(CNN) — Gene testing firm 23andMe said on Sunday it had filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in order to facilitate its sale, after years of struggling to find a sustainable business model. In a statement announcing the bankruptcy, the firm said its CEO and co-founder, Anne Wojcicki, had resigned effective immediately. “After a thorough evaluation of strategic alternatives, we have determined that a court-supervised sale process is the best path forward to maximize the value of the business,” Mark Jensen, chair and member of the Special Committee of the...

A woman in Colorado is facing a criminal negligence charge and more than 50 counts of animal cruelty after she allegedly left her elderly mother with dementia home alone with dozens of loose and caged dogs. Jessica Hoff, 47, was arrested on Friday, March 21, in connection to the February death of her mother, 76-year-old LaVonne Hoff, according to a press release from the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office . Deputies said that they were sent to the mother and daughter's home, located on the 4800 block of Jefferson Blvd in...

One Colorado hotel is offering guests access to a complimentary “crystal concierge,” from whom they can check in and check out healing stones, many of them locally mined. They can help guests choose the right crystals to promote whatever sense of well-being they’re after, from happiness to calm to optimism. The historic, recently renovated Mining Exchange Hotel in Colorado Springs dates to 1902; the property initially served as a home base and business hub for mining magnates. Now, in collaboration with local wellness boutique Aurathentic, the Mining Exchange provides crystal...

(CNN) — A Georgetown University postdoctoral fellow has been detained by the Department of Homeland Security, the university said Wednesday, as the Trump administration continues its immigration clampdown. In a letter obtained by CNN, Georgetown University Interim President Robert Groves told its Board of Directors that Badar Khan Suri, an Indian national who was on a visa “to continue his doctoral research on peace building in Iraq and Afghanistan,” has been detained by DHS and his visa has been revoked. “We are not aware of him engaging in any illegal...

Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado advocate for immigrants who sheltered in a church for months in 2017, was detained by officials on Monday, local advocates said. The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition demanded the immediate release of Vizguerra after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detained her at her workplace. “Jeanette is a pilar of the community and has supported countless families,” the organization said in a statement. “ICE had no reason to detain her—this cruel and unnecessary action is causing irreparable harm to her family and community.” The group said it was...

(CNN) — Ryan Reynolds is asking a judge to drop him as a defendant from Justin Baldoni’s $400 million defamation lawsuit, claiming that Baldoni’s argument against him has no legal bounds and amounts to “hurt feelings.” The filing – submitted on Tuesday and obtained by CNN – claims that the lawsuit Baldoni filed against Reynolds and wife Blake Lively is based on two times that Reynolds allegedly called Baldoni a “predator,” but that nothing in Baldoni’s suit suggests that Reynolds did not believe this to be true. “Mr. Reynolds genuinely,...