Presidents, Senators, men, women and people everywhere are all talking about using DNA to test their ancestry, but how do they KNOW where you’re from by your DNA? Is this testing reliable? Is DNA ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida police department says it solved a 35-year-old homicide by using DNA to find a relative of the alleged killer and then creating a family tree to track him down.

Barbara Rae-Venter, a 76-year-old patent attorney living in Marina, California, thought she'd spend her retirement leisurely playing tennis, traveling, and indulging in her favorite pastime: ...

The key to solving Lela Johnston's violent death sat in evidence for nearly 50 years before police had the means to identify her killer. But DNA alone wasn't enough to find out who assaulted and ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Cold cases could be stalled even longer after Ancestry.com's recent change. The DNA and genealogy site clarified its terms and conditions, saying "not to use the services in ...

NEW YORK (WRGB) — Over 600 cases across the U.S. have been solved using genetic genealogy and DNA sequencing. Family trees once thought to be a fun project for the family historian are quickly ...

BOISE, Idaho — An innovative approach to criminal investigations first came to the forefront around 2018. Since then, forensic investigative genetic genealogy, or FIGG, has been instrumental in ...

Firefighters swiftly extinguish U-Haul blaze in Sun Valley, preventing wider damage Firefighters were quick to respond early this morning after two U-Haul cargo trucks went up in flames in Sun ...

When we first wrote this article, it compared 23andMe and Ancestry. Since then, 23andMe has experienced a data breach, a subsequent lawsuit, board members' resignations and layoffs amidst financial ...