Thousands of jubilant Irishmen and women gave U.S. President Barack Obama a virtual hero's welcome Monday, embracing him as one of their own in a visit that included a campaign-style speech in downtown Dublin and a stop at the president's ancestral home.
With five chefs left standing, the judges face their toughest decision yet
The talk show host announces her relation to the princess-to-be - will an invite follow?
The talk show host announces her relation to the princess-to-be - will an invite follow?
Throughout most of her 86 years, Florence Hand had been haunted by "floating dreams" that always revealed "somebody in the room besides me," she said.
His father's death certificate, long-lost relatives and a town possibly named after an ancestor are just a few of the details John William Harris found as he researched his family tree.
The remains of a U.S. soldier missing for nearly 92 years were laid to rest Monday at Arlington National Cemetery, with military honors for an Army private who died in a World War I skirmish in France.
Two years ago, U.S. military officials came knocking on Michael Frisbie's door, asking for information on his family tree.
Genealogists claim vampires are just the Twilight star's (blood) type
Here's a fun exercise: Compare the DNA profiles of random individuals who reside in different regions of the world, have little in common and don't much resemble one another.
Last week a New York Times article reported that Michelle Obama's great-great-great grandparents were a white man and a slave whom he impregnated. This story highlights the growing importance of genealogy in America.
The Harry Potter star's family tree includes a woman accused of witchcraft in the 16th century
CNN's Soledad O'Brien discovers the Rands and the missing link in their family tree.
Nancy Grace reports on the newly released "Bishop's records," which detail the family trees at the polygamist YFZ ranch.
Showbiz Tonight's A.J. Hammer has the latest from the world of entertainment.
Perhaps, now the candidates will play nice.
Surprising fossils dug up in Africa are creating messy kinks in the iconic straight line of human evolution with its knuckle-dragging ape and briefcase-carrying man
It started with a pain behind the nipple. Within a few weeks, a lump started to grow. It got bigger and more painful until a doctor finally diagnosed stage 4 breast cancer. It's a story shared by thousands around the United States, only in this case, the patient's name is Bill Morley.
Ancestry.com is unveiling more than 90 million U.S. war records from the first English settlement at Jamestown in 1607 through the Vietnam War's end in 1975
As a baby boomer, you're probably making the best money of your career with little time for your health. But as you get older, your well-being gets more valuable. Money Magazine offers a few tips on how to take care of your aging self.
Question: What advice can you give to two senior citizens, ages 72 and 76, who are asset rich but cash poor and are concerned about running out of money? We sell appreciated rental properties to make ends meet and allow us to do some traveling and enjoy the little luxuries of life. Is it too late for us to invest in stocks and bonds? We also have zero risk tolerance now that we're on in years. - Felix, Orange Park, Fla.
A genealogy Web site has taken a bold step in exposing the details of the British slave trade by publishing a list of Barbados slaves.
Dr. Thomas Perls is a leading expert on aging, so I was a little nervous when he arrived recently at my house at 6:20 a.m. He was there to assess how the daily decisions I'm making are affecting my life expectancy.
The top two Democratic presidential contenders fought Sunday for the support of African-American voters in a place infamous for a bloody clash between voting rights protesters and police.
One of the many joys of the World Cup is engaging in a 30-day frenzy of flag-hugging nationalism. Many Americans root for more than one team: the U.S. and the country of their ancestors. If you're ...
SI.com: Houston's rocketupdated: Wed Feb 14 2007 10:19:00
For Jai Lucas, serving a McDonald's happy meal with a smile was the most unpleasant option to stomach.
On Tuesday, Mitt Romney becomes the first of the three leading Republicans to declare he's officially running for president.
SI.com: Low and behold updated: Tue Jan 16 2007 09:31:00
The heritage of Washington State junior guard Derrick Low can be traced from his left ankle all the way up to his hip.
Searching for the perfect present for your children, one that won't get shoved in a closet or cost a fortune? Hoping to engage your children in activities other than video games and television over their winter break? Look no further than those piles of shoe boxes bursting with old photographs. This holiday season give kids the gift that they will treasure for a lifetime -- a family history.
You will often hear people, especially car writers, say that one car is "based on" another or that two vehicles "share a platform." For example, they might say that the Ford Fusion is based on the Mazda6 or that the Toyota Highlander is based on the Toyota Camry.
November is National Alzheimer's Disease month. CNN medical correspondent Judy Fortin talked about the illness with Dr. John Morris, director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri.
Earlier this year, rock singer Sheryl Crow underwent minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer.
Fortune: He's got your doughupdated: Wed Sep 27 2006 15:34:00
Americans abandon about $5 billion a year. Whatever the cause - be it stock certificates mislaid in the back of a dresser drawer or Granddad forgetting to list a savings account in his will - reuni...
President Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.
President Bush offered a new pledge of support Monday for a constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex marriage, a measure expected to fail in the Senate and one critics blasted as an election-year diversion.
Denise Rampolla is looking forward to finding ways to improve her family's health by participating in CNN's "New You Resolution."
In her lovely and rhapsodically received 2003 debut novel, "Liars and Saints," Maile Meloy offered a sparkling contemporary revamp of that ponderous literary relic: the multigenerational family saga.
Better than a spoonful of sugar
Conservative Christian leaders used a nationally televised rally Sunday night to urge an end to Democratic filibusters against several of President Bush's nominees for federal judgeships.
"Genographic" is not showing up in many dictionaries yet. But two global institutions, IBM and the National Geographic Society, hope the idea it conveys becomes well known in every corner of the planet.
Whether you are a Democrat, a Republican or an independent, it is hard not to look at President Bush's re-election victory last week and conclude that he is probably one of the three or four most talented politicians of the last half of a century.
Businessman Jody Gorran says the Atkins diet is, in reality, unfriendly and almost cost him his life and he is filing suit against the promoters of the Atkins Diet and the estate of founder Dr. Robert Atkins. He spoke to CNN's Anderson Cooper about the case.
Tina Dunkley has spent decades trying to discover her roots.
David Peck knew joining CNN's New You Resolution program would help him get on a healthy track. But he didn't realize that the program would uncover a potentially threatening health risk.
Of all the products you can buy on the Internet today, few are as natural a fit as software. After all, if you're shopping online, it's a pretty safe bet that you own a computer and need new softwa...
As any Saturday morning visit to Home Depot makes clear, the American do-it-yourself tradition is alive and well. That's true in the software business, too. When affordable PCs equipped with speake...
The Christian right, one of the great forces of upheaval in American politics, is itself in upheaval. Ralph Reed is gone, the child tax credit firmly established, the easy battles over. Now the mov...
Would you believe it? Genealogy has become the third biggest hobby in America, after collecting coins and stamps. If you want to have fun tracing your family tree, however, watch out for cheesy fir...
Depending on how fancy you get, organizing a one- to three-day reunion takes anywhere from a couple of months to a year. Generally, you need a coordinator to decide the reunion format, a secretary ...
Quaint, old-fashioned and nearly as dead as the quilting bee. Until recently, that was most Americans' opinion of family reunions. But the tradition -- once thought lost as families began scatterin...