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Investigators say they cracked the cold case of the Golden State Killer with help from data on a genetics website. The investigators revealed that they uploaded a suspect's raw DNA signature — sourced ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) — Identity, connection, and history. Those are just some of the values two local experts listed when asked about the importance of tracing your family ancestry. As for how to ...

When Victoria Walker bought a DNA testing kit in December 2017, it was to join her family in finding out more about their ancestry. Growing up with a great-aunt who had been the family historian for ...

As ancestry companies expand their databases and grow, testing one's DNA and unlocking the past has become relatively quick and easy to do. So, what's the process for sending in DNA for an ancestry ...

Fun fact: Only four U.S. presidents do not have Patriotic ancestors. They are Woodrow Wilson, John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan, ...

You may not even know that you can get a second passport to another country, even if you've never been there nor know anyone there. Who knew your ancestry could mean more than just your family tree?

In 2017, I sent DNA samples to Ancestry, as well as to two other DNA companies. My parents had recently passed away, and I had some questions about my family background that I hoped the DNA might ...

I hit a roadblock in my online research. It wasn't till I traveled to Germany that the clues started to fall into place. Shara Tibken was a managing editor at CNET News, overseeing a team covering ...