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By Brooke Taylor, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — New research sheds light on just how far Leonardo da Vinci’s bloodline extends, from 1331 continuing through to 14 descendants still living today. Alessandro Vezzosi and Agnese Sabato’s decade-long study was published in Human Evolution documenting the continuous

By Christy Somos, CTVNews.ca Writer Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV Network) — Canadian Blood Services has issued an urgent appeal for blood donations as surgical procedures put on hold during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic begin again. Ontario currently has more than 9,000 open appointments to donate blood, and

By WCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     DEER PARK, New York (WCBS) — A teenager was critically hurt in a July 4th fireworks incident on Long Island. Police said teens were lighting fireworks on Arcadia Drive in Deer Park when a mortar-type firework struck a 13-year-old boy in the face. He was

By Brooke Rogers Click here for updates on this story      DALLAS (KTVT) — Two weeks ago, John David discovered a bag on his doorstep. “I didn’t know what was in it. I opened it. I knew it was an animal bag. It had six little kittens and mother,” he said. He nursed the abandoned

By KTVT Staff Click here for updates on this story     HIGHLAND VILLAGE, Texas (KTVT) — Two sisters fell off the same boat in Lake Lewisville on Sunday, July 4, and drowned. The victims have been identified as Teegan Hill, 31, of Lancaster, and Troinee Broom, 28, of Dallas. It happened around 8:00 p.m. near Pilot

By Steven Graves Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — A woman walking her puppy is slammed to the street by a car, her dog caught under the vehicle in the crosswalk. Miraculously, they both survived. CBS 2’s Steven Graves reports the woman has a message for the driver, and for you

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     AMBRIDGE, Pennsylvania (KDKA) — A local man was diagnosed with the Delta variant of COVID-19, and, according to his wife, he was fully vaccinated against the virus. According to the Beaver County Times, 73-year-old Joe Pucci was hospitalized on his birthday a few weeks ago

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (KYW) — A 16-year-old boy is fighting for his life after he was shot in the head in North Philadelphia Monday. It happened at the intersection of 33rd and Oxford Streets just before 5:30 p.m. Police say the teen was in the driver’s

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     ROSELLE, New Jersey (WCBS) — Three New Jersey high school students who were frustrated trying to find internships and other opportunities have come up with new technology to help others in the same boat. On Monday, CBS2’s Meg Baker spoke to the brains behind the

By KCAL KCBS Staff Click here for updates on this story     LONG BEACH (KCAL, KCBS) — A hate crime investigation is underway after a statue of Martin Luther King Jr. in a Long Beach park was vandalized last week. According to Long Beach police, the vandalism was discovered at King Park, located at 1950 Lemon

By Jeff Todd Click here for updates on this story     DENVER (KCNC) — As Colorado theft cases involving catalytic converters continue to climb, AAA Colorado and auto repair shops are hoping to help stop the crime. The hope is to install 10,000 stickers onto catalytic converters to create a way for the part to be

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — COVID has reared its ugly head once again, this time at the search site of the Surfside collapsed condo. Miami-Dade Fire Chief Alan Cominsky said Friday, at least 6 firefighters from Florida, but outside of Miami-Dade, tested positive for COVID-19. It’s

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     QUINCY, Massachusetts (WBZ) — Quick thinking at the Fourth of July parade in Quincy helped save a man who was going into cardiac arrest while he was driving a parade float. Members of the Greater Boston Firefighters Pipes and Drums, a group of off-duty firefighters

By Megan Hickey Click here for updates on this story     CHICAGO (WBBM) — “It’s just so senseless.” Friends and loved ones speak out on the campus of University of Chicago on Monday. Max Solomon, a rising junior, is one of the latest victims of gun violence in the city. CBS 2 Investigator Megan Hickey reports

By Bill Shields Click here for updates on this story     EVERETT, Massachusetts (WBZ) — With the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan just days away, a program to bring people employed by the American military to the United States is backlogged, with thousands of applicants denied. Sabib Nuristani couldn’t be happier. He got his family safely to

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     OCEAN CITY, Maryland (WJZ) — Ocean City Fire officials confirm several workers from a fireworks company were injured following an unintentional discharge of fireworks that were being set up on the beach near Dorchester Street. Fire officials were originally called to the area for a

By Amanda Becker Click here for updates on this story     MILWAUKEE (WDJT) — The national weather service is warning people of dangerous swim conditions in four counties along Lake Michigan Tuesday. It issued a high risk warning for beaches in Racine, Milwaukee, Ozaukee and Sheboygan counties. Lieutenant Phil Gurtler with the US Coast Guard says

By Stephanie Baumer Click here for updates on this story     GRANITE CITY, Missouri (KMOV) — woman died after a truck crashed into a Granite City home late Monday night. The vehicle crashed into a home in the 1900 block of Joy Ave, killing 73-year-old Virginia Ann Ohren, around 10:50 p.m. Police said the driver of

By Web Staff Click here for updates on this story     BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana (KTBS) — Poice Chief Shane McWilliams has been placed on paid administrative leave pending an internal affairs investigation regarding the violation of Bossier City Police Department policy, according to a statement Tuesday from a Bossier City spokeswoman. Sgt. Chris Estess will serve

By CARLEY GORDON Click here for updates on this story     NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A new mural in the Hillsboro Village designed by Murals & More in collaboration with Ready Nest Counseling is raising awareness about an issue rarely discussed. It shows women at different stages of motherhood: pregnancy, post partum, infertility, and loss, because