DNA evidence casts doubt on Zimmerman's story
George Zimmerman claims he was in a fight to the death with Trayvon Martin before he shot the teen to death in February. But the DNA evidence, re-released last week, leaves holes in that story...
Federal grant to aid effort by inmates to prove innocence
theGRIO REPORT - The NYPD, Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and The Innocence Project recently received a $1.25 million grant from the National Institute of Justice to aid individuals who are seeking to prove their innocence...
Texas judge orders DNA tests in Sherman Hemsley death
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has ordered DNA testing on a man who claims to be the brother of the late 'The Jeffersons' star Sherman Hemsley...
Tests only identify Zimmerman's DNA on gun
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Forensic tests made public Wednesday show that George Zimmerman's was the only DNA that could be identified on the grip of the gun used to fatally shoot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin...
'Who's your daddy?' truck sells DNA tests on the streets of NYC
theGRIO REPORT - Health Street's converted RV labeled "Who's Your Daddy?" is hitting New York City Streets to offer mobile DNA testing...
The first lady's roots explored in 'American Tapestry'
REVIEW - While Americans and people all over the world are familiar with president Obama's biracial heritage, only basic family history was publicly known about the nation's groundbreaking first lady...
DNA reveals Michelle Obama's white ancestry
MADAME NOIRE - No African-American would be surprised to learn that he or she has white ancestors given the history of slave raping in this country...
10 conditions we get the least
SLIDESHOW - We know which diseases we suffer from the most... so, let's take a look at ten conditions that we are least likely to have...
DNA study seeks origin of Appalachia's African-Americans
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - For years, varied and sometimes wild claims have been made about the origins of a group of dark-skinned Appalachian residents once known derisively as the Melungeons...
DNA crucial in Mich. stabbing spree murder trial
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - A man knifed in the middle of night could barely speak to police but he left behind evidence that was 'more powerful than words'...
