley, 12, middle, shares a laugh with her twin sister La’Niyah and other classmates on the first day of school at Gompers Middle School on l August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 15, 2022: Staneisha Matthews gets emotional after dropping off her twin daughters La’Veyah and La’Niyah Mosley, 12, their first day of school at Gompers Middle School on l August 15, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, stands in her living room staring down at her injured right hand on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: With both arms fitted with casts, La’Veyah Mosley, 12, left, sits with a friend to watch her twin sister La’Viyah practice for the local Watts Rams football team where she use to be a wide receiver before her injury on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -AUGUST 4, 2022: La’Niyah Mosley,12, left, helps her injured twin sister La’Veyah put charms on her sandals on August 4, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -DECEMBER 20, 2022: La’Veyah Mosley, 12, front, and her twin La’Niyah both loose their balance at the same time while ice skating skating at Leimert Park on December 20, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. La’Veyah’s casts are off now. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

LOS ANGLES, CA -JULY 21, 2022: With both arms in casts, La’Veyah Mosley’s, 12, stands near the blood stained concrete, left, near the front porch where an M80 firecracker blew up in her hands July 21, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. On July 5, La’Veyah was severely injured after she used a sparkler to light what she thought was a smoke bomb, but it turned out to be an illegal M80 firecracker., which a friend found in the street. La’Veyah suffered corneal abrasions in both eyes, ruptured eardrums and fractures in her forearms and fingers in her right hand. Her wrist bones were dislocated by the blast. Those would heal. But she lost all her fingers on her left hand, and her right hand was severely burned.

Actors, directors, musicians and performers celebrate the celebrate their life's pinnacle at the 94th Academy Awards. Broadcast to millions from the Dolby Theatre at Ovation Hollywood, Sunday, March 27, 2022, Like many Hollywood movies, the scenes backstage reveal a gamut of emotions.Coda director Sian Heder hugs Elliot Page backstage after receiving an Oscar for Best Director.

Walking past an image of Sidney Poitier and Ann Bancroft, Ariana DeBose exults after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Anita in "West Side Story." DeBose made Academy Awards history by becoming the first openly queer latina to win the award. A fact she acknowledged in her acceptance speech. She said, "I imagine this little girl in the backseat of a white Ford Focus. Look into her eyes. You see a queer—openly queer—woman of color and Afro Latina who found her strength in life through art, and that's what I believe we're here to celebrate. So, to anybody who has ever questioned your identity ever, ever, ever, or you find yourself living in the gray spaces, I promise you this: there is, indeed, a place for us."

Envelopes containing the names of winners for Best Supporting Actress and Cinematographer are ready to be handed to presenters. The Supporting Actress award went to Ariana DeBose, for her role as Anita in West Side Story.

Minutes after slapping presenter Chris Rock for telling a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Will Smith wins the Best Actor Oscar for his role as Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends Venus and Serena Williams, in the movie "King Richard."

Oscar statuettes are polished and lined up in a case, ready to be brought on stage. A total of 24 statuettes were handed out to winners this year.

Sebastian Yatra weeps tears of joy after performing the song "Dos Orugatas," from the movie, "Encanto," at the 94th Academy Awards.

Musician Billie Eilish expresses great surprise after winning the Oscar for Best Song, "No Time to Die." The theme song for the latest James Bond movie.

Rehearsing for an on-stage skit honoring director Quentin Tarantino are the stars of the movie "Pulp Fiction." Samuel L. Jackson, Uma Thurman and John Travolta.

Actor Benicio Del Toro leads the gallery in a silent cheer for actor Tony Kotsu who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his role in the movie "Coda." Kotsur is deaf, as were many of the actors in "Coda," a movie about a child of deaf adults (CODA).

Ariana DeBose stops to indulge a few people with a photo adds she walks the halls backstage after winning the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.