The graph shows 23andMe’s top three research findings.23andMe The genes of 50,000 slave descendants reveal the effects of the global slave trade generations later, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Human Genetics. The researchers analyzed data provided by thousands of 23andMe clients who agreed to …

Protesters in Seattle smashed the windows of a marijuana store and scribbled “gentrifier” outside, according to a report. A group of 150 people gathered Wednesday night at Cal Anderson Park before turning off windows and starting a couple of fires on Capitol Hill, including one inside a business that firefighters …

The Maine Center for Disease Control and Prevention reported 24 new cases of coronavirus on Thursday, but the number of deaths among Mainers with COVID-19 remained stable for the second day. The latest figures from the Maine CDC show a total of 3,737 confirmed or probable cases of COVID-19 in …

The faculty of the University of Kentucky African American and African Studies program has asked the President of the United Kingdom, Eli Capilouto, to change the name of Rupp Arena because the name of the legendary basketball coach “has come to represent racism and exclusion “and” alienates students, black fans, …

(UPDATED with CBS All Access statement) Star Trek The Comic-Con @ Home panel went digitally to where no one waited for a while today in the virtual confab. About 15 minutes after the ever-expanding Trekverse’s extensive offering, it all seemed to close on Comic-Con’s YouTube site. Like Sonequa Martin-Green and …