Scientists have turned to artifacts associated with Leonardo da Vinci on a quest to track down the legendary polymath’s elusive DNA.

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City police fatally shot a man wielding a sharp object who barricaded himself in a Brooklyn hospital room Thursday. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the ...

Johannesburg’s claim to be the world’s largest man-made or urban forest is popular, but there is no reliable evidence to support it. Official estimates of how many trees the city has vary widely, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Police shot a man wielding a sharp object in a hospital in Brooklyn on Thursday. The incident happened around 5:30 p.m. at the NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New ...

They say a patient had a sharp object and was barricaded inside a room with another person. They also describe the aftermath as having a lot of blood. It's unclear what led to the shots being fired.

WICHITA, Kan. (KAKE) - Wichita police say a man suffered critical injuries when he picked up an explosive object and it detonated. Officers responded at around 12:45 p.m. Friday to the report of a ...

On November 25, a massive fire broke out in the Wang Fuk Court residential complex in Hong Kong, China, claiming 161 deaths TASS FACTBOX. TASS editors have compiled a list of the largest man-made ...

A Miami-Dade man has been arrested and is facing attempted murder charges after Homestead police say he got into a fight with another man and attacked with a metal object on New Year's Day. Homestead ...

A man was floored after an unexpected package arrived at his home after Christmas, and the contents only left him feeling more confused. An influx of additional post and parcels is typical during the ...

Introduction : echoes of war : rethinking post-Civil War governance and politics / Gregory P. Downs and Kate Masur -- Reconstruction and the history of governance / Laura F. Edwards -- Emancipating ...