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Commentary: Tracing Michelle Obama's roots -- and yours

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.

People.com: Emma Watson Is Related To a Real Witch!

The Harry Potter star's family tree includes a woman accused of witchcraft in the 16th century

Family ties: Candidates' ancestry makes for strange bedfellows

Perhaps, now the candidates will play nice.

Time.com: Fossils Paint Messy Picture of Evolution

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

'Lonely journey' for male breast cancer patient

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.

Time.com: Millions of War Records Go Online

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

Money Magazine: Staying healthy in your peak earning years

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.

Money Magazine: Seniors - asset rich and cash poor

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.

UK slave register published online

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.

The secret of living to 100

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.

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