The gold standards of forensic science are losing their luster. Unchallenged for decades, the reputation of fingerprint comparison, bullet matching and like evidence seemed secure. Historical ...

CHICAGO -- In a 2004 series "Forensics Under the Microscope," the Chicago Tribune found that a number of forensic disciplines, including some used in police stations and courtrooms every day, relied ...

For years fingerprinting has been viewed by the public as a practically infallible crime-fighting tool with accuracy rates approaching 100 percent. But revelations like those in the Houston Police ...

If you get stopped by the police in Houston, it will take them just 16 seconds to compare your fingerprints to the 2 million that are in a database of terrorists, sex offenders, criminals with ...

One day soon, it may not matter that you lost the house key or can't find all five documents required to renew your driver's license. Instead, you'll need just your fingerprints for identification.