DNA Test Reveals Secrets of Past Ancestry

Lifer at Angola unearths DNA evidence that might help him fight 1988 rape, robbery conviction

The Orleans Parish jury that sent Booker Diggins off to prison for the rest of his life on Jan. 25, 1988, didn't hear much about the rape he supposedly committed during a robbery. Times-Picayune archive'This is bulletproof scientific evidence that...

Don't stand in the way of genomes for all

A crackdown on firms selling gene tests direct to the consumer would come at a cost, argue Daniel MacArthur and Caroline Wright

Marty: Public interest going to the dogs

A pit bull is shown at the Hollister Animal Shelter. A proposed policy would require spaying and neutering for pit bulls and Chihuahuas. Photo by: Free Lance file photo The power of the people was on full display at the Hollister City Council meeting last week as activists stormed the barricades to save - not the city, but the dogs. Expecting the usual low turnout as I drove up for the meeting ...

NFM Woman Sentenced for Felony Animal Cruelty

On August 16, 2010 Frances Rochford was sentenced on one felony and two misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Rochford received one year in jail, one year of house arrest, one year probation, and more than three thousand dollars in fines.