SEAFORD, Va. — This Father’s Day was one to remember for a Virginia woman who recently met her biological dad thanks to a 23andMe DNA kit. She had been searching for him for several years. Adopted at ...

"The chapter is closed now," Amanda Holdiness said. "I have a daddy." — -- Two years after a Mississippi woman launched a search to find her biological father, she has finally reunited with the ...

"The moment he looked at me, he knew that I was his daughter," the woman said Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her work as a writer/editor has previously appeared in places ...

Grand jury refuses to reindict Letitia James 10 days after initial charges were dismissed A grand jury on Thursday refused to indict New York Attorney General Letitia James after reconsidering a ...

Discovering where you come from can be one of the most meaningful journeys of your life. For adoptees, the search for birth ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Some of these celebrities and their biological parents were able to find catharsis when they ...

Donor conception, while offering many parents like me the opportunity to have children, has also introduced a complex interplay of genetics, secrecy, curiosity, and family. Many people in the donor ...

I can't speak for all adult adoptees, but after interviewing several over the years I can say that many of us have trouble feeling completely comfortable wherever we are—no matter how welcomed we may ...

The Season 10 finale of Finding Your Roots With Henry Louis Gates Jr. is upon us this week. On Tuesday’s (April 8) episode, Gates himself is put in the hot seat as he learns about a piece of his ...

Sherman Smith served as a mentor for years to his biological son Deland McCullough, who was orphaned at birth Natasha Dye is a writer-reporter for PEOPLE covering sports. Her previous work appears in ...