A Controversial DNA Database Used to Solve Crimes Has Gone Commercial

A third - company DNA database that began as a love project and later became embroiled in an ongoing debate over genetic privateness has now go commercial . This workweek , the San Diego - base forensics company Verogenannouncedits learning of the family tree website GEDmatch . But it ’s anyone ’s guess as to how the shift in possession will strike its over one million substance abuser — or its recent repurposing as a controversial criminal offence - solving instrument ....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1174 words · David Perez

A Father's Grief After Daughter's Body Found in Burned-Down Home: 'I Knew She Had Been Murdered'

Dan Watson has always known that someone murdered his daughter Nanette Krentel. But more than a year after her death, the mystery remains: Who did it? Krentel’s body was found on July 14, 2017, amid the remains of her burned-down home in Lacombe, Louisiana, where she lived with her fire chief husband. “The minute I heard that she had died, I knew she had been murdered,” her dad tells PEOPLE....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 688 words · Jacqueline Juarez

A History of Hilton-Richards Family Weddings

01of 06Kathy HiltonKathy Hilton/InstagramParis' mom and dad, Kathy and Rick Hilton, wed in 1979, when Kathy was 20 years old. TheReal Housewives of Beverly Hillsfavorite shared a throwback photo of her gorgeous gown and flower crown on Instagram, though keeps most details of her wedding and marriage under wraps.02of 06Kim RichardsBettmann/GettyAunt Kim has been married twice, to Gregg Davis in 1988 and to Monty Brinson, far right, in 1985. Sister Kyle (left, with actor C....

March 16, 2025 · 6 min · 1068 words · Mitchell Burgess

A History of Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods' Friendship Through the Years

Photo:Emma McIntyre/Getty Emma McIntyre/Getty Here’s a look back atKylie JennerandJordyn Woods' history through the years. The Kylie Cosmetics CEO and Heir Jordyn founder built an inseparable friendship since first meeting in 2012, but their close bond took a dramatic turn after a verypublic falling outin February 2019. At the time, reports surfaced that Woods hadallegedly hooked upwithTristan Thompson, the father ofKhloé Kardashian‘s daughterTrue. The cheating scandal effectively ended her friendship with Jenner and the rest of the Kardashian-Jenner family....

March 16, 2025 · 12 min · 2543 words · Amy Marshall

A Look Inside Queen Elizabeth's Purse

Whether she’s entertaining world leaders or sitting for family portraits,Queen Elizabethrarely appears without her signature Launer handbag. While the design might be bespoke (with the Turandot style fetching a pretty penny at $3,015), the contents are surprisingly ordinary. We peruse the monarch’s everyday accessory and are spotlighting six must-have items in PEOPLERoyals' fall issue (out now). Handy HandkerchiefOn the day ofher husband’s funeral, she reportedly carried one of his handkerchiefs in her bag....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 246 words · David Peterson

A Nigerian Student's Long Journey Out of Ukraine, Slowed by Racism: 'People Broke Down Crying … Why Not Us?'

Photo: Jessica Orakpo And she’s sharing her story. Orakpo, 23, has lived in Ukraine since 2016, when she began her studies at the Ternopil National Medical University. She was set to graduate in June with a general medicine degree and then hoped to do a residency in the U.S. and specialize in rheumatology. Because ofRussia’s still unfolding attack, all of that is now uncertain. More than2 million peoplehave crossed Ukraine’s borders since Russia invaded two weeks ago in one of the largest and fastest-growing flights of refugees this century....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 1033 words · Courtney Young

A Second George Santos Campaign Aide Has Pleaded Guilty to Fraud Charges

George Santos.Photo: MICHAEL REYNOLDS/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock A second former campaign aide to embattled Rep.George Santoshas pleaded guilty to fraud charges,The New York Timesreports. Sam Miele, a former campaign fundraiser for Santos, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to one count of wire fraud, admitting to impersonating a House staffer in an effort to fundraise for the New York Republican. Miele reportedly reached a plea agreement with prosecutors, though the terms of that deal have not been made public....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Karina Little

A Year After Derek Chauvin's Conviction, George Floyd's Sister Says Brother 'Truly Did Change the World'

George Floyd, left, and Bridgett Floyd.Photo: Marie D. De Jesus One year after ex-Minneapolis police officerDerek Chauvin’s convictionfor murdering her brother in an act that sparked a national reckoning on racial justice and police brutality,George Floyd’s sister is reflecting on his impact. Chauvin, 45, was found guilty of second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter, andsentencedto 22 and a half years in prison. Last December he alsopleaded guilty to a separate federal chargeof violating Floyd’s civil rights....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 517 words · Jeanette Bishop

A$AP Rocky Reveals the One 'Hilarious' Aspect to His Arrest: 'Old Folks Know Who A$AP Rocky Is Now'

A$AP Rockyhas found a silver lining in regards to last year’s Swedish legal problems. In the cover story forWSJ. Magazine‘s March Men’s Style issue, the 31-year-old rapper joked that despite the seriousness of the situation, there was one aspect of last summer’s events that he found amusing. “All these old folks know who A$AP Rocky is now,” he told the outlet. “It’s hilarious. Old folks be like, ‘That A$AP Rocky kid ain’t too bad, huh?...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 387 words · Tyrone Silva

A$AP Rocky Says He and Rihanna Just 'Happen to Look Good Together Naturally'

A$AP Rocky.Photo: Brianna Capozzi A$AP Rockyknows that he andRihannaare a picture-perfect pair. The rapper, 33, opened up about his romance with the “Love on the Brain” singer in a new interview withDazed, and explained that the way they complement each other comes without trying. “I think it’s just natural. We happen to look good together naturally. You know, it would take a lot of work to have us forcefully match before we leave the house,” he said....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 423 words · Michael Lowery

Aaron Rodgers 'Loves' His Family Amid Feud, But Thinks 'Distance' Is 'for the Good of Everyone'

“He loves them very much, and he wants nothing but good things for them all,” the source tells PEOPLE. “The fact that he doesn’t talk to them doesn’t mean that he hates them. They just have a very problematic relationship that sometimes can be toxic. For the good of everyone, there’s some distance there.” The source tells PEOPLE that Aaron, 36, is still someone his family can count on. “If they needed him, if anything went wrong or if there were an emergency, he’d be the first one to help them,” the source says....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 373 words · Bobby Skinner

Aaron Rodgers Exits His 'Partially Underground' Darkness Retreat as He Considers His NFL Future

Photo: Christopher Polk/Getty Aaron Rodgershas completed his darkness retreat,according to ESPN. The Green Bay Packers quarterback reportedly stayed at a southern Oregon facility for four days and four nights in “darkness isolation.” The facility’s owner Scott Berman told ESPN that Rodgers, 39, emerged from isolation on Wednesday and has exited the facility. Berman said the 300-square-foot room Rogers stayed in during isolation was “devoid of light” and “partially underground.” The room is fully powered, and included just a queen bed, a bathroom and a mat for meditation....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 431 words · Christine Fuentes

Aaron Rodgers Speaks Out After His Recent COVID-19 Vaccine Claims: 'I'm an Athlete, Not an Activist'

“I’m feeling better,” Rodgers said at the start. “I’m feeling really good. You know, definitely fortunate to have the type of care that I’ve been able to have. I know it’s special and it’s helped me get through this better. I also know that it hasn’t been like that for everybody.” For more on Aaron Rodgers and other top stories, listen below toour daily podcast on PEOPLE Every Day. Recognizing that the ongoing pandemic has “been a tough two years for a lot of people,” Rodgers said his time in quarantine is “definitely a time of a lot of reflection, time to think about a lot of things in my silence here and my quarantine inside, obviously in Green Bay and not in L....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 938 words · Ashley Moore