Genetic genealogy brings promise and challenges to the Nancy Guthrie case

TUCSON, Ariz. — A Q-tip, a tissue and a pizza crust. To investigators, this seemingly innocuous trash was DNA-laden treasure, helping crack the cases of the University of Idaho murders, the Golden State Killer and the Gilgo Beach slayings, according to authorities, using a forensic tool called investigative genetic genealogy. Investigators in the Nancy Guthrie case…

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DHS pausing TSA PreCheck, Global Entry programs amid funding lapse

The Department of Homeland Security is suspending frequent flier and quick-processing programs for travelers at airports and U.S. border crossings starting Sunday, a DHS official confirmed. The programs include the Transportation Security Administration’s TSA PreCheck, which allows vetted passengers to forgo customary security check-in lines for quicker passage, as well as U.S. Customs and Border…

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